Göygöl weather in January

In January, Göygöl sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 5.8 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 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Göygöl's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Göygöl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:22 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
48%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Göygöl is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
1819

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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Göygöl reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 6°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)
12-6
22-6
32-6
42-6
52-6
62-6
72-7
81-7
91-7
101-7
111-7
121-7
131-7
141-7
151-7
161-7
171-7
181-8
191-8
201-8
211-8
221-8
231-8
241-8
251-8
261-8
271-8
281-8
291-8
301-8
311-7

How January really feels in Göygöl

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.

Göygöl 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 / -7°255.869.40.0
Feb / -6°347.57.710.40.0
Mar / -2°7514.59.811.70.4
Apr11° / 13521.14.1131.9
May16° / 20025.20.314.23.2
Jun20° / 12°17021.5014.84.6
Jul23° / 14°11716014.66.1
Aug23° / 14°9915013.66.2
Sep19° / 11°10116.3012.35.1
Oct14° / 8114.41.110.93.5
Nov / -1°448.44.39.71.0
Dec / -5°235.55.19.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36139
46238
56238
66238
76139
86139
96139
106139
116238
126238
136238
146238
156139
166139
176139
186139
196139
206040
216040
225941
236040
246040
255941
265941
275842
285941
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Göygöl gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11717
21717
31817
41818
51818
61818
71819
81819
91819
101819
111819
121819
131819
141819
151819
161819
171819
181819
191819
201820
211820
221920
231920
241921
252021
262022
272022
282022
292123
302123
312223

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
29.28:245:33
39.28:245:34
49.28:245:35
59.28:245:35
69.28:245:36
79.28:245:37
89.28:245:38
99.38:245:39
109.38:245:40
119.38:235:41
129.38:235:42
139.38:235:43
149.48:235:44
159.48:225:45
169.48:225:46
179.48:225:47
189.48:215:48
199.58:215:49
209.58:205:50
219.58:205:51
229.68:195:53
239.68:195:54
249.68:185:55
259.68:185:56
269.78:175:57
279.78:165:58
289.78:155:59
299.88:156:01
309.88:146:02
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 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Göygöl

In seasonPeak

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

Göygöl's rainy season runs April–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 Göygöl?

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 Göygöl.

What to pack for Göygöl in January

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

In January, Göygöl sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Göygöl 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 Göygöl peaks around July 24 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 24UV 10Dec 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Göygöl 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 Göygöl 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 Göygöl?

Göygöl sits at 40.6°N, 46.3°E, 686 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Ganja, 11 km away.

ShamkirNaftalanTartarGovlarMingachevirYevlakhBarda

Topography around Göygöl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Göygöl has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 683 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,827 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,663 m.

The land around Göygöl is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
1,827 m
80 km
3,663 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ganja 11 km · Shamkir 37 km · Naftalan 43 km · Tartar 58 km · Govlar 64 km · Mingachevir 66 km · Yevlakh 70 km · Barda 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 Göygöl (40.5858°, 46.3189°, elevation 686 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).