Tulun weather in January

In January, Tulun sees average daytime highs of -16°C and overnight lows near -25°C, with 7 mm of precipitation across 2.7 wet days and about 7.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -17°C in the first days to -15°C by the end. 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 7 h 06 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tulun's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-25°
1st coldest
Precipitation
7 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:40 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
0.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tulun is town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
383/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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 -17°C in the first days to -15°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tulun reaches about -16°C in the afternoon and slips back to -25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -26°C and -7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-16-25
2-17-25
3-17-25
4-17-25
5-17-25
6-17-25
7-17-25
8-17-26
9-17-26
10-17-26
11-17-26
12-17-26
13-17-25
14-17-25
15-17-25
16-16-25
17-16-25
18-16-25
19-16-25
20-16-25
21-16-25
22-16-25
23-15-25
24-15-25
25-15-25
26-15-25
27-15-25
28-15-25
29-15-25
30-14-25
31-14-25

How January really feels in Tulun

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.

Tulun 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-16° / -25°72.74.47.60.0
Feb-10° / -22°72.64.79.30.0
Mar-1° / -14°124511.50.0
Apr / -3°246.93.813.71.5
May16° / 4510.91.415.84.8
Jun22° / 10°7212016.96.2
Jul24° / 13°7712.5016.46.5
Aug21° / 10°8212.7014.76.0
Sep14° / 56110.812.53.9
Oct / -4°277.74.110.20.6
Nov-6° / -14°175.97.58.20.0
Dec-14° / -22°144.77.27.10.0

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 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102674
112674
122674
132674
142575
152575
162674
172674
182773
192773
202773
212773
222773
232872
243070
253070
263268
273268
283466
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tulun gets around 7 mm of rain and snow over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11017
21017
31017
41016
51016
61016
7915
8915
9914
10814
11813
12813
13813
14812
15712
16812
17812
18812
19813
20813
21813
22813
23814
24814
25814
26914
27914
28914
29914
30914
31914

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 06 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:48 AM to 9:20 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.19:484:54
27.19:484:55
37.19:484:56
47.29:474:57
57.29:474:58
67.29:474:59
77.29:465:01
87.39:465:02
97.39:455:03
107.39:455:05
117.49:445:06
127.49:435:08
137.49:435:09
147.59:425:11
157.59:415:12
167.69:405:14
177.69:395:16
187.79:385:17
197.79:375:19
207.89:365:21
217.89:355:23
227.99:335:24
237.99:325:26
248.09:315:28
258.09:295:30
268.19:285:32
278.19:275:34
288.29:255:36
298.29:245:38
308.39:225:40
318.49:205:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.7Dim
20.7Dim
30.7Dim
40.7Dim
50.7Dim
60.7Dim
70.8Dim
80.8Dim
90.8Dim
100.8Dim
110.8Dim
120.8Dim
130.8Dim
140.9Dim
150.9Dim
160.9Dim
170.9Dim
180.9Dim
191.0Dim
201.0Dim
211.0Dim
221.0Dim
231.1Dim
241.1Dim
251.1Dim
261.2Dim
271.2Dim
281.2Dim
291.3Dim
301.3Dim
311.3Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tulun?

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 Tulun.

What to pack for Tulun in January

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

In January, Tulun sees daytime highs around -16°C and nights near -25°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Tulun 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 Tulun 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
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tulun 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 Tulun is worst in May — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 9.7× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1217 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tulun?

Tulun sits at 54.6°N, 100.6°E, 484 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nizhneudinsk, 106 km away.

Topography around Tulun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tulun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 485 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Tulun is covered by trees (42%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
433 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nizhneudinsk 106 km · Sayansk 115 km · Zima 119 km · Vikhorevka 177 km · Chunskiy 180 km · Bratsk 186 km · Tayshet 223 km · Cheremkhovo 228 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 Tulun (54.5676°, 100.5766°, elevation 484 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).