Khromtau weather in January

In January, Khromtau sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 8.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Khromtau's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khromtau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
1st coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
8 h 18 min
9:07 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Khromtau is town in Kazakhstan.

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 -10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Khromtau reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-9-15
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3-9-16
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How January really feels in Khromtau

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.

Khromtau weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -16°205.87.28.30.0
Feb-9° / -16°205.26.19.70.0
Mar-2° / -9°307611.50.0
Apr12° / 336.61.713.53.3
May21° / 387.30.115.26.9
Jun26° / 14°286.3016.17.3
Jul28° / 16°386.9015.76.9
Aug27° / 14°244.5014.37.6
Sep20° / 184012.47.2
Oct11° / 295.91.310.52.9
Nov-0° / -7°246.24.88.80.0
Dec-7° / -14°266.87.57.90.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
41585
51585
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
121387
131387
141387
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211684
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251882
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281882
291783
301783
311684

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Khromtau gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11921
21921
31821
41821
51822
61822
71922
81923
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112024
122024
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312024

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
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3100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min at the start of January to 8 h 54 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 9:13 AM to 8:52 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.99:135:06
27.99:135:07
37.99:135:08
47.99:135:09
58.09:125:10
68.09:125:11
78.09:125:12
88.09:125:13
98.19:115:15
108.19:115:16
118.19:105:17
128.19:105:18
138.29:095:20
148.29:095:21
158.29:085:22
168.39:075:24
178.39:075:25
188.39:065:27
198.49:055:28
208.49:045:30
218.59:035:31
228.59:025:33
238.59:015:34
248.69:005:36
258.68:595:37
268.78:585:39
278.78:575:40
288.88:565:42
298.88:555:44
308.98:535:45
318.98:525:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
61.0Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.1Dim
131.1Dim
141.1Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.2Dim
181.2Dim
191.2Dim
201.2Dim
211.3Dim
221.3Dim
231.3Dim
241.4Dim
251.4Dim
261.4Dim
271.4Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Khromtau?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khromtau.

What to pack for Khromtau in January

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

In January, Khromtau sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Khromtau 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 Khromtau peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
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Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
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Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
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Location & terrain

Where is Khromtau?

Khromtau sits at 50.3°N, 58.4°E, 416 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Aktobe, 87 km away.

Topography around Khromtau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khromtau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 420 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Khromtau is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
252 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
406 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Aktobe 87 km · Novotroitsk 106 km · Orsk 109 km · Kandyagash 114 km · Yasnyy 134 km · Gay 136 km · Mednogorsk 141 km · Kuvandyk 157 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
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Khromtau (50.2516°, 58.4357°, elevation 416 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).