Sabirabad weather in January

In January, Sabirabad sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 4.2 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sabirabad's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabirabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:12 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Sabirabad is city in Azerbaijan.

Density
25/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sabirabad reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°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)
192
292
392
492
592
692
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3091
3191

How January really feels in Sabirabad

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.

Sabirabad 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 / 204.21.49.51.9
Feb10° / 285.71.610.42.6
Mar15° / 377.30.311.74.7
Apr21° / 10°336.80136.8
May27° / 15°285.7014.26.8
Jun33° / 20°183014.84.1
Jul36° / 23°81.5014.52.5
Aug35° / 23°81.4013.63.0
Sep30° / 19°253.7012.36.2
Oct23° / 14°325.4010.97.5
Nov15° / 325.60.29.85.0
Dec10° / 245.10.79.22.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
44951
54852
64852
74852
84753
94753
104753
114654
124555
134555
144456
154456
164456
174456
184456
194357
204258
214258
224258
234357
244357
254456
264456
274456
284456
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sabirabad gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1153
2153
3153
4143
5143
6143
7133
8133
9123
10123
11123
12123
13113
14113
15114
16114
17124
18124
19124
20135
21135
22145
23146
24156
25156
26156
27166
28166
29167
30177
31177

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 8:13 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:135:25
29.28:135:26
39.28:135:27
49.28:135:28
59.38:145:29
69.38:145:29
79.38:135:30
89.38:135:31
99.38:135:32
109.38:135:33
119.38:135:34
129.48:135:35
139.48:135:36
149.48:125:37
159.48:125:38
169.58:125:39
179.58:115:40
189.58:115:41
199.58:115:42
209.68:105:43
219.68:105:44
229.68:095:45
239.68:095:47
249.78:085:48
259.78:075:49
269.78:075:50
279.78:065:51
289.88:055:52
299.88:055:53
309.88:045:55
319.98:035:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.95 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
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Dim
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 Sabirabad?

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

1.9
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 Sabirabad.

What to pack for Sabirabad in January

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

In January, Sabirabad sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sabirabad 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 Sabirabad 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sabirabad 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 Sabirabad is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1524 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sabirabad?

Sabirabad sits at 40.0°N, 48.5°E, -11 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Saatlı, 13 km away.

ImishliŞirvanHacıqabulKyurdarmirPushkinoPārsābād

Topography around Sabirabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabirabad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of -13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,405 m.

The land around Sabirabad is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
1,405 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Saatlı 13 km · Əhmədbəyli 16 km · Imishli 39 km · Şirvan 39 km · Hacıqabul 40 km · Kyurdarmir 46 km · Pushkino 61 km · Pārsābād 62 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 Sabirabad (40.0087°, 48.477°, elevation -11 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).