Ganja weather in January

In January, Ganja sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 43% 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 Ganja's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ganja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:22 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Ganja is city in Azerbaijan.

Density
1,110/km²
people per km²
Founded
~660 CE

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 Ganja reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 11°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)
16-2
26-2
36-2
46-2
56-2
66-2
76-2
85-2
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-2
135-2
145-2
155-2
165-2
175-3
185-3
195-3
205-3
215-3
225-3
235-3
245-3
255-3
265-3
275-3
285-3
295-3
305-3
315-3

How January really feels in Ganja

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.

Ganja weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°204.94.29.40.1
Feb / -2°266.55.710.40.7
Mar11° / 5110.35.211.72.6
Apr16° / 7615.21.613.14.4
May21° / 13°9618.6014.25.4
Jun26° / 17°7614.5014.96.1
Jul29° / 20°6010.8014.65.7
Aug29° / 19°479.8013.66.0
Sep24° / 15°4410.1012.37.0
Oct18° / 10°459.50.410.96.0
Nov11° / 306.42.29.73.1
Dec / -1°174.63.29.10.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116139
126139
136139
146238
156139
166040
176040
185941
195941
205842
215743
225743
235743
245644
255644
265644
275644
285545
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ganja gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11410
21410
31511
41511
51511
61512
71512
81512
91512
101513
111513
121513
131513
141513
151513
161513
171513
181513
191513
201514
211614
221614
231614
241715
251715
261715
271716
281816
291816
301917
311917

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 8:24 AM to 8:13 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:245:32
29.18:245:32
39.28:245:33
49.28:245:34
59.28:245:35
69.28:245:36
79.28:245:37
89.28:245:38
99.28:245:39
109.38:245:39
119.38:245:40
129.38:235:41
139.38:235:42
149.38:235:43
159.48:235:44
169.48:225:46
179.48:225:47
189.48:215:48
199.58:215:49
209.58:205:50
219.58:205:51
229.58:195:52
239.68:195:53
249.68:185:54
259.68:185:56
269.78:175:57
279.78:165:58
289.78:165:59
299.88:156:00
309.88:146:01
319.88:136:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ganja

In seasonPeak

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

Ganja's rainy season runs March–October, 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 Ganja?

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

0.1
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 Ganja.

What to pack for Ganja in January

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

In January, Ganja sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ganja 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 Ganja peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ganja 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 Ganja is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1922 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ganja?

Ganja sits at 40.7°N, 46.4°E, 409 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Göygöl, 11 km away.

ShamkirNaftalanMingachevirGovlarTartarYevlakhBarda

Topography around Ganja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ganja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,664 m.

The land around Ganja is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
1,006 m
80 km
3,664 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Göygöl 11 km · Shamkir 33 km · Naftalan 43 km · Mingachevir 60 km · Govlar 61 km · Tartar 61 km · Yevlakh 67 km · Barda 73 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 Ganja (40.6816°, 46.3613°, elevation 409 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).