Eslam Qaleh weather in January

In January, Eslam Qaleh sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Eslam Qaleh's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eslam Qaleh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:38 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
42%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Eslam Qaleh is human settlement in Afghanistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Eslam Qaleh reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1110
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How January really feels in Eslam Qaleh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Eslam Qaleh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / -0°335.51.69.92.8
Feb13° / 416.61.810.73.9
Mar18° / 477.20.411.76.3
Apr25° / 12°234012.87.8
May31° / 17°51.2013.85.8
Jun35° / 22°00014.33.3
Jul37° / 24°00014.12.4
Aug35° / 22°00013.33.5
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.3
Oct25° / 10°30.7011.19.2
Nov17° / 132.80.310.26.7
Dec12° / 224.51.19.73.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56832
66832
76634
86634
96535
106535
116535
126436
136436
146436
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226634
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296634
306733
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Eslam Qaleh gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1144
2144
3154
4154
5154
6155
7165
8165
9166
10166
11166
12166
13166
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19186
20185
21185
22195
23195
24205
25205
26205
27215
28215
29215
30225
31225

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:375:20
29.77:385:21
39.77:385:22
49.77:385:22
59.87:385:23
69.87:385:24
79.87:385:25
89.87:385:26
99.87:385:26
109.87:385:27
119.87:385:28
129.87:385:29
139.97:385:30
149.97:385:31
159.97:385:32
169.97:385:32
179.97:375:33
1810.07:375:34
1910.07:375:35
2010.07:375:36
2110.07:365:37
2210.07:365:38
2310.17:355:39
2410.17:355:40
2510.17:355:41
2610.17:345:42
2710.27:345:43
2810.27:335:44
2910.27:335:45
3010.27:325:46
3110.37:315:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Eslam Qaleh

In seasonPeak

None of Eslam Qaleh's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Eslam Qaleh sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Eslam Qaleh?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eslam Qaleh.

What to pack for Eslam Qaleh in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Eslam Qaleh sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Eslam Qaleh in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eslam Qaleh peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Eslam Qaleh in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Eslam Qaleh is worst in July — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 31 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2294 µg/m³Jan 1432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul95Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov42Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Eslam Qaleh?

Eslam Qaleh sits at 34.7°N, 61.1°E, 726 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Tāybād, 28 km away.

Torbat-e JāmKhvāfHerātKarukhKushkShīnḏanḏ

Topography around Eslam Qaleh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Eslam Qaleh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eslam Qaleh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 726 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Eslam Qaleh is covered by bare terrain (50%) and cropland (46%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
1,623 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Tāybād 28 km · Torbat-e Jām 76 km · Khvāf 85 km · Herāt 110 km · Karukh 141 km · Kushk 173 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 181 km · Shīnḏanḏ 181 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Eslam Qaleh (34.6667°, 61.0667°, elevation 726 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).