Gusinoozyorsk weather in January

In January, Gusinoozyorsk sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.7 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -17°C in the first days to -15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gusinoozyorsk's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gusinoozyorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-26°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
9:00 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gusinoozyorsk is human settlement in Selenginsky District, Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

Founded
1939

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 -17°C in the first days to -15°C by the end.

A typical January day in Gusinoozyorsk reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Gusinoozyorsk

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.

Gusinoozyorsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -26°20.71.68.20.0
Feb-11° / -23°211.59.60.0
Mar-0° / -13°51.92.611.50.0
Apr10° / -3°153.82.813.52.3
May17° / 306.81.715.35.9
Jun23° / 10°428.2016.37.1
Jul25° / 14°5710015.96.7
Aug22° / 12°6910.4014.46.6
Sep15° / 428.30.412.44.9
Oct / -4°133.72.810.41.0
Nov-5° / -13°82.43.58.60.0
Dec-14° / -22°62.13.57.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105545
115446
125446
135347
145248
155248
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215149
225149
235248
245248
255347
265446
275545
285743
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gusinoozyorsk gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.7 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3135

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
13100
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:06 AM to 8:44 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.79:064:49
27.79:064:50
37.89:064:51
47.89:054:52
57.89:054:53
67.89:054:54
77.89:054:55
87.99:044:56
97.99:044:57
107.99:034:59
118.09:035:00
128.09:025:01
138.09:025:03
148.09:015:04
158.19:005:05
168.19:005:07
178.28:595:08
188.28:585:10
198.28:575:11
208.38:565:13
218.38:555:14
228.48:545:16
238.48:535:18
248.58:525:19
258.58:515:21
268.58:505:23
278.68:495:24
288.68:485:26
298.78:465:28
308.78:455:29
318.88:445:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gusinoozyorsk?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gusinoozyorsk.

What to pack for Gusinoozyorsk in January

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

In January, Gusinoozyorsk sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Gusinoozyorsk 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 Gusinoozyorsk peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Gusinoozyorsk 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 Gusinoozyorsk is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 9.7× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodAug 1219 µg/m³Dec 152 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar8Good
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct4Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gusinoozyorsk?

Gusinoozyorsk sits at 51.3°N, 106.5°E, 548 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ulan-Ude, 97 km away.

Topography around Gusinoozyorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gusinoozyorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 576 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,637 m.

The land around Gusinoozyorsk is covered by grassland (30%), water (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
865 m
80 km
1,637 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Ulan-Ude 97 km · Kyakhta 104 km · Sühbaatar 119 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 163 km · Baykal’sk 166 km · Markova 188 km · Irkutsk 189 km · Shelekhov 195 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 Gusinoozyorsk (51.2833°, 106.5°, elevation 548 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. 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).