Zaqatala weather in January

In January, Zaqatala sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zaqatala's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaqatala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
1st coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:24 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
49%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zaqatala is city 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 -4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zaqatala reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 2°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)
1-2-10
2-2-10
3-3-10
4-3-10
5-3-11
6-3-11
7-3-11
8-3-11
9-3-11
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12-3-11
13-3-11
14-4-11
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How January really feels in Zaqatala

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Zaqatala 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-4° / -11°2867.49.30.0
Feb-3° / -10°367.38.210.30.0
Mar / -6°6410.710.611.70.0
Apr / -1°92148.213.10.5
May12° / 8814.41.414.32.8
Jun17° / 74110.1155.3
Jul19° / 11°7110.40.114.76.6
Aug19° / 11°507.8013.77.0
Sep15° / 527.10.312.35.2
Oct / 527.92.810.92.2
Nov / -6°517.46.49.70.0
Dec-2° / -10°295.86.290.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56139
66139
76139
86139
96040
106040
116040
126040
136040
146040
155941
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195842
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285545
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zaqatala gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 19% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11619
21619
31619
41619
51620
61620
71620
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242227
252327
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272328
282428
292428
302429
312529

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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Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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214calm
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264calm
274calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 8:26 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:265:27
29.08:265:28
39.18:265:29
49.18:265:30
59.18:265:31
69.18:265:32
79.18:265:33
89.18:265:33
99.18:265:34
109.28:265:35
119.28:255:36
129.28:255:37
139.28:255:38
149.28:255:39
159.38:245:41
169.38:245:42
179.38:235:43
189.38:235:44
199.48:235:45
209.48:225:46
219.48:215:47
229.58:215:48
239.58:205:50
249.58:205:51
259.58:195:52
269.68:185:53
279.68:185:54
289.68:175:56
299.78:165:57
309.78:155:58
319.78:145:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
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
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zaqatala?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zaqatala.

What to pack for Zaqatala in January

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

In January, Zaqatala sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zaqatala 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 Zaqatala peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 16UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Zaqatala 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 Zaqatala is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1616 µg/m³Dec 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zaqatala?

Zaqatala sits at 41.6°N, 46.6°E, 503 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Qax, 33 km away.

QaxShekiTelaviMingachevirShamkirGovlarGanjaGöygöl

Topography around Zaqatala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaqatala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m around an average of 530 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,734 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,013 m.

The land around Zaqatala is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
527 m
16 km
2,734 m
80 km
4,013 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Qax 33 km · Sheki 66 km · Telavi 103 km · Mingachevir 103 km · Shamkir 103 km · Govlar 108 km · Ganja 108 km · Göygöl 119 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 Zaqatala (41.6316°, 46.6448°, elevation 503 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).