Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy weather in January

In January, Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -29°C, with 2 mm of precipitation across 0.9 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -17°C in the first days to -15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-29°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:50 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy is human settlement in Russia.

Density
1,038/km²
people per km²
Founded
1789

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 -17°C in the first days to -15°C by the end.

A typical January day in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -29°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-17-28
2-17-29
3-17-29
4-17-29
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7-17-29
8-17-29
9-17-29
10-17-29
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20-16-29
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29-15-29
30-15-29
31-15-28

How January really feels in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy

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.

Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 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-17° / -29°20.91.88.20.0
Feb-11° / -26°30.91.79.60.0
Mar-1° / -16°62.12.811.50.0
Apr / -5°184.53.513.51.6
May16° / 387.71.815.35.2
Jun22° / 499.30.116.36.7
Jul24° / 13°7011.6015.96.6
Aug21° / 10°8311.6014.46.2
Sep15° / 4790.912.44.5
Oct / -6°174.43.710.40.7
Nov-7° / -17°82.73.98.60.0
Dec-15° / -26°51.83.37.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75050
85050
95050
104852
114951
124852
134753
144753
154753
164654
174753
184654
194654
204654
214753
224654
234654
244654
254753
264852
274852
284951
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy gets around 2 mm of rain and snow over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
147
247
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2635
2735
2825
2925
3026
3126

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
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5100
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21100
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24100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 48 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 8:56 AM to 8:34 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.78:564:39
27.78:564:40
37.88:564:41
47.88:564:42
57.88:564:43
67.88:564:44
77.88:554:46
87.98:554:47
97.98:544:48
107.98:544:49
118.08:534:51
128.08:534:52
138.08:524:53
148.08:524:55
158.18:514:56
168.18:504:58
178.28:504:59
188.28:495:00
198.28:485:02
208.38:475:04
218.38:465:05
228.48:455:07
238.48:445:08
248.58:435:10
258.58:425:12
268.58:415:13
278.68:395:15
288.68:385:17
298.78:375:18
308.78:365:20
318.88:345:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.37 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
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.3Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
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 Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy?

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
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy.

What to pack for Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy in January

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

In January, Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -29°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 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 Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy peaks around July 16 at about 7 (very 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 16UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 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 Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy is worst in May — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 27.0× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1840 µg/m³Dec 152 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar9Good
Apr31Moderate
May41Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep5Good
Oct8Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy?

Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy sits at 51.3°N, 108.8°E, 789 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ulan-Ude, 106 km away.

Topography around Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 854 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m.

The land around Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
547 m
80 km
1,115 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Ulan-Ude 106 km · Gusinoozyorsk 163 km · Kyakhta 197 km · Sühbaatar 219 km · Darhan 287 km · Dzüünharaa 319 km · Baykal’sk 328 km · Chita 331 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 Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy (51.2758°, 108.8471°, elevation 789 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).