Tsotsin-Yurt weather in January

In January, Tsotsin-Yurt sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tsotsin-Yurt's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tsotsin-Yurt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
7:31 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tsotsin-Yurt is human settlement in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechen Republic, Russia.

Founded
1840

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 2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tsotsin-Yurt reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-4
23-4
33-4
43-4
53-4
63-4
73-4
83-4
93-4
103-4
113-4
123-4
133-4
143-4
152-4
162-4
172-4
182-4
192-4
202-5
212-5
222-5
232-5
242-5
252-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
292-5
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Tsotsin-Yurt

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tsotsin-Yurt 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 / -4°3287.79.20.0
Feb / -4°3275.910.20.1
Mar / 479.64.811.62.0
Apr16° / 6210.10.613.24.7
May21° / 11°8512.3014.56.1
Jun26° / 16°8510.9015.16.6
Jul29° / 19°689.1014.95.9
Aug29° / 19°698.6013.86.1
Sep24° / 14°689.1012.37.1
Oct17° / 518.20.410.85.6
Nov / 397.32.69.51.9
Dec / -3°3075.38.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53961
63862
73763
83763
93862
103763
113763
123862
133763
143763
153763
163664
173664
183664
193565
203664
213565
223565
233565
243565
253565
263664
273664
283664
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tsotsin-Yurt gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12522
22523
32523
42523
52523
62523
72423
82423
92423
102423
112423
122423
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142524
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202626
212726
222727
232727
242727
252727
262727
272727
282726
292726
302626
312626

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
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 4:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:344:25
28.97:344:25
38.97:344:26
48.97:344:27
58.97:344:28
68.97:344:29
78.97:344:30
89.07:344:31
99.07:334:32
109.07:334:33
119.07:334:34
129.07:334:35
139.17:324:36
149.17:324:37
159.17:324:38
169.17:314:39
179.27:314:40
189.27:304:42
199.27:304:43
209.27:294:44
219.37:294:45
229.37:284:46
239.37:274:48
249.47:274:49
259.47:264:50
269.47:254:51
279.57:244:53
289.57:244:54
299.57:234:55
309.67:224:56
319.67:214:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
21.4Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.7Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Moderate
302.0Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tsotsin-Yurt?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tsotsin-Yurt.

What to pack for Tsotsin-Yurt in January

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

In January, Tsotsin-Yurt sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tsotsin-Yurt in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tsotsin-Yurt peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tsotsin-Yurt 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 Tsotsin-Yurt is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1919 µg/m³Dec 2013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tsotsin-Yurt?

Tsotsin-Yurt sits at 43.2°N, 46.0°E, 133 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kurchaloy, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Tsotsin-Yurt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tsotsin-Yurt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,845 m.

The land around Tsotsin-Yurt is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), trees (26%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
666 m
80 km
3,845 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kurchaloy 8.0 km · Avtury 9.0 km · Argun 12 km · Shali 13 km · Gudermes 15 km · Grozny 26 km · Urus-Martan 39 km · Khasavyurt 47 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 Tsotsin-Yurt (43.2421°, 46.0001°, elevation 133 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).