Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Snezhnogorsk in
January.

Typical January weather in Snezhnogorsk: -23.2°C by day, -31.5°C at night, 34 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-23.2°C
Typical low-31.5°C
Rain34 mm
Wet days12.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 76). Daylight is calculated as 2 h 55 from latitude 68.09°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 68.1° the calculated mid-month daylight is 2 h 55. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -31.5°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -31.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 1491600
NOAA station
RSM00023274 · IGARKA
Station distance
86.1 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.