Podporozh’ye in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Podporozh’ye sees average daytime highs around -5°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 135 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Podporozh’ye's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Podporozh’ye's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-10°C
Precipitation
135 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Podporozh’ye in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -5°C.

A typical winter day in Podporozh’ye reaches about -5°C and drops to -10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-30°-20°-10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Podporozh’ye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
90 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Podporozh’ye weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -11°4411.4136.10.0
Feb-5° / -11°369.610.88.50.0
Mar / -7°399.69.611.30.0
Apr / -1°399.14.414.21.4
May15° / 5710.60.9174.4
Jun19° / 10°7212.2018.65.6
Jul22° / 13°8214.40185.9
Aug20° / 11°7912.9015.55.6
Sep14° / 5811.4012.63.7
Oct / 6011.72.49.70.8
Nov / -4°5811.38.270.0
Dec-4° / -8°5513.313.35.30.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Podporozh’ye gets around 135 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 48 min in early December to 9 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.4 kWh/m².

00.511.52DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Podporozh’ye?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Podporozh’ye.

What to pack for Podporozh’ye in Winter

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

In winter, Podporozh’ye sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Podporozh’ye in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Podporozh’ye peaks around July 12 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Podporozh’ye?

Podporozh’ye sits at 60.9°N, 34.2°E, 55 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lodeynoye Pole, 39 km away.

Topography around Podporozh’ye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Podporozh’ye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Podporozh’ye is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Lodeynoye Pole 39 km · Petrozavodsk 98 km · Kondopoga 144 km · Tikhvin 146 km · Volkhov 148 km · Pikalëvo 155 km · Boksitogorsk 160 km · Kirishi 198 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 Podporozh’ye (60.91°, 34.1619°, elevation 55 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.