Sim Weather in January
Sim in January
The short of it: Sim in January averages a high of -8 °C (18 °F) and a low of -16 °C (3 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 7 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -8° · low -16° · rain 32 mm · daylight 7 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & May
January in Sim brings afternoons near -8° and nights around -16°, with about 32 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Sim: highs scarcely reach -8°, nights fall to -16°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 7 h 45 min in mid-January, 33 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and May.
Against its neighbours, Sim runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Min’yar, 13 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
January in Sim, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 7 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min’yarChelyabinsk | 13 km NW | -8° | -16° | 32 mm |
| KropachëvoChelyabinsk | 19 km E | -9° | -17° | 32 mm |
| AshaChelyabinsk | 28 km W | -8° | -16° | 34 mm |
| Ust’-KatavChelyabinsk | 31 km ESE | -8° | -16° | 30 mm |
| Katav-IvanovskChelyabinsk | 42 km SE | -9° | -17° | 31 mm |
| VyazovayaChelyabinsk | 43 km ESE | -9° | -17° | 29 mm |
| Ulu-TelyakBashkortostan Republic | 46 km W | -8° | -16° | 36 mm |
| Yuryuzan’Chelyabinsk | 48 km ESE | -9° | -17° | 29 mm |