Vrangel’ weather in January

In January, Vrangel’ sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 2.9 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 -5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Vrangel’'s 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vrangel’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
1st coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:41 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vrangel’ is human settlement in Russia.

Founded
1977

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 -5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Vrangel’ reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Vrangel’

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.

Vrangel’ 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-5° / -13°132.93.19.20.0
Feb-2° / -10°193.33.310.30.0
Mar / -4°2953.811.60.1
Apr / 3961.413.12.0
May13° / 749.5014.43.8
Jun17° / 12°678.5015.15.5
Jul21° / 17°1259.8014.86.2
Aug23° / 18°15011.4013.76.5
Sep20° / 14°958.6012.36.6
Oct14° / 637.30.410.84.4
Nov / -2°426.52.69.60.5
Dec-3° / -10°264.648.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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

Any precipitationSnow

Vrangel’ gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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3177

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

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:44 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.98:445:38
28.98:445:39
38.98:445:40
48.98:445:41
59.08:445:41
69.08:445:42
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229.48:385:59
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259.48:366:03
269.58:356:04
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319.78:316:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Vrangel’

In seasonPeak

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

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

Vrangel’'s rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Vrangel’?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vrangel’.

What to pack for Vrangel’ in January

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

In January, Vrangel’ sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Vrangel’ in January

The nearest coast averages about 2°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 20°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar1Bracing
Apr3Bracing
May7Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug20Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov7Bracing
Dec4Bracing

UV index in Vrangel’ 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 Vrangel’ peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vrangel’ 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 Vrangel’ is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.4× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1335 µg/m³Sep 97 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr37Poor
May17Moderate
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug7Good
Sep7Good
Oct10Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vrangel’?

Vrangel’ sits at 42.7°N, 133.1°E, 12 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nakhodka, 18 km away.

Topography around Vrangel’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vrangel’ has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 996 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,554 m.

The land around Vrangel’ is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
996 m
80 km
1,554 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nakhodka 18 km · Partizansk 43 km · Fokino 61 km · Bol'šoj Kamen' 73 km · Artëm 101 km · Trudovoye 104 km · Vladivostok 107 km · Ussuriysk 150 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 Vrangel’ (42.7301°, 133.0838°, elevation 12 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).