Ulan-Ude weather in January

In January, Ulan-Ude sees average daytime highs of -17°C and overnight lows near -28°C, with 3 mm of precipitation across 1 wet days and about 8.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ulan-Ude's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ulan-Ude's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-28°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
8 hours
8:58 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
57%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
1.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Ulan-Ude reaches about -17°C in the afternoon and slips back to -28°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -23°C and -10°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)
1-17-28
2-17-28
3-17-28
4-17-28
5-17-28
6-17-28
7-17-28
8-17-28
9-17-28
10-17-29
11-17-29
12-17-29
13-17-29
14-17-29
15-17-29
16-17-29
17-17-29
18-17-29
19-17-29
20-16-29
21-16-29
22-16-28
23-16-28
24-16-28
25-16-28
26-15-28
27-15-28
28-15-28
29-15-28
30-15-28
31-14-28

How January really feels in Ulan-Ude

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.

Ulan-Ude weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -28°312.18.10.0
Feb-10° / -25°31.11.79.60.0
Mar-0° / -15°51.72.411.50.0
Apr / -4°153.72.713.62.2
May17° / 316.81.115.45.8
Jun23° / 10°447.7016.47.2
Jul25° / 13°539.60166.8
Aug22° / 11°689.9014.46.7
Sep15° / 448.50.312.44.9
Oct / -5°143.92.610.40.9
Nov-6° / -15°93.24.58.60.0
Dec-14° / -24°72.447.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
74951
84951
95050
104951
114951
124852
134852
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
194654
204654
214654
224654
234753
244654
254852
264951
275050
285149
295149
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ulan-Ude gets around 3 mm of rain and snow over 1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 4% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
646
746
846
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1746
1837
1937
2037
2137
2237
2337
2437
2537
2637
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 36 min at the start of January to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:04 AM to 8:41 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.69:044:41
27.69:044:42
37.79:044:43
47.79:044:44
57.79:044:46
67.79:034:47
77.79:034:48
87.89:034:49
97.89:024:50
107.89:024:52
117.99:014:53
127.99:014:54
137.99:004:56
148.08:594:57
158.08:594:58
168.08:585:00
178.18:575:01
188.18:565:03
198.28:555:05
208.28:545:06
218.28:535:08
228.38:525:09
238.38:515:11
248.48:505:13
258.48:495:14
268.58:485:16
278.58:475:18
288.68:455:19
298.68:445:21
308.78:435:23
318.78:415:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.2Dim
91.2Dim
101.2Dim
111.2Dim
121.2Dim
131.3Dim
141.3Dim
151.3Dim
161.3Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.6Dim
251.6Dim
261.6Dim
271.7Dim
281.7Dim
291.7Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ulan-Ude?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ulan-Ude.

What to pack for Ulan-Ude in January

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

In January, Ulan-Ude sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -28°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ulan-Ude 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 Ulan-Ude peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ulan-Ude 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 Ulan-Ude is worst in August — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 27.6× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorGoodAug 1553 µg/m³Dec 152 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ulan-Ude?

Ulan-Ude sits at 51.8°N, 107.6°E, 536 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gusinoozyorsk, 97 km away.

Topography around Ulan-Ude

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ulan-Ude has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 532 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,272 m.

The land around Ulan-Ude is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
702 m
80 km
1,272 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Gusinoozyorsk 97 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 106 km · Kyakhta 183 km · Sühbaatar 202 km · Irkutsk 232 km · Markova 235 km · Baykal’sk 241 km · Shelekhov 243 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 Ulan-Ude (51.8265°, 107.5998°, elevation 536 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).