Shimanovsk weather in January

In January, Shimanovsk sees average daytime highs of -18°C and overnight lows near -29°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 1 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -19°C in the first days to -16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shimanovsk's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shimanovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-29°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:38 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
1.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shimanovsk is human settlement in Shimanovsk Urban Okrug, Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.

Density
429/km²
people per km²
Founded
1910

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 -19°C in the first days to -16°C by the end.

A typical January day in Shimanovsk reaches about -18°C in the afternoon and slips back to -29°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -24°C and -13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-19-29
2-19-29
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20-18-29
21-18-29
22-18-29
23-18-29
24-17-29
25-17-29
26-17-28
27-17-28
28-17-28
29-16-28
30-16-28
31-16-28

How January really feels in Shimanovsk

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.

Shimanovsk weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-18° / -29°312.18.10.0
Feb-12° / -25°31.21.99.60.0
Mar-3° / -16°92.52.811.50.0
Apr / -4°255.22.713.61.7
May18° / 6210.10.515.45.5
Jun24° / 11°7811.4016.46.4
Jul26° / 15°13614.20166.0
Aug23° / 12°10912.7014.46.3
Sep17° / 699.4012.45.3
Oct / -5°346.63.810.41.1
Nov-9° / -18°133.24.18.60.0
Dec-19° / -28°51.82.67.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36436
46337
56337
66337
76337
86436
96436
106436
116238
126238
136238
146139
156139
166139
176040
185941
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245842
255842
265941
275941
285941
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shimanovsk gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 1 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 5% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
156
256
356
456
556
647
747
847
947
1046
1136
1236
1336
1436
1526
1626
1726
1826
1926
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2637
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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11100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
2310calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 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 8:45 AM to 8:22 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 5:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.68:454:20
27.68:454:21
37.68:454:22
47.68:444:23
57.78:444:24
67.78:444:25
77.78:444:27
87.78:434:28
97.88:434:29
107.88:424:30
117.88:424:32
127.98:414:33
137.98:414:34
147.98:404:36
158.08:394:37
168.08:384:39
178.08:384:40
188.18:374:42
198.18:364:43
208.28:354:45
218.28:344:47
228.38:334:48
238.38:324:50
248.38:314:52
258.48:294:53
268.48:284:55
278.58:274:57
288.58:264:58
298.68:245:00
308.68:235:02
318.78:225:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.34 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
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.3Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.6Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Shimanovsk

In seasonPeak

None of Shimanovsk's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Shimanovsk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Shimanovsk?

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 Shimanovsk.

What to pack for Shimanovsk in January

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

In January, Shimanovsk sees daytime highs around -18°C and nights near -29°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Shimanovsk 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 Shimanovsk peaks around August 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateModerateHighModerateLowAug 15UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Shimanovsk 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 Shimanovsk is worst in April — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 33.8× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 2176 µg/m³Dec 223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar28Moderate
Apr78Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun12Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct23Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shimanovsk?

Shimanovsk sits at 52.0°N, 127.7°E, 269 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svobodnyy, 77 km away.

Topography around Shimanovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shimanovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Shimanovsk is covered by trees (42%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
270 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Svobodnyy 77 km · Belogorsk 134 km · Chigiri 186 km · Blagoveshchensk 192 km · Zeya 195 km · Raychikhinsk 274 km · Tynda 400 km · Birobidzhan 515 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 Shimanovsk (52.0032°, 127.6762°, elevation 269 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).