Nahrīn weather in January

In January, Nahrīn sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Nahrīn's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nahrīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:09 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nahrīn 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 -0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nahrīn reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 10°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 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-10
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How January really feels in Nahrīn

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Nahrīn weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -10°357.17.29.80.0
Feb / -8°468.77.810.60.0
Mar / -3°7111.57.511.71.1
Apr15° / 12017.23.712.93.6
May19° / 12918.60.713.95.1
Jun23° / 11°377.4014.47.7
Jul26° / 13°71.5014.28.8
Aug25° / 12°30.6013.49.3
Sep21° / 51.10.112.28.9
Oct16° / 265.8111.15.7
Nov / -3°356.94.510.12.0
Dec / -9°245.35.39.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35545
45545
55446
65446
75347
85248
95347
105347
115248
125248
135248
145347
155347
165347
175446
185446
195347
205446
215347
225347
235248
245248
255248
265149
275149
285050
295149
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Nahrīn gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12020
22020
32120
42121
52121
62222
72222
82323
92323
102323
112323
122323
132323
142223
152223
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192122
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252323
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312626

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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196calm
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216calm
226calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
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316calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:094:44
29.67:094:45
39.67:094:46
49.67:094:46
59.67:104:47
69.67:104:48
79.77:104:49
89.77:104:50
99.77:104:50
109.77:104:51
119.77:104:52
129.77:094:53
139.77:094:54
149.87:094:55
159.87:094:56
169.87:094:57
179.87:084:58
189.87:084:59
199.97:085:00
209.97:085:01
219.97:075:02
229.97:075:03
2310.07:065:04
2410.07:065:05
2510.07:055:06
2610.07:055:07
2710.17:045:08
2810.17:045:09
2910.17:035:10
3010.17:035:11
3110.27:025:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nahrīn

In seasonPeak

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

Nahrīn's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Nahrīn?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nahrīn.

What to pack for Nahrīn in January

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

In January, Nahrīn sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Nahrīn 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 Nahrīn peaks around May 24 at about 11 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateMay 24UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nahrīn 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 Nahrīn is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 2027 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nahrīn?

Nahrīn sits at 36.1°N, 69.1°E, 1,138 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Baghlān, 39 km away.

KunduzTaloqanBāzārakAībakJabal os Saraj

Topography around Nahrīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nahrīn has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,997 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,001 m.

The land around Nahrīn is covered by cropland (35%), bare terrain (35%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (32%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
610 m
16 km
1,997 m
80 km
5,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainmoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Baghlān 39 km · Pul-e Khumrī 40 km · Khanabad 69 km · Kunduz 78 km · Taloqan 83 km · Bāzārak 90 km · Aībak 103 km · Jabal os Saraj 106 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 Nahrīn (36.0649°, 69.1334°, elevation 1,138 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).