Kurchatov weather in January

In January, Kurchatov sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kurchatov's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurchatov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:45 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kurchatov is Russian city.

Density
847/km²
people per km²
Founded
1968

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 -4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kurchatov reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-7
2-3-7
3-3-7
4-3-7
5-3-7
6-3-7
7-3-7
8-3-7
9-3-7
10-3-7
11-3-8
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13-3-8
14-3-8
15-3-8
16-3-8
17-3-8
18-3-8
19-4-8
20-4-8
21-4-9
22-4-9
23-4-9
24-4-9
25-4-9
26-4-9
27-4-9
28-4-9
29-4-9
30-4-9
31-4-9

How January really feels in Kurchatov

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.

Kurchatov weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°419.9108.10.0
Feb-3° / -8°379.38.49.60.0
Mar / -4°419.76.511.50.1
Apr13° / 458.91.113.63.5
May19° / 6210.5015.36.1
Jun23° / 13°6711.3016.36.6
Jul25° / 15°7011.9015.96.6
Aug24° / 13°517.7014.47.3
Sep18° / 538.7012.45.9
Oct11° / 549.31.110.42.5
Nov / -2°40848.60.0
Dec-2° / -6°409.78.27.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2793
3793
4793
5793
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16595
17694
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20892
21892
22892
23892
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26991
271090
281090
291090
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kurchatov gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13228
23128
33128
43129
53129
63129
73029
83029
93029
103029
113029
123029
133029
143029
153029
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213132
223233
233234
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263536
273536
283637
293637
303637
313636

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1417light breeze
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1817light breeze
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2117light breeze
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2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:51 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:514:30
27.78:514:31
37.78:514:32
47.78:514:33
57.78:504:34
67.88:504:35
77.88:504:36
87.88:494:38
97.88:494:39
107.98:484:40
117.98:484:41
127.98:474:43
138.08:474:44
148.08:464:46
158.08:454:47
168.18:454:48
178.18:444:50
188.18:434:51
198.28:424:53
208.28:414:55
218.38:404:56
228.38:394:58
238.48:384:59
248.48:375:01
258.48:365:03
268.58:355:04
278.58:335:06
288.68:325:08
298.68:315:09
308.78:305:11
318.78:285:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.6Dim
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30.6Dim
40.6Dim
50.6Dim
60.6Dim
70.7Dim
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100.7Dim
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170.8Dim
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220.9Dim
230.9Dim
241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kurchatov?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kurchatov.

What to pack for Kurchatov in January

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

In January, Kurchatov sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kurchatov 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 Kurchatov peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kurchatov?

Kurchatov sits at 51.7°N, 35.7°E, 169 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is L’govskiy, 28 km away.

Topography around Kurchatov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurchatov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Kurchatov is covered by cropland (39%) and water (29%) within 3 km, cropland (49%), trees (24%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
412 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: L’govskiy 28 km · Kursk 35 km · Ryl’sk 70 km · Zheleznogorsk 80 km · Shchigry 87 km · Kovpakivskyi 102 km · Sumy 103 km · Zarichnyi 103 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 Kurchatov (51.6536°, 35.6865°, elevation 169 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).