Hrazdan weather in January

In January, Hrazdan sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hrazdan's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hrazdan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:28 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Hrazdan is capital and largest city of the Kotayk Province, Armenia.

Density
2,357/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 -5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hrazdan reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and -0°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)
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How January really feels in Hrazdan

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.

Hrazdan weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -11°417.28.49.40.0
Feb-3° / -9°548.39.510.40.0
Mar / -5°1011413.711.70.0
Apr / -1°14618.910.5130.7
May13° / 172232.914.22.6
Jun18° / 17221.6014.84.2
Jul20° / 11°15123014.64.6
Aug20° / 11°11420.9013.65.1
Sep17° / 7913.10.312.35.3
Oct12° / 7311.62.810.93.0
Nov / -4°558.56.99.70.2
Dec-2° / -9°447.28.29.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75743
85644
95644
105644
115644
125743
135743
145743
155743
165644
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195446
205347
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225248
235248
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255149
265149
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285050
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305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hrazdan gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12225
22225
32225
42225
52225
62224
72224
82124
92124
102124
112124
122124
132124
142024
152024
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182126
192126
202227
212328
222429
232529
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262731
272732
282832
292833
302933
312933

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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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 8:30 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:305:39
29.28:305:39
39.28:305:40
49.28:305:41
59.28:305:42
69.28:305:43
79.28:305:44
89.28:305:45
99.38:305:45
109.38:305:46
119.38:295:47
129.38:295:48
139.38:295:49
149.48:295:50
159.48:285:51
169.48:285:52
179.48:285:53
189.58:275:55
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209.58:265:57
219.58:265:58
229.68:255:59
239.68:256:00
249.68:246:01
259.68:246:02
269.78:236:04
279.78:226:05
289.78:226:06
299.88:216:07
309.88:206:08
319.88:196:09

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.7Moderate
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172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hrazdan

In seasonPeak

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

Hrazdan's rainy season runs March–September, 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 Hrazdan?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hrazdan.

What to pack for Hrazdan in January

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

In January, Hrazdan sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Hrazdan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hrazdan peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hrazdan 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 Hrazdan is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMay 1121 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hrazdan?

Hrazdan sits at 40.5°N, 44.8°E, 1,702 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Tsaghkadzor, 3.0 km away.

CharentsavanSevanDilijanAbovyanGavarAvanKanaker-Zeytun

Topography around Hrazdan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hrazdan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 1,778 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,395 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,668 m.

The land around Hrazdan is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
342 m
16 km
1,395 m
80 km
3,668 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tsaghkadzor 3.0 km · Charentsavan 16 km · Sevan 17 km · Dilijan 26 km · Abovyan 29 km · Gavar 36 km · Avan 37 km · Kanaker-Zeytun 38 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,474
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%not stated 2%

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 Hrazdan (40.5169°, 44.7559°, elevation 1,702 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).