Gardez weather in January

In January, Gardez sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gardez's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gardez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:02 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
40%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Gardez is city in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to -1°C by the end.

A typical January day in Gardez reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 5°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-8
21-8
31-8
41-8
51-8
60-9
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90-9
100-9
110-9
12-1-9
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31-1-9

How January really feels in Gardez

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.

Gardez weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -9°436.46.7100.0
Feb / -8°628.78.510.80.0
Mar / -2°729.56.211.70.9
Apr15° / 6910.71.512.84.5
May21° / 458.9013.77.0
Jun25° / 13°417.7014.27.9
Jul27° / 15°5411.60146.9
Aug26° / 15°4711.8013.27.1
Sep23° / 11°185.2012.28.4
Oct17° / 102.30.111.26.9
Nov10° / 203.61.810.32.8
Dec / -5°234.14.19.80.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
46931
56931
66832
76832
86733
96733
106634
116733
126733
136733
146733
156832
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286634
296634
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316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gardez gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11616
21617
31717
41717
51718
61818
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312729

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:024:50
29.87:024:51
39.87:024:52
49.87:034:53
59.87:034:53
69.97:034:54
79.97:034:55
89.97:034:56
99.97:034:56
109.97:034:57
119.97:034:58
129.97:034:59
139.97:035:00
1410.07:035:01
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2810.36:585:13
2910.36:585:14
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3110.36:575:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gardez?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gardez.

What to pack for Gardez in January

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

In January, Gardez sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Gardez in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gardez peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 18UV 13Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Gardez 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 Gardez is worst in February — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1123 µg/m³Oct 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gardez?

Gardez sits at 33.6°N, 69.2°E, 2,308 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Baraki Barak, 48 km away.

GhazniKabulPaghmānIstālifJalālābādMarkaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn

Topography around Gardez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gardez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 2,315 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,361 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,657 m.

The land around Gardez is covered by cropland (36%), bare terrain (35%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (48%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
1,361 m
80 km
3,657 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Baraki Barak 48 km · Khōst 71 km · Ghazni 75 km · Kabul 104 km · Paghmān 113 km · Istālif 138 km · Jalālābād 146 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 149 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 Gardez (33.5974°, 69.2259°, elevation 2,308 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).