Ayagoz weather in January

In January, Ayagoz sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -19°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ayagoz's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayagoz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -11°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -19°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 18 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 8 h 36 min; 8:30 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 10th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.67 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Ayagoz is city in East Kazakhstan.

Density: 194/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1831

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ayagoz reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -19°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10
Avg low (°C)	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20	-20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-18
2	-10	-18
3	-10	-18
4	-10	-18
5	-10	-18
6	-10	-18
7	-10	-19
8	-10	-19
9	-10	-19
10	-10	-19
11	-11	-19
12	-11	-19
13	-11	-19
14	-11	-19
15	-11	-19
16	-11	-19
17	-11	-20
18	-11	-20
19	-11	-20
20	-11	-20
21	-11	-20
22	-11	-20
23	-11	-20
24	-11	-20
25	-11	-20
26	-11	-20
27	-11	-20
28	-11	-20
29	-11	-20
30	-10	-20
31	-10	-20

How January really feels in Ayagoz

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ayagoz 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-11° / -19°	18	5.2	6.6	8.6	0.0
Feb	-8° / -18°	16	4.9	5	9.9	0.0
Mar	-0° / -10°	19	4.9	3.8	11.6	0.1
Apr	13° / 0°	26	6.4	1.3	13.4	4.0
May	20° / 7°	29	6.6	0.1	14.9	6.9
Jun	25° / 12°	35	7.3	0	15.7	7.4
Jul	27° / 14°	41	9.2	0	15.4	6.8
Aug	26° / 12°	23	4.9	0	14.1	7.9
Sep	20° / 6°	18	4.4	0	12.4	7.3
Oct	12° / -1°	27	6.5	1.9	10.6	3.3
Nov	1° / -9°	34	7.3	6.3	9	0.1
Dec	-8° / -16°	25	6.8	7.8	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	37	37	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	40
Cloudier (%)	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ayagoz gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Snow chance (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	24
2	20	24
3	20	24
4	20	24
5	19	24
6	19	24
7	19	24
8	19	24
9	19	25
10	19	25
11	19	25
12	19	25
13	19	25
14	19	25
15	19	24
16	19	24
17	19	24
18	18	23
19	18	23
20	17	22
21	17	21
22	16	20
23	16	19
24	15	19
25	15	18
26	15	18
27	15	17
28	15	17
29	15	17
30	15	17
31	15	17

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:34 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 4:49 PM to 5:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.2	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:34	8:34	8:34	8:34	8:34	8:34	8:34	8:34	8:33	8:33	8:33	8:32	8:32	8:31	8:31	8:30	8:29	8:29	8:28	8:27	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17
Sunset (PM)	4:49	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:12	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:18	5:19	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.2	8:34	4:49
2	8.3	8:34	4:49
3	8.3	8:34	4:50
4	8.3	8:34	4:51
5	8.3	8:34	4:52
6	8.3	8:34	4:53
7	8.3	8:34	4:54
8	8.4	8:34	4:55
9	8.4	8:33	4:57
10	8.4	8:33	4:58
11	8.4	8:33	4:59
12	8.5	8:32	5:00
13	8.5	8:32	5:01
14	8.5	8:31	5:02
15	8.6	8:31	5:04
16	8.6	8:30	5:05
17	8.6	8:29	5:06
18	8.6	8:29	5:08
19	8.7	8:28	5:09
20	8.7	8:27	5:10
21	8.8	8:27	5:12
22	8.8	8:26	5:13
23	8.8	8:25	5:15
24	8.9	8:24	5:16
25	8.9	8:23	5:18
26	8.9	8:22	5:19
27	9.0	8:21	5:21
28	9.0	8:20	5:22
29	9.1	8:19	5:24
30	9.1	8:18	5:25
31	9.2	8:17	5:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.3	Dim
2	1.4	Dim
3	1.4	Dim
4	1.4	Dim
5	1.4	Dim
6	1.4	Dim
7	1.4	Dim
8	1.4	Dim
9	1.5	Dim
10	1.5	Dim
11	1.5	Dim
12	1.5	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.6	Dim
15	1.6	Dim
16	1.6	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.7	Dim
19	1.7	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ayagoz?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ayagoz.

