Shushenskoye weather in January

In January, Shushenskoye sees average daytime highs of -12°C and overnight lows near -22°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 7.8 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 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shushenskoye's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shushenskoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-22°
1st coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
7 h 48 min
9:08 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shushenskoye is town in Shushensky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
166/km²
people per km²
Founded
1744

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 Shushenskoye reaches about -12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -22°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Shushenskoye

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.

Shushenskoye 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° / -22°113.967.80.0
Feb-7° / -19°103.44.79.40.0
Mar / -10°1854.711.50.2
Apr12° / -1°368.63.513.73.0
May18° / 5611.30.615.65.6
Jun24° / 12°6711016.66.6
Jul26° / 14°7310.9016.26.5
Aug23° / 12°7712.3014.66.5
Sep17° / 6210.80.312.45.1
Oct / -1°439.43.410.31.6
Nov-2° / -10°308.58.18.40.0
Dec-9° / -18°206.68.47.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123268
133268
143268
153367
163367
173466
183466
193664
203664
213763
223763
233961
244060
254159
264159
274357
284357
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shushenskoye gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11623
21623
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81522
91522
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301116
311217

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 (%)
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24100
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28100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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118calm
128calm
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278calm
287calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min at the start of January to 8 h 30 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 9:15 AM to 8:50 AM, and sunset from 4:36 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.39:154:36
27.49:154:37
37.49:154:38
47.49:154:39
57.49:144:40
67.59:144:41
77.59:144:42
87.59:134:44
97.59:134:45
107.69:124:46
117.69:124:48
127.69:114:49
137.79:104:51
147.79:094:52
157.89:094:54
167.89:084:55
177.89:074:57
187.99:064:58
197.99:055:00
208.09:045:02
218.09:035:03
228.19:025:05
238.19:015:07
248.28:595:09
258.28:585:10
268.38:575:12
278.38:555:14
288.48:545:16
298.48:535:18
308.58:515:20
318.58:505:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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50.8Dim
60.9Dim
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80.9Dim
90.9Dim
100.9Dim
110.9Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.2Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.3Dim
241.3Dim
251.3Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.4Dim
291.4Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Shushenskoye?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shushenskoye.

What to pack for Shushenskoye in January

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

In January, Shushenskoye sees daytime highs around -12°C and nights near -22°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Shushenskoye 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 Shushenskoye peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shushenskoye?

Shushenskoye sits at 53.3°N, 91.9°E, 278 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sayanogorsk, 43 km away.

Topography around Shushenskoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shushenskoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,077 m.

The land around Shushenskoye is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (30%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
2,077 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Sayanogorsk 43 km · Minusinsk 45 km · Abakan 55 km · Chernogorsk 70 km · Abaza 144 km · Kyzyl 247 km · Mezhdurechensk 259 km · Uzhur 260 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 Shushenskoye (53.3236°, 91.9361°, elevation 278 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).