Kurtamysh weather in January

In January, Kurtamysh sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 hours at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kurtamysh's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurtamysh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
1st coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 30 min
9:06 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
78%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kurtamysh is city in Russia.

Density
185/km²
people per km²
Founded
1745

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 -11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kurtamysh reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -20°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Kurtamysh

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.

Kurtamysh 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-11° / -19°175.16.47.60.0
Feb-10° / -18°154.65.69.30.0
Mar-2° / -10°245.95.811.40.0
Apr10° / 296.81.813.82.3
May19° / 458.40.315.86.1
Jun23° / 12°519.60176.9
Jul24° / 14°7210.8016.56.8
Aug22° / 12°5810014.76.6
Sep16° / 408.10.112.55.1
Oct / 368.6310.21.5
Nov-3° / -9°266.75.68.10.0
Dec-9° / -16°236.57.970.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32080
42080
52080
61981
71882
81882
91882
101882
111981
121882
132080
142179
152179
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202674
212773
222872
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292773
302773
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kurtamysh gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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42025
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301519
311619

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 (%)
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22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 hours at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:15 AM to 8:46 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 5:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.09:154:16
27.09:154:17
37.19:154:18
47.19:144:19
57.19:144:21
67.19:134:22
77.29:134:23
87.29:134:24
97.29:124:26
107.39:114:27
117.39:114:29
127.39:104:30
137.49:094:32
147.49:084:33
157.59:074:35
167.59:064:37
177.59:054:38
187.69:044:40
197.69:034:42
207.79:024:44
217.79:014:45
227.89:004:47
237.88:584:49
247.98:574:51
258.08:564:53
268.08:544:55
278.18:534:57
288.18:514:59
298.28:505:01
308.28:485:03
318.38:465:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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240.9Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kurtamysh?

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 Kurtamysh.

What to pack for Kurtamysh in January

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

In January, Kurtamysh sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kurtamysh 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 Kurtamysh peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kurtamysh?

Kurtamysh sits at 54.9°N, 64.4°E, 104 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shumikha, 81 km away.

Topography around Kurtamysh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurtamysh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Kurtamysh is covered by trees (34%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (49%), cropland (27%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), cropland (32%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
131 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Shumikha 81 km · Kurgan 83 km · Shadrinsk 140 km · Kopeysk 181 km · Kataysk 192 km · Chelyabinsk 193 km · Korkino 194 km · Kostanay 196 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 Kurtamysh (54.9097°, 64.4319°, elevation 104 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).