Kyakhta weather in January

In January, Kyakhta sees average daytime highs of -16°C and overnight lows near -27°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.6 wet days and about 8.3 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 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kyakhta's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyakhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-27°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
8:56 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
49%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
1.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kyakhta is town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.

Density
658/km²
people per km²
Founded
1727

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 Kyakhta reaches about -16°C in the afternoon and slips back to -27°C overnight — a 11°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 2°C cooler than December and about 7°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-17-26
2-17-27
3-17-27
4-17-27
5-17-27
6-17-27
7-17-27
8-17-28
9-17-28
10-17-28
11-17-28
12-17-28
13-17-28
14-17-28
15-17-28
16-17-28
17-17-28
18-17-28
19-16-28
20-16-28
21-16-27
22-16-27
23-16-27
24-16-27
25-15-27
26-15-27
27-15-27
28-15-27
29-15-27
30-14-27
31-14-27

How January really feels in Kyakhta

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.

Kyakhta 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-16° / -27°20.61.28.30.0
Feb-9° / -23°20.81.49.70.0
Mar / -12°62.22.511.50.2
Apr11° / -2°174.33.213.53.2
May19° / 336.71.515.26.5
Jun25° / 12°479016.16.8
Jul27° / 15°6510.7015.76.3
Aug24° / 12°7210.7014.36.7
Sep17° / 398.20.512.45.8
Oct / -4°154.12.610.51.6
Nov-5° / -15°72.33.28.80.0
Dec-14° / -24°51.92.47.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
105941
115842
125842
135842
145644
155644
165644
175644
185644
195644
205743
215842
225842
235941
245941
256040
266139
276238
286337
296337
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kyakhta gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.6 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 4% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
146
245
345
445
535
634
734
834
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3125

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 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 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 9:01 AM to 8:40 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.99:014:53
27.99:014:54
37.99:014:55
47.99:014:56
57.99:014:57
68.09:014:59
78.09:005:00
88.09:005:01
98.09:005:02
108.18:595:03
118.18:595:04
128.18:585:06
138.28:585:07
148.28:575:08
158.28:565:10
168.38:565:11
178.38:555:13
188.38:545:14
198.48:535:16
208.48:535:17
218.48:525:19
228.58:515:20
238.58:505:22
248.68:495:23
258.68:485:25
268.78:475:26
278.78:455:28
288.88:445:30
298.88:435:31
308.98:425:33
318.98:405:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.4Dim
131.4Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.6Dim
201.6Dim
211.6Dim
221.6Dim
231.7Dim
241.7Dim
251.7Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.9Dim
291.9Dim
301.9Dim
312.0Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kyakhta?

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 Kyakhta.

What to pack for Kyakhta in January

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

In January, Kyakhta sees daytime highs around -16°C and nights near -27°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kyakhta 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 Kyakhta peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kyakhta?

Kyakhta sits at 50.3°N, 106.5°E, 742 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sühbaatar, 22 km away.

Topography around Kyakhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyakhta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 821 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around Kyakhta is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
1,186 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Sühbaatar 22 km · Darhan 103 km · Gusinoozyorsk 104 km · Dzüünharaa 166 km · Ulan-Ude 183 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 197 km · Baykal’sk 207 km · Erdenet 225 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 Kyakhta (50.3496°, 106.451°, elevation 742 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).