Novoul’yanovsk weather in January

In January, Novoul’yanovsk sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Novoul’yanovsk's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novoul’yanovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
8:06 AM – 3:45 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Novoul’yanovsk is human settlement in Novoulyanovsk Urban Okrug, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,099/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical January day in Novoul’yanovsk reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -16°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Novoul’yanovsk

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.

Novoul’yanovsk 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-7° / -12°308.69.67.70.0
Feb-7° / -13°257.27.69.40.0
Mar-0° / -7°307.56.811.50.0
Apr10° / 387.51.713.72.3
May19° / 448.80.115.76.1
Jun23° / 14°6210.3016.86.7
Jul25° / 16°599.8016.47.0
Aug23° / 14°579.3014.67.0
Sep17° / 538.9012.55.3
Oct / 489.71.510.21.7
Nov / -4°358.25.88.20.0
Dec-5° / -10°3299.87.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Novoul’yanovsk gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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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 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 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 8:14 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 3:25 PM to 4:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.28:143:25
27.28:143:26
37.28:143:27
47.28:143:28
57.38:133:29
67.38:133:31
77.38:133:32
87.48:123:33
97.48:123:35
107.48:113:36
117.58:103:37
127.58:103:39
137.58:093:40
147.68:083:42
157.68:073:43
167.68:063:45
177.78:053:47
187.78:043:48
197.88:033:50
207.88:023:52
217.98:013:54
227.98:003:55
238.07:593:57
248.07:573:59
258.17:564:01
268.17:554:03
278.27:534:05
288.27:524:06
298.37:504:08
308.47:494:10
318.47:474:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Novoul’yanovsk?

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 Novoul’yanovsk.

What to pack for Novoul’yanovsk in January

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

In January, Novoul’yanovsk sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Novoul’yanovsk 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 Novoul’yanovsk peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novoul’yanovsk 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 Novoul’yanovsk is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2315 µg/m³Dec 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novoul’yanovsk?

Novoul’yanovsk sits at 54.1°N, 48.4°E, 78 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ulyanovsk, 20 km away.

Topography around Novoul’yanovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novoul’yanovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m.

The land around Novoul’yanovsk is covered by grassland (41%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (31%), cropland (23%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
315 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ulyanovsk 20 km · Dimitrovgrad 81 km · Buinsk 92 km · Tolyatti 93 km · Barysh 99 km · Syzran 110 km · Zhigulëvsk 111 km · Oktyabr’sk 111 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 Novoul’yanovsk (54.1477°, 48.3864°, elevation 78 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).