Vladivostok weather in January

In January, Vladivostok sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 2.1 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vladivostok's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vladivostok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
1st coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:47 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vladivostok is Russian city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai.

Density
1,827/km²
people per km²
Founded
1860

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 -6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vladivostok reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Vladivostok

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.

Vladivostok 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-6° / -12°122.12.29.20.0
Feb-4° / -9°142.92.710.20.0
Mar / -3°274.63.611.60.0
Apr / 426.91.213.10.6
May11° / 8110.50.114.42.7
Jun16° / 13°709015.14.8
Jul20° / 18°13710.7014.95.9
Aug22° / 20°15011.9013.86.3
Sep20° / 16°898.4012.36.5
Oct14° / 616.80.310.84.4
Nov / -0°3652.49.50.5
Dec-4° / -9°193.53.18.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vladivostok gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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489
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778
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1977
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2177
2277
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2477
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2677
2767
2867
2967
3067
3167

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 19 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:50 AM to 8:37 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:505:42
28.98:505:42
38.98:505:43
48.98:505:44
58.98:505:45
68.98:505:46
78.98:505:47
89.08:505:48
99.08:505:49
109.08:495:50
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139.18:495:53
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169.18:475:56
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189.28:465:58
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209.38:456:01
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229.38:446:03
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249.48:436:06
259.48:426:07
269.48:416:08
279.58:416:09
289.58:406:11
299.68:396:12
309.68:386:13
319.68:376:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
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132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
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162.4Moderate
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242.6Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Vladivostok

In seasonPeak

In January, Vladivostok sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Vladivostok sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Vladivostok's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Vladivostok?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vladivostok.

What to pack for Vladivostok in January

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

In January, Vladivostok sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Vladivostok in January

The nearest coast averages about 0°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 10 to Aug 28 — about 0.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan0Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May8Bracing
Jun13Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep19Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Vladivostok 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 Vladivostok peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 18UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vladivostok 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 Vladivostok is worst in April — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.2× the cleanest month (August, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateApr 1443 µg/m³Aug 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr45Poor
May17Moderate
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug7Good
Sep7Good
Oct11Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vladivostok?

Vladivostok sits at 43.1°N, 131.9°E, 40 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Trudovoye, 28 km away.

Topography around Vladivostok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vladivostok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,330 m.

The land around Vladivostok is covered by water (58%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, water (66%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
456 m
80 km
1,330 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Trudovoye 28 km · Artëm 38 km · Bol'šoj Kamen' 39 km · Fokino 46 km · Ussuriysk 78 km · Nakhodka 90 km · Partizansk 101 km · Vrangel’ 107 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 Vladivostok (43.1056°, 131.8735°, elevation 40 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).