Dalnegorsk weather in January

In January, Dalnegorsk sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dalnegorsk's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dalnegorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:37 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
39%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dalnegorsk is town in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Density
1,239/km²
people per km²
Founded
1897

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dalnegorsk reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and -4°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Dalnegorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dalnegorsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -20°182.93.490.0
Feb-6° / -17°162.73.210.10.0
Mar / -10°355.96.111.60.0
Apr / -1°569.3613.21.9
May15° / 7611.61.114.64.2
Jun18° / 10°7811.9015.35.5
Jul22° / 14°105120156.0
Aug22° / 14°13312.3013.96.1
Sep18° / 938.80.112.36.1
Oct11° / 6681.310.73.0
Nov / -8°415.94.69.40.0
Dec-9° / -17°254.14.38.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47228
57327
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87426
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dalnegorsk gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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26910
2799
2889
2989
3088
3188

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:40 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:405:21
28.78:405:22
38.78:405:23
48.78:405:24
58.78:405:25
68.88:405:26
78.88:405:27
88.88:405:28
98.88:405:29
108.88:395:30
118.98:395:31
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138.98:385:33
148.98:385:34
159.08:385:35
169.08:375:36
179.08:375:38
189.08:365:39
199.18:365:40
209.18:355:41
219.18:345:43
229.28:345:44
239.28:335:45
249.28:325:46
259.38:315:48
269.38:315:49
279.38:305:50
289.48:295:52
299.48:285:53
309.58:275:54
319.58:265:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
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42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
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222.4Moderate
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242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dalnegorsk

In seasonPeak

In January, Dalnegorsk sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dalnegorsk sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Dalnegorsk's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
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Oct
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Dec

Is January a good time to visit Dalnegorsk?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dalnegorsk.

What to pack for Dalnegorsk in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Dalnegorsk sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Dalnegorsk in January

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr2Bracing
May6Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov6Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Dalnegorsk in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dalnegorsk peaks around August 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 16UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Low
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Dalnegorsk in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dalnegorsk is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (September, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1226 µg/m³Sep 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug6Good
Sep5Good
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dalnegorsk?

Dalnegorsk sits at 44.6°N, 135.6°E, 172 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kavalerovo, 55 km away.

Topography around Dalnegorsk

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dalnegorsk.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dalnegorsk has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 981 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,572 m.

The land around Dalnegorsk is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
631 m
16 km
981 m
80 km
1,572 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kavalerovo 55 km · Arsen’yev 192 km · Lesozavodsk 202 km · Dalnerechensk 212 km · Spassk-Dal’niy 222 km · Luchegorsk 234 km · Partizansk 256 km · Bikin 272 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dalnegorsk (44.5575°, 135.6209°, elevation 172 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).