Severoural’sk weather in January

In January, Severoural’sk sees average daytime highs of -14°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 6.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -14°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 5 h 36 min at the start of January to 7 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Severoural’sk's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Severoural’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
6 h 18 min
10:01 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
0.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Severoural’sk is human settlement in Severouralsky Urban Okrug, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
419/km²
people per km²
Founded
1758

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 -14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Severoural’sk reaches about -14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -24°C and -4°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)
1-14-21
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How January really feels in Severoural’sk

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.

Severoural’sk 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-14° / -20°1757.16.40.0
Feb-10° / -19°134.368.60.0
Mar-2° / -11°256.27.611.30.0
Apr / -3°388.14.714.20.7
May14° / 5910.51.616.83.8
Jun19° / 8712.20.218.45.6
Jul22° / 12°8112.1017.76.2
Aug18° / 8612.9015.45.1
Sep12° / 7011.31.212.62.8
Oct / -2°429.55.39.70.3
Nov-6° / -12°287.38.37.10.0
Dec-12° / -18°185.37.25.60.0

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
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92575
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312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Severoural’sk gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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311623

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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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 5 h 36 min at the start of January to 7 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:15 AM to 9:32 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 4:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
15.610:153:51
25.610:153:53
35.710:143:54
45.710:143:56
55.710:133:57
65.810:123:59
75.810:114:00
85.910:114:02
95.910:104:04
106.010:094:06
116.010:074:08
126.110:064:10
136.110:054:12
146.210:044:14
156.210:024:16
166.310:014:18
176.49:594:20
186.49:584:23
196.59:564:25
206.69:544:27
216.69:534:30
226.79:514:32
236.89:494:34
246.89:474:37
256.99:454:39
267.09:434:42
277.19:414:44
287.19:394:47
297.29:374:49
307.39:354:52
317.49:324:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Severoural’sk?

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
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Severoural’sk.

What to pack for Severoural’sk in January

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

In January, Severoural’sk sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Severoural’sk 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 Severoural’sk peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 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 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Severoural’sk?

Severoural’sk sits at 60.2°N, 60.0°E, 173 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Karpinsk, 43 km away.

Topography around Severoural’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Severoural’sk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,621 m.

The land around Severoural’sk is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
512 m
80 km
1,621 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Karpinsk 43 km · Krasnoturinsk 45 km · Ivdel’ 65 km · Serov 71 km · Krasnovishersk 161 km · Kachkanar 164 km · Nizhnyaya Tura 170 km · Aleksandrovsk 174 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 Severoural’sk (60.1533°, 59.952°, elevation 173 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).