Tashtagol weather in January

In January, Tashtagol sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 7.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tashtagol's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tashtagol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
9:21 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tashtagol is town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
288/km²
people per km²
Founded
1939

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 -13°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tashtagol reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 5°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Tashtagol

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.

Tashtagol 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-13° / -21°389.511.47.90.0
Feb-8° / -19°328.19.69.50.0
Mar / -11°4810.411.211.50.0
Apr / -3°7913.17.913.61.5
May16° / 11315.2215.54.4
Jun21° / 10°11215.3016.55.6
Jul23° / 13°12716.8016.15.8
Aug21° / 10°11715014.55.7
Sep15° / 94141.412.44.1
Oct / -3°9114.18.510.31.0
Nov-4° / -12°8714.515.28.40.0
Dec-11° / -19°6413.214.87.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52575
62575
72575
82674
92575
102674
112773
122773
132872
142872
153070
163169
173169
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193268
203466
213466
223565
233565
243763
253763
263763
273862
283961
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tashtagol gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13744
23643
33543
43542
53441
63441
73340
83340
93339
103339
113339
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203237
213137
223136
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252934
262833
272833
282733
292732
302732
312732

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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18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 24 min at the start of January to 8 h 36 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 9:28 AM to 9:04 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.49:284:55
27.59:284:56
37.59:284:57
47.59:284:58
57.59:274:59
67.69:275:00
77.69:275:02
87.69:265:03
97.69:265:04
107.79:255:06
117.79:255:07
127.79:245:08
137.89:245:10
147.89:235:11
157.89:225:13
167.99:215:14
177.99:205:16
188.09:195:17
198.09:185:19
208.19:175:21
218.19:165:22
228.19:155:24
238.29:145:26
248.29:135:27
258.39:125:29
268.39:115:31
278.49:095:33
288.49:085:34
298.59:075:36
308.59:055:38
318.69:045:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.1Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tashtagol?

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 Tashtagol.

What to pack for Tashtagol in January

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

In January, Tashtagol sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tashtagol 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 Tashtagol peaks around May 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
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Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Sep4Moderate
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Location & terrain

Where is Tashtagol?

Tashtagol sits at 52.8°N, 87.9°E, 462 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kaltan, 94 km away.

Topography around Tashtagol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tashtagol has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m.

The land around Tashtagol is covered by trees (71%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
445 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
1,700 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kaltan 94 km · Osinniki 100 km · Mezhdurechensk 103 km · Myski 106 km · Novokuznetsk 121 km · Abaza 149 km · Prokop’yevsk 149 km · Kiselëvsk 158 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 Tashtagol (52.768°, 87.888°, elevation 462 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).