Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy weather in January
In January, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sees average daytime highs of -19°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 7.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about -19°C in the first days to -17°C by the end. 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 6 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- -19°
- 12th warmest
- Overnight low
- -26°
- 1st coldest
- Precipitation
- 15 mm
- 5.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 7 h 12 min
- 9:38 AM – 4:48 PM
- Cloud cover
- 83%
- 10th clearest
- Wind
- 10 km/h
- 7th windiest
- Solar energy
- 0.67 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 0.0
- out of 10
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is human settlement in Nizhneilimsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.
- Density
- 279/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1948
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in January
Highs climb over the month, from about -19°C in the first days to -17°C by the end.
A typical January day in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy reaches about -19°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°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 -9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 6°C cooler than February.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 |
| Avg low (°C) | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -19 | -25 |
| 2 | -19 | -26 |
| 3 | -19 | -26 |
| 4 | -19 | -26 |
| 5 | -19 | -26 |
| 6 | -19 | -26 |
| 7 | -19 | -26 |
| 8 | -19 | -26 |
| 9 | -19 | -26 |
| 10 | -19 | -26 |
| 11 | -19 | -26 |
| 12 | -19 | -26 |
| 13 | -19 | -26 |
| 14 | -19 | -26 |
| 15 | -19 | -26 |
| 16 | -19 | -26 |
| 17 | -19 | -26 |
| 18 | -19 | -25 |
| 19 | -18 | -25 |
| 20 | -18 | -25 |
| 21 | -18 | -25 |
| 22 | -18 | -25 |
| 23 | -18 | -25 |
| 24 | -18 | -25 |
| 25 | -18 | -25 |
| 26 | -18 | -25 |
| 27 | -18 | -25 |
| 28 | -17 | -25 |
| 29 | -17 | -25 |
| 30 | -17 | -25 |
| 31 | -17 | -25 |
How January really feels in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy
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.
The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -19° / -26° | 15 | 5.7 | 9 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | -13° / -23° | 13 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | -4° / -15° | 18 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 5° / -6° | 27 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 13.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 14° / 2° | 45 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 16.1 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 21° / 9° | 57 | 11 | 0 | 17.3 | 6.2 |
| Jul | 23° / 13° | 67 | 11.4 | 0 | 16.8 | 6.6 |
| Aug | 20° / 10° | 69 | 11.4 | 0 | 14.9 | 6.1 |
| Sep | 12° / 3° | 53 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 2° / -5° | 38 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Nov | -10° / -17° | 30 | 9.3 | 12 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | -17° / -24° | 23 | 7.5 | 11 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in January
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Cloudier (%) | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 83 |
| 2 | 18 | 82 |
| 3 | 18 | 82 |
| 4 | 18 | 82 |
| 5 | 18 | 82 |
| 6 | 18 | 82 |
| 7 | 18 | 82 |
| 8 | 18 | 82 |
