Ghormach weather in January

In January, Ghormach sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ghormach's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghormach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:29 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
51%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Ghormach is town 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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ghormach reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-3
28-3
38-3
48-3
58-3
68-3
78-3
87-3
97-3
107-3
117-4
127-4
137-4
147-4
157-4
167-4
177-4
187-4
197-4
207-4
217-4
227-4
237-4
247-4
257-4
267-4
277-4
288-4
298-4
308-4
318-4

How January really feels in Ghormach

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.

Ghormach weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°538.95.69.91.1
Feb / -2°6910.45.310.61.8
Mar15° / 8712.22.911.74.2
Apr21° / 609.30.512.96.6
May26° / 12°234.6013.97.9
Jun31° / 16°20.6014.46.2
Jul33° / 18°00.1014.25.2
Aug31° / 16°00013.46.2
Sep27° / 12°10.2012.28.8
Oct21° / 51.4011.18.7
Nov15° / 315.41.210.15.1
Dec / -2°407.23.39.62.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
46040
55941
65842
75842
85743
95743
105644
115644
125644
135644
145644
155545
165545
175545
185545
195446
205446
215545
225446
235446
245446
255446
265446
275446
285446
295446
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ghormach gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12313
22413
32514
42514
52615
62716
72716
82817
92817
102818
112818
122918
132919
142919
152919
162919
172919
182919
192919
202919
213019
223019
233019
243019
253119
263119
273219
283220
293320
303320
313320

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
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 7:29 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:295:07
29.67:305:07
39.67:305:08
49.67:305:09
59.77:305:10
69.77:305:10
79.77:305:11
89.77:305:12
99.77:305:13
109.77:305:14
119.77:305:14
129.87:305:15
139.87:305:16
149.87:305:17
159.87:305:18
169.87:295:19
179.87:295:20
189.97:295:21
199.97:285:22
209.97:285:23
219.97:285:24
2210.07:275:25
2310.07:275:26
2410.07:275:27
2510.07:265:28
2610.17:265:29
2710.17:255:30
2810.17:245:31
2910.17:245:32
3010.27:235:33
3110.27:235:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ghormach

In seasonPeak

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

Ghormach sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ghormach?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ghormach.

What to pack for Ghormach in January

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

In January, Ghormach sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Ghormach 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 Ghormach peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 highModerateJul 14UV 11Jan 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ghormach 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 Ghormach is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1732 µg/m³Jan 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ghormach?

Ghormach sits at 35.7°N, 63.8°E, 659 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Maymana, 93 km away.

MaymanaKarukhAndkhoyShahrakSar-e PulShibirghānHerātYolöten

Topography around Ghormach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghormach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,108 m.

The land around Ghormach is covered by bare terrain (38%), cropland (32%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
525 m
80 km
3,108 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Maymana 93 km · Karukh 176 km · Andkhoy 181 km · Shahrak 187 km · Sar-e Pul 201 km · Shibirghān 205 km · Herāt 211 km · Yolöten 216 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 Ghormach (35.7306°, 63.7826°, elevation 659 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).