What to pack for Ayagoz in January

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

In January, Ayagoz sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -19°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ayagoz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayagoz peaks around May 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	5	8	6	8	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Ayagoz?

Ayagoz sits at 48.0°N, 80.4°E, 665 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kalbatau, 173 km away.

Topography around Ayagoz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayagoz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 660 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,167 m.

The land around Ayagoz is covered by grassland (62%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (97%) within 16 km, and grassland (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

107 m

grassland 62%

16 km

232 m

grassland 97%

80 km

1,167 m

grassland 99%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← December Ayagoz year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Kalbatau 173 km · Maqanshy 178 km · Semey 273 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 274 km · Sarqant 286 km · Shemonaikha 315 km · Zaysan 336 km · Altay 342 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,692; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 92%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.6; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 417
Religion

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 Ayagoz (47.9645°, 80.4344°, elevation 665 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-18
2	-10	-18
3	-10	-18
4	-10	-18
5	-10	-18
6	-10	-18
7	-10	-19
8	-10	-19
9	-10	-19
10	-10	-19
11	-11	-19
12	-11	-19
13	-11	-19
14	-11	-19
15	-11	-19
16	-11	-19
17	-11	-20
18	-11	-20
19	-11	-20
20	-11	-20
21	-11	-20
22	-11	-20
23	-11	-20
24	-11	-20
25	-11	-20
26	-11	-20
27	-11	-20
28	-11	-20
29	-11	-20
30	-10	-20
31	-10	-20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	24
2	20	24
3	20	24
4	20	24
5	19	24
6	19	24
7	19	24
8	19	24
9	19	25
10	19	25
11	19	25
12	19	25
13	19	25
14	19	25
15	19	24
16	19	24
17	19	24
18	18	23
19	18	23
20	17	22
21	17	21
22	16	20
23	16	19
24	15	19
25	15	18
26	15	18
27	15	17
28	15	17
29	15	17
30	15	17
31	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-18
2	-10	-18
3	-10	-18
4	-10	-18
5	-10	-18
6	-10	-18
7	-10	-19
8	-10	-19
9	-10	-19
10	-10	-19
11	-11	-19
12	-11	-19
13	-11	-19
14	-11	-19
15	-11	-19
16	-11	-19
17	-11	-20
18	-11	-20
19	-11	-20
20	-11	-20
21	-11	-20
22	-11	-20
23	-11	-20
24	-11	-20
25	-11	-20
26	-11	-20
27	-11	-20
28	-11	-20
29	-11	-20
30	-10	-20
31	-10	-20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	24
2	20	24
3	20	24
4	20	24
5	19	24
6	19	24
7	19	24
8	19	24
9	19	25
10	19	25
11	19	25
12	19	25
13	19	25
14	19	25
15	19	24
16	19	24
17	19	24
18	18	23
19	18	23
20	17	22
21	17	21
22	16	20
23	16	19
24	15	19
25	15	18
26	15	18
27	15	17
28	15	17
29	15	17
30	15	17
31	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-18
2	-10	-18
3	-10	-18
4	-10	-18
5	-10	-18
6	-10	-18
7	-10	-19
8	-10	-19
9	-10	-19
10	-10	-19
11	-11	-19
12	-11	-19
13	-11	-19
14	-11	-19
15	-11	-19
16	-11	-19
17	-11	-20
18	-11	-20
19	-11	-20
20	-11	-20
21	-11	-20
22	-11	-20
23	-11	-20
24	-11	-20
25	-11	-20
26	-11	-20
27	-11	-20
28	-11	-20
29	-11	-20
30	-10	-20
31	-10	-20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	35	65
15	35	65
16	37	63
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	41	59
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	24
2	20	24
3	20	24
4	20	24
5	19	24
6	19	24
7	19	24
8	19	24
9	19	25
10	19	25
11	19	25
12	19	25
13	19	25
14	19	25
15	19	24
16	19	24
17	19	24
18	18	23
19	18	23
20	17	22
21	17	21
22	16	20
23	16	19
24	15	19
25	15	18
26	15	18
27	15	17
28	15	17
29	15	17
30	15	17
31	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100