| 9 | 18 | 82 |
| 10 | 18 | 82 |
| 11 | 18 | 82 |
| 12 | 16 | 84 |
| 13 | 16 | 84 |
| 14 | 16 | 84 |
| 15 | 15 | 85 |
| 16 | 15 | 85 |
| 17 | 15 | 85 |
| 18 | 15 | 85 |
| 19 | 15 | 85 |
| 20 | 15 | 85 |
| 21 | 15 | 85 |
| 22 | 15 | 85 |
| 23 | 16 | 84 |
| 24 | 16 | 84 |
| 25 | 17 | 83 |
| 26 | 18 | 82 |
| 27 | 20 | 80 |
| 28 | 20 | 80 |
| 29 | 21 | 79 |
| 30 | 21 | 79 |
| 31 | 21 | 79 |
Chance of precipitation in January
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Snow chance (%) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Rain chance (%) | Snow chance (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 32 |
| 2 | 20 | 32 |
| 3 | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 | 19 | 31 |
| 6 | 19 | 30 |
| 7 | 19 | 30 |
| 8 | 19 | 29 |
| 9 | 19 | 29 |
| 10 | 18 | 29 |
| 11 | 18 | 29 |
| 12 | 18 | 29 |
| 13 | 18 | 29 |
| 14 | 18 | 29 |
| 15 | 18 | 29 |
| 16 | 18 | 29 |
| 17 | 18 | 29 |
| 18 | 18 | 29 |
| 19 | 18 | 29 |
| 20 | 18 | 29 |
| 21 | 18 | 29 |
| 22 | 18 | 29 |
| 23 | 18 | 29 |
| 24 | 18 | 29 |
| 25 | 18 | 28 |
| 26 | 17 | 28 |
| 27 | 17 | 27 |
| 28 | 16 | 27 |
| 29 | 16 | 26 |
| 30 | 16 | 26 |
| 31 | 16 | 26 |
Humidity in January
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 (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Dry (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4 | 100 |
| 5 | 100 |
| 6 | 100 |
| 7 | 100 |
| 8 | 100 |
| 9 | 100 |
| 10 | 100 |
| 11 | 100 |
| 12 | 100 |
| 13 | 100 |
| 14 | 100 |
| 15 | 100 |
| 16 | 100 |
| 17 | 100 |
| 18 | 100 |
| 19 | 100 |
| 20 | 100 |
| 21 | 100 |
| 22 | 100 |
| 23 | 100 |
| 24 | 100 |
| 25 | 100 |
| 26 | 100 |
| 27 | 100 |
| 28 | 100 |
| 29 | 100 |
| 30 | 100 |
| 31 | 100 |
Wind in January
Winds average 10 km/h in January.
Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 10 | calm |
| 3 | 10 | calm |
| 4 | 10 | calm |
| 5 | 10 | calm |
| 6 | 10 | calm |
| 7 | 10 | calm |
| 8 | 10 | calm |
| 9 | 10 | calm |
| 10 | 10 | calm |
| 11 | 10 | calm |
| 12 | 10 | calm |
| 13 | 10 | calm |
| 14 | 10 | calm |
| 15 | 10 | calm |
| 16 | 10 | calm |
| 17 | 10 | calm |
| 18 | 10 | calm |
| 19 | 10 | calm |
| 20 | 10 | calm |
| 21 | 10 | calm |
| 22 | 11 | calm |
| 23 | 11 | calm |
| 24 | 11 | calm |
| 25 | 11 | calm |
| 26 | 11 | calm |
| 27 | 11 | calm |
| 28 | 10 | calm |
| 29 | 10 | calm |
| 30 | 10 | calm |
| 31 | 10 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in January
Daylight runs from about 6 h 36 min at the start of January to 8 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:48 AM to 9:16 AM, and sunset from 4:26 PM to 5:18 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 9:48 | 9:47 | 9:47 | 9:47 | 9:46 | 9:46 | 9:45 | 9:45 | 9:44 | 9:43 | 9:42 | 9:42 | 9:41 | 9:40 | 9:39 | 9:38 | 9:37 | 9:35 | 9:34 | 9:33 | 9:31 | 9:30 | 9:29 | 9:27 | 9:26 | 9:24 | 9:22 | 9:21 | 9:19 | 9:17 | 9:16 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:26 | 4:27 | 4:28 | 4:29 | 4:31 | 4:32 | 4:33 | 4:35 | 4:36 | 4:38 | 4:39 | 4:41 | 4:43 | 4:44 | 4:46 | 4:48 | 4:50 | 4:52 | 4:53 | 4:55 | 4:57 | 4:59 | 5:01 | 5:03 | 5:05 | 5:07 | 5:10 | 5:12 | 5:14 | 5:16 | 5:18 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.6 | 9:48 | 4:26 |
| 2 | 6.7 | 9:47 | 4:27 |
| 3 | 6.7 | 9:47 | 4:28 |
| 4 | 6.7 | 9:47 | 4:29 |
| 5 | 6.7 | 9:46 | 4:31 |
| 6 | 6.8 | 9:46 | 4:32 |
| 7 | 6.8 | 9:45 | 4:33 |
| 8 | 6.8 | 9:45 | 4:35 |
| 9 | 6.9 | 9:44 | 4:36 |
| 10 | 6.9 | 9:43 | 4:38 |
| 11 | 6.9 | 9:42 | 4:39 |
| 12 | 7.0 | 9:42 | 4:41 |
