Aghsu weather in January

In January, Aghsu sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 36% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Aghsu's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aghsu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:14 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Aghsu is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
1735

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 Aghsu reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-1
26-1
36-1
46-1
56-1
66-1
76-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
135-1
145-1
155-1
165-2
175-2
185-2
195-2
205-2
215-2
225-2
235-2
245-2
255-2
265-2
275-2
285-2
295-2
306-2
316-2

How January really feels in Aghsu

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.

Aghsu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°357.45.19.40.3
Feb / -1°478.86.210.40.8
Mar11° / 6410.53.311.72.8
Apr17° / 579.70.5135.3
May23° / 12°467.9014.27.1
Jun28° / 17°335014.86.8
Jul32° / 20°152.7014.65.3
Aug31° / 20°173013.65.5
Sep26° / 16°445.7012.37.6
Oct19° / 11°548.30.110.96.4
Nov12° / 569.41.79.73.1
Dec / 377.43.59.21.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45446
55347
65248
75248
85248
95149
105248
115149
125050
135050
145050
155050
164852
174852
184852
194852
204753
214753
224753
234753
244555
254555
264654
274654
284654
294555
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Aghsu gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 30% 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 (%)
12211
22211
32211
42211
52212
62112
72112
82112
92112
102113
112113
122114
132114
142215
152216
162217
172317
182318
192419
202420
212520
222621
232721
242721
252822
262922
272922
283022
293022
303022
313022

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 06 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:15 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:155:24
29.28:155:25
39.28:155:25
49.28:165:26
59.28:165:27
69.28:165:28
79.28:165:29
89.28:155:30
99.38:155:31
109.38:155:32
119.38:155:33
129.38:155:34
139.38:155:35
149.48:145:36
159.48:145:37
169.48:145:38
179.48:135:39
189.48:135:40
199.58:125:41
209.58:125:42
219.58:125:43
229.68:115:44
239.68:105:45
249.68:105:47
259.68:095:48
269.78:095:49
279.78:085:50
289.78:075:51
299.88:065:52
309.88:065:54
319.88:055:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Aghsu?

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

0.3
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 Aghsu.

What to pack for Aghsu in January

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

In January, Aghsu sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Aghsu 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 Aghsu peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Aghsu 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 Aghsu is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1222 µg/m³Dec 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aghsu?

Aghsu sits at 40.6°N, 48.4°E, 179 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Shemakha, 21 km away.

IsmayilliKyurdarmirGöyçaySabirabadUjarQabalaSaatlı

Topography around Aghsu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aghsu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,177 m.

The land around Aghsu is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
487 m
16 km
939 m
80 km
4,177 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
January weather nearby: Shemakha 21 km · Ismayilli 32 km · Kyurdarmir 33 km · Göyçay 56 km · Sabirabad 63 km · Ujar 63 km · Qabala 65 km · Saatlı 71 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 Aghsu (40.5703°, 48.4009°, elevation 179 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).