Ukhta weather in January

In January, Ukhta sees average daytime highs of -13°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 5.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 4 h 06 min at the start of January to 6 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ukhta's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ukhta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-19°
1st coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
5 h 06 min
9:01 AM – 2:08 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
0.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ukhta is town in the Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
319/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 -13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ukhta reaches about -13°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -25°C and -2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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31-13-19

How January really feels in Ukhta

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.

Ukhta 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° / -19°268.611.95.20.0
Feb-11° / -17°227.89.980.0
Mar-3° / -11°308.810.811.20.0
Apr / -5°388.66.214.50.2
May11° / 5311.12.317.72.7
Jun18° / 7712.40.219.85.1
Jul21° / 11°6611.4018.96.1
Aug17° / 7212.60164.8
Sep11° / 6413.60.912.72.2
Oct / -2°5912.87.19.40.1
Nov-5° / -10°379.7116.20.0
Dec-10° / -16°309.712.44.10.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7595
8595
9496
10496
11496
12496
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15496
16496
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30991
311090

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ukhta gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12939
22839
32939
42939
52939
62939
72940
83040
93041
103141
113142
123142
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202940
212839
222838
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242737
252737
262737
272737
282736
292736
302736
312736

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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14100
15100
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22100
23100
24100
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26100
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28100
29100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 4 h 06 min at the start of January to 6 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:25 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 1:32 PM to 2:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
14.19:251:32
24.29:241:34
34.29:231:36
44.39:221:38
54.39:201:40
64.49:191:42
74.49:181:44
84.59:161:47
94.69:151:49
104.69:131:52
114.79:111:54
124.89:091:57
134.99:071:59
144.99:052:02
155.09:032:05
165.19:012:08
175.28:592:11
185.38:572:14
195.48:542:17
205.58:522:20
215.68:502:23
225.68:472:26
235.78:452:29
245.88:422:32
255.98:392:35
266.08:372:38
276.18:342:41
286.28:312:45
296.38:292:48
306.48:262:51
316.58:232:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.06 kWh/m² to a high of 4.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ukhta?

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
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ukhta.

What to pack for Ukhta in January

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

In January, Ukhta sees daytime highs around -13°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ukhta in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 0. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ukhta peaks around June 23 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 23UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ukhta?

Ukhta sits at 63.6°N, 53.7°E, 99 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sosnogorsk, 10 km away.

Topography around Ukhta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ukhta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Ukhta is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
270 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Sosnogorsk 10 km · Yemva 179 km · Pechora 244 km · Ezhva 247 km · Syktyvkar 258 km · Usinsk 326 km · Krasnovishersk 394 km · Inta 411 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 Ukhta (63.569°, 53.6914°, elevation 99 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).