Mingachevir weather in January

In January, Mingachevir sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°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 Mingachevir's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mingachevir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:20 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Mingachevir is city in Azerbaijan.

Density
2,256/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mingachevir reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
181
281
381
481
581
681
781
871
971
1071
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2980
3080
3180

How January really feels in Mingachevir

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.

Mingachevir weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 224.429.41.2
Feb / 286.12.410.41.9
Mar14° / 519.10.711.74.0
Apr19° / 10°6311.30.113.15.8
May24° / 15°6411014.26.7
Jun30° / 20°476.6014.95.7
Jul33° / 23°314.5014.64.1
Aug33° / 22°324.9013.64.4
Sep27° / 18°536.8012.37.0
Oct21° / 13°507.8010.97.0
Nov13° / 366.10.49.74.3
Dec / 2350.99.11.8

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
145842
155842
165842
175743
185743
195743
205644
215644
225545
235545
245545
255545
265545
275545
285545
295446
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mingachevir gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 4.4 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 14% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1144
2144
3144
4145
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10135
11135
12135
13135
14135
15136
16136
17146
18146
19147
20147
21147
22157
23158
24158
25168
26168
27169
28169
29179
30179
31189

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 8:21 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:215:29
29.18:215:29
39.18:215:30
49.28:215:31
59.28:225:32
69.28:225:33
79.28:215:34
89.28:215:35
99.28:215:35
109.38:215:36
119.38:215:37
129.38:215:38
139.38:215:39
149.38:205:40
159.48:205:41
169.48:205:42
179.48:195:44
189.48:195:45
199.58:185:46
209.58:185:47
219.58:175:48
229.58:175:49
239.68:165:50
249.68:165:51
259.68:155:53
269.78:145:54
279.78:145:55
289.78:135:56
299.88:125:57
309.88:115:58
319.88:116:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mingachevir?

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

1.2
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 Mingachevir.

What to pack for Mingachevir in January

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

In January, Mingachevir sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Mingachevir 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 Mingachevir peaks around July 17 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 17UV 9Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Mingachevir 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 Mingachevir is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodSep 1022 µg/m³Dec 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mingachevir?

Mingachevir sits at 40.8°N, 47.1°E, 26 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Yevlakh, 18 km away.

NaftalanAğdaşBardaTartarShekiUjarGöyçay

Topography around Mingachevir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mingachevir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,031 m.

The land around Mingachevir is covered by artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (25%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
256 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
4,031 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Yevlakh 18 km · Naftalan 35 km · Ağdaş 37 km · Barda 44 km · Tartar 48 km · Sheki 48 km · Ujar 57 km · Göyçay 59 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 Mingachevir (40.7642°, 47.0623°, elevation 26 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).