Prokop’yevsk weather in January

In January, Prokop’yevsk sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Prokop’yevsk's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prokop’yevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
1st coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
7 h 42 min
9:32 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Prokop’yevsk is city in Prokopyevsk Urban Okrug, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
963/km²
people per km²
Founded
1651

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Prokop’yevsk reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-12-19
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How January really feels in Prokop’yevsk

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.

Prokop’yevsk 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-12° / -19°267.89.87.70.0
Feb-8° / -17°195.67.69.40.0
Mar-0° / -10°237.17.511.50.0
Apr / -1°4010.14.113.71.9
May17° / 5411.30.715.75.1
Jun22° / 12°6812.5016.86.3
Jul24° / 14°7714.1016.36.4
Aug22° / 11°6311.9014.66.3
Sep15° / 5311.10.412.54.5
Oct / -1°4811.8510.21.1
Nov-3° / -10°5011.812.18.30.0
Dec-10° / -17°3910.512.67.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31684
41684
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111783
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131981
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192575
202773
212872
222971
232971
243169
253169
263268
273268
283367
293367
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Prokop’yevsk gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12936
22936
32836
42836
52735
62735
72735
82734
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112634
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202632
212631
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232430
242429
252328
262227
272126
282125
292025
302024
311924

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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30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612calm
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912calm
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1112calm
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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 9:40 AM to 9:13 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.29:404:53
27.29:394:54
37.39:394:55
47.39:394:56
57.39:394:57
67.39:384:59
77.49:385:00
87.49:375:01
97.49:375:03
107.59:365:04
117.59:365:05
127.59:355:07
137.69:345:08
147.69:345:10
157.69:335:11
167.79:325:13
177.79:315:15
187.89:305:16
197.89:295:18
207.99:285:20
217.99:275:21
228.09:255:23
238.09:245:25
248.19:235:27
258.19:225:29
268.29:205:30
278.29:195:32
288.39:185:34
298.39:165:36
308.49:155:38
318.49:135:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.1Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.2Dim
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311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Prokop’yevsk?

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 Prokop’yevsk.

What to pack for Prokop’yevsk in January

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

In January, Prokop’yevsk sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Prokop’yevsk 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 Prokop’yevsk peaks around May 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 23UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Prokop’yevsk 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 Prokop’yevsk is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Prokop’yevsk?

Prokop’yevsk sits at 53.9°N, 86.7°E, 315 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kiselëvsk, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Prokop’yevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prokop’yevsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Prokop’yevsk is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
331 m
80 km
694 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kiselëvsk 9.0 km · Kisilevsk 10 km · Novokuznetsk 33 km · Osinniki 53 km · Kaltan 57 km · Belovo 63 km · Gur’yevsk 65 km · Myski 74 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 Prokop’yevsk (53.9152°, 86.7189°, elevation 315 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).