Dudinka weather in January

In January, Dudinka sees average daytime highs of -24°C and overnight lows near -30°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -25°C in the first days to -23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 0 hours at the start of January to 3 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dudinka's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dudinka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-30°
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
0 hours
— – —
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dudinka is human settlement in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
2,249/km²
people per km²
Founded
1667

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -25°C in the first days to -23°C by the end.

A typical January day in Dudinka reaches about -24°C in the afternoon and slips back to -30°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -38°C and -12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Dudinka

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.

Dudinka 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-24° / -30°348.911.710.0
Feb-22° / -29°308.310.66.50.0
Mar-16° / -23°3910.211.7110.0
Apr-8° / -16°368.59.615.40.0
May-1° / -7°419.68.120.90.0
Jun11° / 5210.21.4242.7
Jul17° / 10°579.6023.25.3
Aug14° / 6812.60.217.53.7
Sep / 5711.12.912.90.9
Oct-5° / -10°6513.113.28.40.0
Nov-17° / -23°4610.212.32.90.0
Dec-22° / -28°4310.713.700.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dudinka gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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313342

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 26 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 0 hours at the start of January to 3 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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211.112:522:00
221.612:392:14
232.012:282:26
242.312:192:35
252.612:112:44
262.812:032:52
273.111:563:00
283.311:493:07
293.511:433:14
303.711:363:20
313.911:303:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dudinka?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dudinka.

What to pack for Dudinka in January

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

In January, Dudinka sees daytime highs around -24°C and nights near -30°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

UV index in Dudinka in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dudinka peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dudinka?

Dudinka sits at 69.4°N, 86.2°E, 24 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kayyerkan, 61 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Dudinka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dudinka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 592 m.

The land around Dudinka is covered by water (41%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, wetland (29%), trees (25%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
592 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Kayyerkan 61 km · Norilsk 80 km · Talnakh 87 km · Novyy Urengoy 545 km · Tarko-Sale 616 km · Gubkinskiy 694 km · Nadym 721 km · Muravlenko 807 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 Dudinka (69.4058°, 86.1778°, elevation 24 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).