Urus-Martan in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Urus-Martan sees average daytime highs around 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 100 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Urus-Martan's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Urus-Martan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
3°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-4°C
Precipitation
100 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Urus-Martan in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 3°C.

A typical winter day in Urus-Martan reaches about 3°C and drops to -4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Urus-Martan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Urus-Martan weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°348.78.29.20.0
Feb / -4°347.66.710.20.1
Mar / 5110.65.111.61.8
Apr16° / 6310.30.613.14.6
May21° / 11°8512.6014.46.0
Jun26° / 16°8511015.16.6
Jul29° / 19°679014.96.0
Aug28° / 18°699.4013.86.1
Sep23° / 14°719.4012.37.0
Oct17° / 559.20.410.85.4
Nov / 448.22.79.51.7
Dec / -3°3386.28.90.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Urus-Martan gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Urus-Martan?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Urus-Martan.

What to pack for Urus-Martan in Winter

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

In winter, Urus-Martan sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Urus-Martan in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Urus-Martan peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 13UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Urus-Martan in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Urus-Martan 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 Urus-Martan?

Urus-Martan sits at 43.1°N, 45.5°E, 236 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Achkhoy-Martan, 22 km away.

Topography around Urus-Martan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urus-Martan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,435 m.

The land around Urus-Martan is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), trees (30%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
820 m
80 km
4,435 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
Winter weather nearby: Achkhoy-Martan 22 km · Grozny 24 km · Shali 30 km · Argun 32 km · Avtury 38 km · Tsotsin-Yurt 39 km · Nesterovskaya 41 km · Sunzha 45 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 Urus-Martan (43.1305°, 45.5379°, elevation 236 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.