Russia · 1991–2020 normal

Zapolyarnyy in
January.

Typical January weather in Zapolyarnyy: -2.2°C by day, -7.3°C at night, 36 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-2.2°C
Typical low-7.3°C
Rain36 mm
Wet days11.4

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 48). Daylight is calculated as 0 h 48 from latitude 69.43°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 69.4° the calculated mid-month daylight is 0 h 48. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -7.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -7.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 464790
NOAA station
RSM00022003 · VAJDA-GUBA
Station distance
72 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.