Ujar weather in January

In January, Ujar sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 5.4 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 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Ujar's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ujar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:17 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Ujar is city in Azerbaijan.

Founded
1941

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 Ujar reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Ujar

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.

Ujar 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 / -0°305.429.41.5
Feb10° / 387.22.610.42.2
Mar14° / 599.90.711.74.3
Apr20° / 6510.80136.1
May26° / 14°6810.9014.26.6
Jun31° / 19°546.6014.85.2
Jul34° / 22°303.9014.63.7
Aug34° / 22°334.8013.63.9
Sep28° / 18°676.8012.36.6
Oct22° / 12°577.6010.97.1
Nov14° / 456.60.49.74.6
Dec / 315.90.99.22.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85545
95545
105545
115545
125644
135545
145545
155545
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185347
195347
205248
215248
225149
235050
245050
255050
265050
275050
284951
294951
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ujar gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1174
2175
3175
4175
5175
6175
7175
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17166
18166
19176
20177
21177
22188
23188
24188
25198
26199
27199
28209
29209
30219
31219

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 (%)
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28100
29100
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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
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317calm

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 8:18 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:185:27
29.28:185:28
39.28:185:29
49.28:185:29
59.28:185:30
69.28:185:31
79.28:185:32
89.28:185:33
99.38:185:34
109.38:185:35
119.38:185:36
129.38:185:37
139.38:175:38
149.48:175:39
159.48:175:40
169.48:175:41
179.48:165:42
189.58:165:43
199.58:155:44
209.58:155:45
219.58:145:46
229.68:145:47
239.68:135:48
249.68:135:50
259.68:125:51
269.78:115:52
279.78:115:53
289.78:105:54
299.88:095:55
309.88:085:57
319.88:085:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ujar?

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

1.5
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 Ujar.

What to pack for Ujar in January

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

In January, Ujar sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ujar 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 Ujar 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
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ujar 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 Ujar is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1122 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ujar?

Ujar sits at 40.5°N, 47.7°E, 18 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Göyçay, 16 km away.

YevlakhKyurdarmirBardaIsmayilliQabalaAghjabadi

Topography around Ujar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ujar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,451 m.

The land around Ujar is covered by cropland (39%), shrubs (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
4,451 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Göyçay 16 km · Ağdaş 21 km · Yevlakh 44 km · Kyurdarmir 47 km · Barda 47 km · Ismayilli 51 km · Qabala 54 km · Aghjabadi 55 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 Ujar (40.519°, 47.6542°, elevation 18 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).