Narian-Mar weather in January

In January, Narian-Mar sees average daytime highs of -14°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 2.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 0 hours at the start of January to 5 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Narian-Mar's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Narian-Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
2 h 24 min
10:24 AM – 12:50 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Narian-Mar reaches about -14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -26°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 4°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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

How January really feels in Narian-Mar

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.

Narian-Mar 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-14° / -20°227.29.52.30.0
Feb-13° / -19°175.57.27.10.0
Mar-8° / -14°217.59110.0
Apr-2° / -9°287.8815.10.0
May / -3°41105.319.50.3
Jun12° / 5510.50.823.83.1
Jul17° / 5610.40225.0
Aug14° / 6011.6016.93.5
Sep / 5311.10.612.81.6
Oct / -3°4912.17.38.80.0
Nov-6° / -11°328.79.54.40.0
Dec-10° / -16°288.910.60.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21486
31387
41288
51288
61189
71189
8991
9991
10991
11892
12892
13892
14892
15991
16991
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211189
221288
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291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Narian-Mar gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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272230
282229
292229
302228
312128

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
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8100
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22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 22 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
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2422breezy
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2722breezy
2822breezy
2922breezy
3022breezy
3122breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 0 hours at the start of January to 5 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.211:2811:41
100.911:0812:01
111.210:5812:12
121.510:4912:22
131.810:4212:30
142.010:3512:37
152.210:2912:44
162.410:2412:50
172.610:1812:56
182.810:131:02
193.010:081:08
203.210:021:14
213.49:581:19
223.59:531:25
233.79:481:30
243.99:431:35
254.09:391:41
264.29:341:46
274.49:301:51
284.59:251:56
294.79:212:00
304.89:162:05
315.09:122:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.77 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 0.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.0Dim
20.0Dim
30.0Dim
40.0Dim
50.0Dim
60.0Dim
70.0Dim
80.0Dim
90.0Dim
100.0Dim
110.0Dim
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140.0Dim
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200.1Dim
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230.1Dim
240.1Dim
250.1Dim
260.1Dim
270.1Dim
280.1Dim
290.1Dim
300.2Dim
310.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Narian-Mar?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Narian-Mar.

What to pack for Narian-Mar in January

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

In January, Narian-Mar sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

UV index in Narian-Mar 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 Narian-Mar peaks around June 16 at about 4 (moderate) — 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 16UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Narian-Mar?

Narian-Mar sits at 67.7°N, 53.1°E, 10 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nar'yan-Mar, 5.0 km away.

VorgashorVorkuta

Topography around Narian-Mar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Narian-Mar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Narian-Mar is covered by wetland (32%) and water (30%) within 3 km, wetland (52%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and wetland (38%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Nar'yan-Mar 5.0 km · Usinsk 267 km · Pechora 335 km · Inta 358 km · Vorgashor 452 km · Sosnogorsk 454 km · Ukhta 457 km · Vorkuta 465 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 Narian-Mar (67.6678°, 53.0979°, elevation 10 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).