Ust’-Kut weather in January

In January, Ust’-Kut sees average daytime highs of -20°C and overnight lows near -28°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -20°C in the first days to -18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ust’-Kut's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ust’-Kut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-28°
1st coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 06 min
9:32 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
83%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
0.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ust’-Kut is human settlement in Ust-Kutsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
861/km²
people per km²
Founded
1631

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 -20°C in the first days to -18°C by the end.

A typical January day in Ust’-Kut reaches about -20°C in the afternoon and slips back to -28°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -32°C and -9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Ust’-Kut

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.

Ust’-Kut 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-20° / -28°134.78.67.20.0
Feb-14° / -24°113.879.10.0
Mar-4° / -16°186.28.611.40.0
Apr / -7°289713.90.4
May14° / 4411.72.116.13.6
Jun21° / 5711.8017.46.0
Jul23° / 12°6911.4016.96.6
Aug20° / 7211.3014.96.0
Sep12° / 5111.21.312.52.9
Oct / -6°3710.48.9100.1
Nov-11° / -19°278.611.47.80.0
Dec-18° / -26°186.610.26.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
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81783
91684
101684
111684
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211486
221486
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241684
251783
261783
271882
281882
291882
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ust’-Kut gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11528
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31527
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101426
111427
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201630
211630
221630
231630
241629
251629
261528
271527
281527
291426
301425
311425

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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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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:43 AM to 9:10 AM, and sunset from 4:17 PM to 5:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.69:434:17
26.69:424:19
36.69:424:20
46.79:424:21
56.79:414:22
66.79:414:24
76.79:404:25
86.89:404:27
96.89:394:28
106.99:384:30
116.99:374:31
126.99:364:33
137.09:364:35
147.09:354:36
157.19:344:38
167.19:324:40
177.29:314:42
187.29:304:44
197.39:294:45
207.39:284:47
217.49:264:49
227.49:254:51
237.59:234:53
247.69:224:55
257.69:204:58
267.79:195:00
277.79:175:02
287.89:155:04
297.99:145:06
307.99:125:08
318.09:105:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.66 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 Ust’-Kut?

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 Ust’-Kut.

What to pack for Ust’-Kut in January

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

In January, Ust’-Kut sees daytime highs around -20°C and nights near -28°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ust’-Kut 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 Ust’-Kut peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Ust’-Kut 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 Ust’-Kut is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 46.8× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodPoorPoorModerateGoodJul 2155 µg/m³Dec 181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun42Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov3Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ust’-Kut?

Ust’-Kut sits at 56.8°N, 105.8°E, 285 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy, 104 km away.

Topography around Ust’-Kut

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ust’-Kut.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ust’-Kut has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 412 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Ust’-Kut is covered by trees (72%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
729 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 104 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 230 km · Severobaykal’sk 254 km · Bratsk 267 km · Vikhorevka 293 km · Sayansk 375 km · Chunskiy 386 km · Zima 398 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 Ust’-Kut (56.7979°, 105.7866°, elevation 285 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).