Satpayev weather in January

In January, Satpayev sees average daytime highs of -10°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 8.6 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 16% 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 Satpayev's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Satpayev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
1st coldest
Precipitation
15 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
9:21 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Satpayev is city in Ulytau region, Kazakhstan.

Founded
1954

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 Satpayev reaches about -10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°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 -2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Satpayev

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.

Satpayev 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° / -17°154.45.78.60.0
Feb-8° / -17°164.24.69.90.0
Mar / -9°194.72.611.60.2
Apr15° / 215.10.813.45.0
May22° / 194.80.114.97.7
Jun28° / 14°194.3015.77.0
Jul29° / 16°195.1015.46.2
Aug28° / 15°143014.17.4
Sep21° / 72012.48.1
Oct12° / 184.20.910.63.9
Nov / -7°184.93.490.1
Dec-7° / -14°174.95.38.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
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52080
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Satpayev gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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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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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 9:26 AM to 9:08 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.29:265:40
28.39:265:41
38.39:265:42
48.39:265:43
58.39:255:44
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269.09:136:11
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289.09:116:14
299.19:106:15
309.19:096:17
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Satpayev?

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 Satpayev.

What to pack for Satpayev in January

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

In January, Satpayev sees daytime highs around -10°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Satpayev 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 Satpayev peaks around May 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowMay 23UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Satpayev 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 Satpayev is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Aug 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May11Good
Jun8Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Satpayev?

Satpayev sits at 47.9°N, 67.5°E, 427 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Zhezqazghan, 17 km away.

ArkalykKyzylordaZhosalyTasbugetBaikonurShiyeliShakhtinsk

Topography around Satpayev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Satpayev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m.

The land around Satpayev is covered by grassland (59%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
336 m
80 km
539 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Zhezqazghan 17 km · Arkalyk 265 km · Kyzylorda 373 km · Zhosaly 377 km · Tasbuget 380 km · Baikonur 410 km · Shiyeli 420 km · Shakhtinsk 421 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 Satpayev (47.9041°, 67.5411°, elevation 427 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).