Weather in Nur-Sultan in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Nur-Sultan;
Average weather
Average temperature in Nur-Sultan in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +12°F with a maximum of +36°F and a minimum of -27°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°F to +9°F.
Is Nur-Sultan warm or cold in January?
Nur-Sultan is typically cold in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°F to +12°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +3°F to -2°F.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
January is the coldest month in Nur-Sultan, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Nur-Sultan in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°F | +12°F | +14°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -42°F | -40°F | -38°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +41°F | +37°F | +41°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 1 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 81% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1027 HPa | 1027 HPa | 1026 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 8 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +16°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 1 mm to 0 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 3 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 12 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Nur-Sultan is gradually decreasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Snow
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Nur-Sultan?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Nur-Sultan in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+43°F) and the highest in 2023 (+51°F). The driest year was 1991 with only 132 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2001 with 397 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nur-Sultan, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.