Leninsk-Kuznetsky weather in January

In January, Leninsk-Kuznetsky sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 06 min at the start of January to 8 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Leninsk-Kuznetsky's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leninsk-Kuznetsky's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:38 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Leninsk-Kuznetsky is city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
967/km²
people per km²
Founded
1763

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 -13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Leninsk-Kuznetsky reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -25°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Leninsk-Kuznetsky

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.

Leninsk-Kuznetsky weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -20°288.410.97.60.0
Feb-9° / -18°206.58.49.30.0
Mar-1° / -11°257.67.611.50.0
Apr / -2°379.83.813.71.7
May17° / 4910.90.615.85.2
Jun23° / 12°6111.7016.96.4
Jul24° / 14°6812.5016.56.6
Aug22° / 11°6211.5014.76.4
Sep15° / 5310.90.212.54.4
Oct / -1°5111.8510.21.0
Nov-4° / -10°4912.212.18.20.0
Dec-10° / -17°4211.413.57.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Leninsk-Kuznetsky gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13341
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252329
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282227
292126
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312126

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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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min 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 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:46 AM to 9:18 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.19:464:51
27.19:464:52
37.19:464:53
47.19:464:54
57.29:454:55
67.29:454:56
77.29:454:58
87.39:444:59
97.39:435:00
107.39:435:02
117.49:425:03
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147.59:405:08
157.59:395:10
167.69:385:11
177.69:375:13
187.69:365:15
197.79:355:16
207.79:345:18
217.89:335:20
227.89:315:22
237.99:305:23
247.99:295:25
258.09:275:27
268.19:265:29
278.19:255:31
288.29:235:33
298.29:225:35
308.39:205:37
318.39:185:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Leninsk-Kuznetsky?

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 Leninsk-Kuznetsky.

What to pack for Leninsk-Kuznetsky in January

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

In January, Leninsk-Kuznetsky sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Leninsk-Kuznetsky in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leninsk-Kuznetsky peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Leninsk-Kuznetsky 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 Leninsk-Kuznetsky is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr18Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Leninsk-Kuznetsky?

Leninsk-Kuznetsky sits at 54.7°N, 86.2°E, 223 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Polysayevo, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Leninsk-Kuznetsky

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leninsk-Kuznetsky has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 233 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Leninsk-Kuznetsky is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (32%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (26%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
711 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Polysayevo 9.0 km · Belovo 27 km · Gur’yevsk 44 km · Promyshlennaya 45 km · Kemerovo 78 km · Topki 78 km · Kisilevsk 80 km · Kiselëvsk 81 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 Leninsk-Kuznetsky (54.6567°, 86.1737°, elevation 223 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).