Vorkuta in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Vorkuta sees average daytime highs around -17°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 98 mm of precipitation over about 28 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Vorkuta's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Vorkuta's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- -17°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- -23°C
- Precipitation
- 98 mm
- 28 wet days
- Avg wind
- 19 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.0
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Vorkuta in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -17°C.
A typical winter day in Vorkuta reaches about -17°C and drops to -23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Vorkuta
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Vorkuta weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -18° / -25° | 30 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -17° / -24° | 25 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -11° / -19° | 34 | 10 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | -5° / -13° | 38 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 15.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 1° / -5° | 51 | 10.6 | 7.7 | 19.4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 12° / 4° | 63 | 12 | 2.6 | 23.8 | 2.8 |
| Jul | 17° / 8° | 70 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 21.8 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 13° / 6° | 76 | 13 | 0.1 | 16.9 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 7° / 2° | 61 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 12.8 | 1.0 |
| Oct | -2° / -6° | 66 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | -10° / -17° | 50 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -15° / -21° | 43 | 11.2 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Vorkuta gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 28 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 19 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 1 h 48 min in early December to 9 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.3 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Vorkuta?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vorkuta.
What to pack for Vorkuta in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Vorkuta sees daytime highs around -17°C and nights near -23°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 28 days see rain.
UV index in Vorkuta in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 0 | Low |
| Mar | 1 | Low |
| Apr | 2 | Moderate |
| May | 3 | Moderate |
| Jun | 4 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3 | Moderate |
| Sep | 2 | Low |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 0 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
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.
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
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.