Nerchinsk weather in January

In January, Nerchinsk sees average daytime highs of -19°C and overnight lows near -31°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.5 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -20°C in the first days to -17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nerchinsk's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nerchinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-31°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:23 AM – 4:23 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nerchinsk is town in Nerchinsky District, Chita Oblast, Russia.

Density
154/km²
people per km²
Founded
1653

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 -20°C in the first days to -17°C by the end.

A typical January day in Nerchinsk reaches about -19°C in the afternoon and slips back to -31°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -26°C and -13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 8°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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30-16-29
31-16-29

How January really feels in Nerchinsk

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.

Nerchinsk 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-19° / -31°20.51.18.10.0
Feb-12° / -26°20.719.60.0
Mar-2° / -17°61.6211.50.0
Apr / -5°184.1313.61.8
May17° / 397.2115.45.7
Jun24° / 10°639.80.116.46.7
Jul26° / 13°9112.60166.3
Aug23° / 11°8211014.46.5
Sep16° / 507.90.312.45.2
Oct / -6°163.72.710.41.1
Nov-8° / -19°82.32.88.60.0
Dec-18° / -28°41.11.97.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46337
56436
66535
76535
86436
96436
106436
116436
126436
136337
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196337
206337
216337
226337
236436
246535
256535
266535
276634
286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Nerchinsk gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.5 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 3% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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525
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725
824
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1124
1224
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1523
1623
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2612
2712
2812
2912
3012
3113

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 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 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:29 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:294:05
27.68:294:06
37.68:294:07
47.78:294:08
57.78:284:09
67.78:284:10
77.78:284:11
87.78:274:12
97.88:274:14
107.88:274:15
117.88:264:16
127.98:254:18
137.98:254:19
147.98:244:20
158.08:234:22
168.08:234:23
178.08:224:25
188.18:214:26
198.18:204:28
208.28:194:29
218.28:184:31
228.38:174:33
238.38:164:34
248.48:154:36
258.48:144:38
268.48:124:39
278.58:114:41
288.58:104:43
298.68:094:45
308.78:074:46
318.78:064:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
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211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.6Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nerchinsk?

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 Nerchinsk.

What to pack for Nerchinsk in January

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

In January, Nerchinsk sees daytime highs around -19°C and nights near -31°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Nerchinsk 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 Nerchinsk peaks around July 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nerchinsk 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 Nerchinsk is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 31.6× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodPoorPoorModerateGoodApr 1156 µg/m³Dec 182 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar53Poor
Apr57Unhealthy
May38Poor
Jun11Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep7Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nerchinsk?

Nerchinsk sits at 52.0°N, 116.6°E, 484 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Aginskoye, 171 km away.

Severobaykal’sk

Topography around Nerchinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nerchinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 513 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m.

The land around Nerchinsk is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (58%), trees (20%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
971 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Aginskoye 171 km · Borzya 177 km · Chita 212 km · Krasnokamensk 233 km · Choibalsan 459 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 540 km · Ulan-Ude 616 km · Severobaykal’sk 626 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 Nerchinsk (51.9798°, 116.5869°, elevation 484 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).