Zheleznogorsk weather in January

In January, Zheleznogorsk sees average daytime highs of -14°C and overnight lows near -21°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 7.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 6 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zheleznogorsk's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-21°
1st coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
7 h 12 min
9:18 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
0.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zheleznogorsk is town in Russia.

Density
206/km²
people per km²
Founded
1950

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 -14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zheleznogorsk reaches about -14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -27°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-13-20
2-13-21
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How January really feels in Zheleznogorsk

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.

Zheleznogorsk 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-14° / -21°175.78.67.30.0
Feb-9° / -19°155.27.79.10.0
Mar-1° / -12°216.78.111.40.0
Apr / -3°369.95.313.81.3
May16° / 54121164.4
Jun22° / 10°6011.4017.36.4
Jul24° / 13°7112016.86.5
Aug21° / 11°6611.9014.96.1
Sep14° / 5912.40.412.53.7
Oct / -2°4912.25.810.10.6
Nov-5° / -12°3910.812.47.90.0
Dec-11° / -19°329.512.56.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
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62080
72080
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312872

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zheleznogorsk gets around 17 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 19% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12634
22534
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82131
92030
101930
111929
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201727
211727
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291624
301624
311624

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 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)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 6 h 42 min at the start of January to 8 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:28 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 4:10 PM to 5:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
16.79:284:10
26.79:274:12
36.89:274:13
46.89:274:14
56.89:264:15
66.89:264:17
76.99:254:18
86.99:254:19
96.99:244:21
107.09:234:22
117.09:234:24
127.19:224:26
137.19:214:27
147.19:204:29
157.29:194:31
167.29:184:32
177.39:174:34
187.39:164:36
197.49:154:38
207.49:134:40
217.59:124:42
227.69:114:44
237.69:094:46
247.79:084:48
257.79:064:50
267.89:054:52
277.89:034:54
287.99:014:56
298.09:004:58
308.08:585:00
318.18:565:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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271.0Dim
281.0Dim
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zheleznogorsk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zheleznogorsk.

What to pack for Zheleznogorsk in January

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

In January, Zheleznogorsk sees daytime highs around -14°C and nights near -21°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zheleznogorsk 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 Zheleznogorsk peaks around June 17 at about 5 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 17UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Zheleznogorsk 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 Zheleznogorsk is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.9× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Dec 143 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr16Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov4Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznogorsk?

Zheleznogorsk sits at 56.3°N, 93.5°E, 149 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sosnovoborsk, 19 km away.

Topography around Zheleznogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznogorsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Zheleznogorsk is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
275 m
16 km
427 m
80 km
763 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Sosnovoborsk 19 km · Berëzovka 35 km · Krasnoyarsk 44 km · Zelenogorsk 67 km · Divnogorsk 79 km · Borodino 94 km · Kansk 135 km · Ilanskiy 157 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 Zheleznogorsk (56.2511°, 93.5314°, elevation 149 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).