| 13 | 7.0 | 9:41 | 4:43 |
| 14 | 7.1 | 9:40 | 4:44 |
| 15 | 7.1 | 9:39 | 4:46 |
| 16 | 7.2 | 9:38 | 4:48 |
| 17 | 7.2 | 9:37 | 4:50 |
| 18 | 7.3 | 9:35 | 4:52 |
| 19 | 7.3 | 9:34 | 4:53 |
| 20 | 7.4 | 9:33 | 4:55 |
| 21 | 7.4 | 9:31 | 4:57 |
| 22 | 7.5 | 9:30 | 4:59 |
| 23 | 7.5 | 9:29 | 5:01 |
| 24 | 7.6 | 9:27 | 5:03 |
| 25 | 7.7 | 9:26 | 5:05 |
| 26 | 7.7 | 9:24 | 5:07 |
| 27 | 7.8 | 9:22 | 5:10 |
| 28 | 7.8 | 9:21 | 5:12 |
| 29 | 7.9 | 9:19 | 5:14 |
| 30 | 8.0 | 9:17 | 5:16 |
| 31 | 8.0 | 9:16 | 5:18 |
Solar energy in January
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.67 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Level | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.5 | Dim |
| 2 | 0.5 | Dim |
| 3 | 0.5 | Dim |
| 4 | 0.5 | Dim |
| 5 | 0.5 | Dim |
| 6 | 0.5 | Dim |
| 7 | 0.5 | Dim |
| 8 | 0.5 | Dim |
| 9 | 0.6 | Dim |
| 10 | 0.6 | Dim |
| 11 | 0.6 | Dim |
| 12 | 0.6 | Dim |
| 13 | 0.6 | Dim |
| 14 | 0.6 | Dim |
| 15 | 0.6 | Dim |
| 16 | 0.7 | Dim |
| 17 | 0.7 | Dim |
| 18 | 0.7 | Dim |
| 19 | 0.7 | Dim |
| 20 | 0.7 | Dim |
| 21 | 0.8 | Dim |
| 22 | 0.8 | Dim |
| 23 | 0.8 | Dim |
| 24 | 0.8 | Dim |
| 25 | 0.8 | Dim |
| 26 | 0.9 | Dim |
| 27 | 0.9 | Dim |
| 28 | 0.9 | Dim |
| 29 | 1.0 | Dim |
| 30 | 1.0 | Dim |
| 31 | 1.0 | Dim |
Is January a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy?
Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy.
What to pack for Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy in January
From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In January, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sees daytime highs around -19°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.
UV index in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy in January
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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — 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 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 2 | Low |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 5 | Moderate |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 5 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3 | Moderate |
| Oct | 1 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Air quality in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy in January
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is worst in July — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 37.0× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Good |
| Feb | 4 | Good |
| Mar | 5 | Good |
| Apr | 8 | Good |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 24 | Moderate |
| Jul | 44 | Poor |
| Aug | 26 | Moderate |
| Sep | 25 | Moderate |
| Oct | 12 | Good |
| Nov | 3 | Good |
| Dec | 1 | Good |
Where is Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy?
Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy sits at 56.6°N, 104.1°E, 392 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ust’-Kut, 104 km away.
Topography around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 579 m around an average of 489 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m.
The land around Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) 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 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy (56.5767°, 104.1297°, elevation 392 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. 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).