3,809 places · 1991–2020 normals

Russia in
January.

Day, night and rain figures are the measured January normals from each place’s qualifying NOAA station. Open a place for that month’s full answer.

Read these as long-term planning evidence, not a forecast. Compare daytime and overnight temperature together, then use rainfall and wet-day frequency to judge how often outdoor plans may need flexibility. Mountain, coastal and island conditions can differ sharply over short distances, so the linked place page and its station distance matter more than the country average. Before booking, check current local forecasts, seasonal closures, daylight, transport and any weather warnings. Data collection uses the 1991–2020 station-normal period; the published evidence was rechecked on 3 September 2026.

Use the table to shortlist places, then open each place page to compare the reporting station, distance and all twelve months. A small country table can contain only a few qualifying stations; that is a coverage limit, not evidence that other places share the same conditions.

January normals for the largest listed places in Russia
PlaceDayNightRainWet daysComfort
MoscowMoscow-3.9°C-8.7°C53 mm13.15
Saint PetersburgSt.-Petersburg-2.7°C-7.4°C46 mm12.35
NovosibirskNovosibirsk Oblast-12.8°C-21.5°C24 mm85
YekaterinburgSverdlovsk Oblast-9.5°C-15.7°C25 mm6.65
Nizhniy NovgorodNizhny Novgorod Oblast-6°C-11.1°C50 mm13.25
KazanTatarstan Republic-7.3°C-13.1°C46 mm11.55
OmskOmsk Oblast-12.9°C-21.3°C21 mm6.85
SamaraSamara Oblast-6.9°C-12.6°C55 mm10.65
Rostov-on-DonRostov-0.3°C-5.4°C59 mm9.85
UfaBashkortostan Republic-8.1°C-17.1°C46 mm11.45
KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk Krai-11.8°C-19.4°C17 mm5.65
VoronezhVoronezh Oblast-3.4°C-8.5°C42 mm9.85
VolgogradVolgograd Oblast-3.2°C-8.6°C37 mm8.75
PermPerm Krai-9.5°C-15.9°C45 mm13.15
KrasnodarKrasnodar Krai4.6°C-2.1°C65 mm10.35
SaratovSaratov Oblast-4.9°C-10.5°C45 mm95
TyumenTyumen Oblast-11°C-19.2°C21 mm6.65
TolyattiSamara Oblast-6.3°C-14°C39 mm9.25
IzhevskUdmurtiya Republic-9°C-15.8°C32 mm9.65
BarnaulAltai Krai-11.4°C-20.9°C23 mm7.45
IrkutskIrkutsk Oblast-12.8°C-21.6°C14 mm5.15
KhabarovskKhabarovsk-15.2°C-23.1°C13 mm3.35
YaroslavlYaroslavl Oblast-5.9°C-11.8°C41 mm11.35
VladivostokPrimorye-7.9°C-15°C12 mm25
MakhachkalaDagestan4.1°C-1.8°C31 mm6.25
TomskTomsk Oblast-13.6°C-21.5°C35 mm10.35
OrenburgOrenburg Oblast-8.3°C-15.7°C29 mm7.85
KemerovoKuzbass-12.7°C-21.8°C30 mm9.45
NovokuznetskKuzbass-10.9°C-20.9°C39 mm10.45
Ryazan’Ryazan Oblast-4.7°C-10.4°C39 mm105
AstrakhanAstrakhan Oblast-0.2°C-6.5°C15 mm3.75
PenzaPenza Oblast-5.5°C-11.8°C41 mm10.55
Naberezhnyye ChelnyTatarstan Republic-7.7°C-14.3°C38 mm10.35
LipetskLipetsk Oblast-3.8°C-9.6°C35 mm8.75
KirovKirov Oblast-8.4°C-14.6°C51 mm145
KalininskiySt.-Petersburg-2.7°C-7.4°C46 mm12.35
CheboksaryChuvash Republic-7.3°C-13.8°C40 mm11.15
TulaTula Oblast-4.6°C-10°C41 mm10.15
KaliningradKaliningrad Oblast0.9°C-3.5°C68 mm13.15
KurskKursk Oblast-3.7°C-8.5°C48 mm9.95
StavropolStavropol Kray1.2°C-5°C29 mm6.75
BryanskBryansk Oblast-3.5°C-8.3°C46 mm11.25
TverTver Oblast-4.5°C-10.2°C39 mm115
MagnitogorskChelyabinsk-10.7°C-20.5°C19 mm5.35
IvanovoIvanovo Oblast-5.9°C-11.8°C41 mm11.35
Nizhny TagilSverdlovsk Oblast-12.4°C-18.8°C57 mm155
Ulan-UdeBuryatiya Republic-17.6°C-27.1°C5 mm1.45
Arkhangel’skArkhangelskaya-8.5°C-15.3°C41 mm11.85
ChitaZabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray-17.2°C-30.4°C3 mm0.95
BelgorodBelgorod Oblast-3.3°C-8.3°C46 mm10.75
KalugaKaluga Oblast-4.2°C-9.1°C41 mm10.85
KrasnogvargeiskySt.-Petersburg-2.7°C-7.4°C46 mm12.35
SmolenskSmolensk Oblast-3.5°C-8.4°C48 mm12.95
SochiKrasnodar Krai9.8°C3.7°C176 mm13.75
VolzhskyVolgograd Oblast-3.2°C-8.6°C37 mm8.75
SaranskMordoviya Republic-5.8°C-13.7°C33 mm9.35
VologdaVologda Oblast-6.9°C-13.3°C36 mm10.85
KurganKurgan Oblast-11.6°C-19.5°C18 mm5.95
VladikavkazNorth Ossetia–Alania3.4°C-5.3°C29 mm65
SurgutKhanty-Mansia-15.9°C-23.9°C29 mm9.25