Is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky hot in January?
Days are typically cold at -3.9°C, while nights average -8.8°C.
Russia · 1991–2020 normal
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in
January.
Typical January weather in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: -3.9°C by day, -8.8°C at night, 109 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-3.9°C
Typical low-8.8°C
Rain109 mm
Wet days9.7
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (July leads the year at 60). Daylight is calculated as 8 h 04 from latitude 53.06°. Open-water sea temperature is 1.1°C (21 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 109 mm across about 10 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 8 h 04 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 6 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
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Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -8.8°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2122104
- NOAA station
- RSM00032583 · PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKIJ
- Station distance
- 9.1 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.
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