Aghdam weather in January

In January, Aghdam sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°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 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Aghdam's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aghdam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:18 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Aghdam is city in Azerbaijan, administrative centre of the Aghdam District.

Founded
1701

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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Aghdam reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-2
27-2
37-2
47-2
57-2
67-2
77-2
87-2
96-3
106-3
116-3
126-3
136-3
146-3
156-3
166-3
176-3
186-3
196-3
206-3
216-3
226-3
236-3
246-3
256-3
266-3
276-3
286-3
296-3
306-3
316-3

How January really feels in Aghdam

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.

Aghdam weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°3164.59.50.6
Feb / -2°438.45.710.41.1
Mar12° / 7011.42.911.72.9
Apr17° / 7112.60.6134.9
May22° / 13°7112.4014.26.3
Jun27° / 17°447014.86.9
Jul31° / 20°162.9014.55.8
Aug30° / 20°193.3013.65.9
Sep25° / 16°577.9012.37.3
Oct19° / 10°629.30.110.96.3
Nov12° / 487.61.29.83.5
Dec / -1°326.43.29.21.4

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45842
55842
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115743
125743
135743
145644
155545
165545
175545
185446
195446
205347
215248
225248
235149
245149
255149
265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Aghdam gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11610
21710
31711
41711
51711
61712
71812
81812
91812
101813
111813
121813
131813
141814
151814
161814
171914
181915
191915
202015
212016
222116
232117
242217
252217
262318
272318
282418
292419
302519
312519

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:19 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:195:32
29.28:195:32
39.28:205:33
49.28:205:34
59.38:205:35
69.38:205:36
79.38:205:37
89.38:205:37
99.38:205:38
109.38:195:39
119.38:195:40
129.48:195:41
139.48:195:42
149.48:195:43
159.48:185:44
169.58:185:45
179.58:185:46
189.58:175:47
199.58:175:48
209.68:165:49
219.68:165:51
229.68:155:52
239.68:155:53
249.78:145:54
259.78:145:55
269.78:135:56
279.88:125:57
289.88:125:58
299.88:116:00
309.88:106:01
319.98:096:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Aghdam?

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

0.6
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 Aghdam.

What to pack for Aghdam in January

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

In January, Aghdam sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Aghdam 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 Aghdam peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Aghdam 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 Aghdam is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 2124 µg/m³Dec 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aghdam?

Aghdam sits at 40.0°N, 46.9°E, 374 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Shusha, 30 km away.

ShushaTartarAghjabadiBardaFuzuliNaftalanBeylaganYevlakh

Topography around Aghdam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aghdam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,213 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,677 m.

The land around Aghdam is covered by grassland (53%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
1,213 m
80 km
3,677 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
January weather nearby: Shusha 30 km · Tartar 39 km · Aghjabadi 46 km · Barda 46 km · Fuzuli 47 km · Naftalan 58 km · Beylagan 64 km · Yevlakh 72 km

Azerbaijan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,411
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
58%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 454
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Aghdam (39.991°, 46.9274°, elevation 374 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).