Usinsk weather in January

In January, Usinsk sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 3.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 2 h 12 min at the start of January to 5 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Usinsk's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Usinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
1st coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
3 h 48 min
9:24 AM – 1:14 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Usinsk is town in the Komi Republic, Russia.

Founded
1966

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 -15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Usinsk reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -28°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-15-21
2-15-21
3-15-21
4-15-21
5-15-22
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8-15-22
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31-15-22

How January really feels in Usinsk

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.

Usinsk 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-15° / -21°268.311.53.90.0
Feb-14° / -20°226.89.17.50.0
Mar-6° / -14°278.910.711.10.0
Apr-0° / -8°379.79.314.80.0
May / -1°4910.94.918.61.0
Jun15° / 6411.90.921.74.2
Jul19° / 10°6510.9020.35.9
Aug15° / 7213016.54.1
Sep10° / 6112.9112.81.8
Oct / -3°6314.39.990.0
Nov-7° / -13°4411.412.85.30.0
Dec-12° / -18°3310.413.52.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51288
61288
71189
81189
91090
101090
11991
121090
131090
14991
15991
16991
171090
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
231090
241090
251090
261090
271189
281189
291288
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Usinsk gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12838
22738
32738
42737
52738
62738
72738
82738
92739
102839
112839
122839
132840
142940
152940
162940
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182940
192839
202839
212838
222738
232737
242737
252636
262636
272635
282635
292535
302534
312433

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
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
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17100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 2 h 12 min at the start of January to 5 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 210 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 10:06 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 12:20 PM to 2:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
12.210:0612:20
22.310:0412:23
32.410:0212:26
42.59:5912:29
52.69:5712:33
62.79:5412:36
72.89:5112:40
82.99:4912:44
93.09:4612:47
103.19:4312:51
113.39:4012:55
123.49:3712:59
133.59:341:03
143.69:301:07
153.79:271:10
163.89:241:14
174.09:211:18
184.19:171:22
194.29:141:26
204.39:111:30
214.59:071:34
224.69:041:38
234.79:001:42
244.88:571:46
254.98:531:50
265.18:501:54
275.28:461:58
285.38:432:02
295.48:392:06
305.68:362:10
315.78:322:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 4.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Usinsk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Usinsk.

What to pack for Usinsk in January

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

In January, Usinsk sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -21°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 Usinsk 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 Usinsk peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Usinsk?

Usinsk sits at 66.0°N, 57.5°E, 84 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pechora, 97 km away.

Topography around Usinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Usinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m.

The land around Usinsk is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and wetland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
210 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Pechora 97 km · Inta 119 km · Narian-Mar 267 km · Nar'yan-Mar 268 km · Sosnogorsk 319 km · Vorgashor 325 km · Ukhta 326 km · Vorkuta 332 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 Usinsk (66.0087°, 57.5305°, elevation 84 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).