Serov weather in January

In January, Serov sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 6.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 19% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 5 h 48 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Serov's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
1st coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
6 h 24 min
9:54 AM – 4:20 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
0.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Serov is town in Russia.

Density
225/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 Serov reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Serov

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.

Serov weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°185.176.50.0
Feb-9° / -17°134.65.98.70.0
Mar-0° / -10°2366.911.30.0
Apr / -2°337.73.714.11.4
May15° / 5510.3116.74.6
Jun20° / 10°7711.80.118.25.9
Jul23° / 13°8011.2017.66.5
Aug19° / 10°8212.5015.35.5
Sep13° / 6511.70.612.63.3
Oct / -1°419.54.19.80.5
Nov-5° / -11°287.37.87.30.0
Dec-11° / -17°185.67.15.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Serov gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 7 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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 5 h 48 min at the start of January to 7 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:07 AM to 9:26 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 4:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.810:073:54
25.810:073:56
35.810:063:57
45.910:063:58
55.910:054:00
66.010:044:02
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86.010:034:05
96.110:024:07
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126.29:594:12
136.39:584:14
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176.59:524:22
186.69:514:25
196.69:494:27
206.79:474:29
216.89:464:31
226.89:444:34
236.99:424:36
247.09:404:38
257.09:394:41
267.19:374:43
277.29:354:46
287.39:334:48
297.39:314:51
307.49:294:53
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Serov?

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 Serov.

What to pack for Serov in January

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

In January, Serov sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Serov 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 Serov peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Serov?

Serov sits at 59.6°N, 60.6°E, 89 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Krasnoturinsk, 28 km away.

Topography around Serov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serov has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,384 m.

The land around Serov is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
1,384 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Krasnoturinsk 28 km · Karpinsk 38 km · Severoural’sk 71 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 116 km · Kachkanar 118 km · Ivdel’ 122 km · Krasnoural’sk 141 km · Kushva 153 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 Serov (59.5974°, 60.5861°, elevation 89 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).