Vorkuta weather in January

In January, Vorkuta sees average daytime highs of -18°C and overnight lows near -25°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 2.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -18°C through the month. 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 0 hours at the start of January to 5 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vorkuta's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vorkuta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-25°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
2 h 36 min
9:34 AM – 12:12 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
0.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vorkuta is town in the Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
2,686/km²
people per km²
Founded
1932

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 -18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vorkuta reaches about -18°C in the afternoon and slips back to -25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -31°C and -6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-18-24
2-18-25
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30-18-25
31-18-25

How January really feels in Vorkuta

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.

Vorkuta 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-18° / -25°309.112.52.40.0
Feb-17° / -24°258.110.87.10.0
Mar-11° / -19°341012.311.10.0
Apr-5° / -13°389.810.715.10.0
May / -5°5110.67.719.40.0
Jun12° / 63122.623.82.8
Jul17° / 7011.40.221.85.1
Aug13° / 76130.116.93.2
Sep / 6112.52.212.81.0
Oct-2° / -6°6614.912.68.80.0
Nov-10° / -17°5011.713.74.50.0
Dec-15° / -21°4311.214.30.20.0

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 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51684
61783
71783
81684
91684
101684
111783
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Vorkuta gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13241
23141
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292736
302736
312735

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 (%)
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 0 hours at the start of January to 5 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.510:3411:06
91.010:2111:20
101.310:1211:30
111.610:0411:38
121.89:5711:46
132.09:5111:53
142.29:4511:59
152.49:4012:06
162.69:3412:12
172.89:2912:17
183.09:2412:23
193.29:1912:29
203.39:1512:34
213.59:1012:39
223.79:0512:45
233.89:0112:50
244.08:5612:55
254.18:521:00
264.38:471:05
274.48:431:10
284.68:391:14
294.78:341:19
304.98:301:24
315.08:261:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.94 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 0.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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310.2Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Vorkuta?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vorkuta.

What to pack for Vorkuta in January

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

In January, Vorkuta sees daytime highs around -18°C and nights near -25°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Vorkuta 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 Vorkuta peaks around June 18 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vorkuta?

Vorkuta sits at 67.5°N, 64.1°E, 174 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vorgashor, 14 km away.

Topography around Vorkuta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vorkuta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,210 m.

The land around Vorkuta is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
1,210 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Vorgashor 14 km · Labytnangi 139 km · Salekhard 155 km · Inta 237 km · Usinsk 332 km · Pechora 402 km · Nadym 434 km · Beloyarskiy 439 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 Vorkuta (67.5087°, 64.0667°, elevation 174 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).