Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Zhigansk in
January.

Typical January weather in Zhigansk: -33.5°C by day, -40°C at night, 16 mm of rain over 5.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-33.5°C
Typical low-40°C
Rain16 mm
Wet days5.8

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 80). Daylight is calculated as 3 h 57 from latitude 66.77°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 66.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 3 h 57. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -40°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -40°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2012530
NOAA station
RSM00024343 · ZHIGANSK
Station distance
1 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 29 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.