Verkhniy Ufaley weather in January

In January, Verkhniy Ufaley sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Verkhniy Ufaley's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Verkhniy Ufaley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
1st coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
7 h 18 min
9:30 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Verkhniy Ufaley is human settlement in Verkhny Ufaley Urban Okrug, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
511/km²
people per km²
Founded
1761

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 -10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Verkhniy Ufaley reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Verkhniy Ufaley

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.

Verkhniy Ufaley 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-10° / -17°185.67.47.30.0
Feb-8° / -16°154.96.79.10.0
Mar-1° / -9°287.28.311.40.0
Apr / -1°3683.613.81.6
May16° / 5610.40.9165.0
Jun21° / 10°7013.20.117.25.8
Jul22° / 13°9213.7016.76.1
Aug20° / 11°7613.5014.85.6
Sep14° / 4810.30.412.53.8
Oct / -0°479.84.710.10.7
Nov-3° / -9°287.78.37.90.0
Dec-9° / -15°226.58.66.80.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 87%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Verkhniy Ufaley gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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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 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 6 h 48 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:39 AM to 9:09 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.89:394:25
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56.99:384:30
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97.09:364:35
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227.69:234:58
237.69:215:00
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277.99:155:08
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298.09:125:12
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Verkhniy Ufaley

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None of Verkhniy Ufaley's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Verkhniy Ufaley's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Is January a good time to visit Verkhniy Ufaley?

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

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Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Verkhniy Ufaley.

What to pack for Verkhniy Ufaley in January

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

In January, Verkhniy Ufaley sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Verkhniy Ufaley in January

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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 Verkhniy Ufaley peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
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Jun6High
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Location & terrain

Where is Verkhniy Ufaley?

Verkhniy Ufaley sits at 56.1°N, 60.2°E, 360 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Snezhinsk, 33 km away.

Topography around Verkhniy Ufaley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Verkhniy Ufaley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 945 m.

The land around Verkhniy Ufaley is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
397 m
80 km
945 m
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January weather nearby: Snezhinsk 33 km · Kasli 38 km · Kyshtym 43 km · Polevskoy 43 km · Ozersk 45 km · Sysert’ 62 km · Karabash 63 km · Degtyarsk 73 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 Verkhniy Ufaley (56.0549°, 60.2257°, elevation 360 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).