Hövsan weather in January

In January, Hövsan sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Hövsan's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hövsan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:06 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Hövsan is human settlement in Azerbaijan.

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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hövsan reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
197
287
387
486
586
686
786
886
986
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1676
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2075
2175
2275
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2475
2575
2675
2775
2875
2975
3075
3175

Hövsan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 205.60.69.41.3
Feb / 235.41.210.41.1
Mar / 214.90.211.72.0
Apr13° / 11°205.30134.1
May19° / 16°133.3014.27.2
Jun24° / 21°51.5014.88.9
Jul27° / 24°61.2014.68.4
Aug28° / 25°61.2013.68.2
Sep24° / 22°183.3012.38.5
Oct19° / 17°285.6010.97.0
Nov14° / 12°377.20.19.84.2
Dec10° / 265.40.39.22.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34555
44456
54357
64357
74258
84159
94060
104060
114060
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193862
203862
213961
223862
233763
243862
253862
263862
273961
283961
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hövsan gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1151
2161
3161
4161
5161
6161
7161
8161
9161
10161
11161
12161
13171
14171
15171
16171
17172
18182
19182
20192
21192
22192
23203
24203
25203
26203
27204
28204
29204
30215
31215

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 23 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
523breezy
623breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1122breezy
1222breezy
1322breezy
1422breezy
1523breezy
1623breezy
1723breezy
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2123breezy
2223breezy
2323breezy
2423breezy
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2824breezy
2924breezy
3024breezy
3124breezy

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 8:08 AM to 7:58 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:085:18
29.28:085:19
39.28:085:19
49.28:085:20
59.28:085:21
69.28:085:22
79.28:085:23
89.38:085:24
99.38:085:25
109.38:085:25
119.38:085:26
129.38:085:27
139.48:075:28
149.48:075:29
159.48:075:30
169.48:065:31
179.48:065:33
189.58:065:34
199.58:055:35
209.58:055:36
219.58:045:37
229.68:045:38
239.68:035:39
249.68:035:40
259.78:025:41
269.78:015:43
279.78:015:44
289.88:005:45
299.87:595:46
309.87:585:47
319.87:585:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.1Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.2Moderate
282.2Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Hövsan?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hövsan.

What to pack for Hövsan in January

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

In January, Hövsan sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Hövsan in January

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 12 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb7Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Hövsan 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 Hövsan peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highModerateLowJul 19UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep4Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hövsan 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 Hövsan is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1926 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hövsan?

Hövsan sits at 40.4°N, 50.1°E, -19 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Yeni Suraxanı, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Hövsan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hövsan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of -16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Hövsan is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, water (41%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Yeni Suraxanı 7.0 km · Biny Selo 8.0 km · Qaraçuxur 10 km · Amirdzhan 10 km · Bakıxanov 11 km · Sabunçu 14 km · Mardakan 14 km · Buzovna 16 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 Hövsan (40.3744°, 50.0853°, elevation -19 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).