Onega weather in January

In January, Onega sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 3 h 54 min at the start of January to 6 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Onega's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Onega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
5 hours
10:08 AM – 3:06 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Onega is town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
528/km²
people per km²
Founded
1137

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 -7°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical January day in Onega reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Onega

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.

Onega weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -11°3710.113.150.0
Feb-7° / -11°278.510.580.0
Mar-3° / -8°308.49.711.20.0
Apr / -3°338.6514.60.0
May / 5210.2217.81.8
Jun14° / 5810.30.1204.0
Jul18° / 12°6511.2019.15.6
Aug16° / 11°7811.70164.9
Sep12° / 8213.70.212.72.7
Oct / 8115.24.59.30.3
Nov-1° / -4°5413.211.16.10.0
Dec-4° / -8°4612.414.340.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Onega gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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313040

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 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 3 h 54 min at the start of January to 6 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 150 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:33 AM to 9:28 AM, and sunset from 2:29 PM to 3:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
13.910:332:29
24.010:322:31
34.010:312:32
44.110:302:35
54.110:282:37
64.210:272:39
74.310:252:41
84.310:242:44
94.410:222:46
104.510:202:49
114.610:182:52
124.610:162:54
134.710:142:57
144.810:123:00
154.910:103:03
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175.110:063:09
185.110:033:12
195.210:013:15
205.39:583:18
215.49:563:21
225.59:533:24
235.69:513:27
245.79:483:31
255.89:453:34
265.99:433:37
276.09:403:40
286.19:373:44
296.29:343:47
306.39:313:50
316.49:283:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Onega?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Onega.

What to pack for Onega in January

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

In January, Onega sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Onega in January

The nearest coast averages about -1°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in February near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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UV index in Onega 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 Onega peaks around July 12 at about 5 (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 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 12UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Apr2Moderate
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Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Onega?

Onega sits at 63.9°N, 38.1°E, 21 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Severodvinsk, 111 km away.

Topography around Onega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Onega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m.

The land around Onega is covered by trees (47%) and water (24%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
362 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Severodvinsk 111 km · Yagry 113 km · Isakogorka 138 km · Arkhangel’sk 138 km · Novodvinsk 143 km · Mirnyy 169 km · Segezha 186 km · Medvezh’yegorsk 212 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 Onega (63.9057°, 38.0994°, elevation 21 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).