Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Khandyga in
January.

Typical January weather in Khandyga: -38.1°C by day, -44.7°C at night, 8 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-38.1°C
Typical low-44.7°C
Rain8 mm
Wet days3.1

Comfort score 5 this month (June leads the year at 83). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 52 from latitude 62.65°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 62.7° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 52. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -44.7°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -44.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 2022773
NOAA station
RSM00024763 · KREST-HALDZHAY
Station distance
61.6 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.