Inta in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Inta sees average daytime highs around -14°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 78 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -14°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Inta's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Inta's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-14°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-21°C
Precipitation
78 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Inta in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -14°C.

A typical winter day in Inta reaches about -14°C and drops to -21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-40°-30°-20°-10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Inta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Inta weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -22°227.1103.90.0
Feb-14° / -21°2168.27.50.0
Mar-7° / -15°319.41211.10.0
Apr-1° / -9°4411.21114.80.0
May / -2°6012.77.318.60.6
Jun14° / 7913.21.921.83.8
Jul19° / 10°6911.70.120.35.6
Aug15° / 8815.50.116.53.7
Sep / 7414.51.612.81.6
Oct / -4°7616.41290.0
Nov-8° / -14°4611.813.85.30.0
Dec-13° / -19°359.612.62.20.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Inta gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 17 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 3 h 18 min in early December to 9 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.2 kWh/m².

00.511.52DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Inta?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Inta.

What to pack for Inta in Winter

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

In winter, Inta sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Inta in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Inta peaks around July 11 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 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 11UV 4Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Inta?

Inta sits at 66.0°N, 60.2°E, 51 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usinsk, 119 km away.

Topography around Inta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Inta is covered by trees (56%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and wetland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
1,490 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
Winter weather nearby: Usinsk 119 km · Pechora 167 km · Vorgashor 234 km · Vorkuta 237 km · Labytnangi 287 km · Salekhard 293 km · Narian-Mar 358 km · Nar'yan-Mar 360 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 Inta (66.0317°, 60.1659°, elevation 51 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.