Shiyeli weather in January

In January, Shiyeli sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shiyeli's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shiyeli's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -0°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -8°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 19 mm; 5 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 9:11 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 1.79 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Shiyeli is village in Kyzylorda region, Kazakhstan.

Founded: 1928

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 -0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shiyeli reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Avg low (°C)	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-8
2	0	-8
3	0	-8
4	0	-8
5	0	-8
6	0	-8
7	0	-8
8	0	-8
9	0	-8
10	0	-8
11	0	-8
12	0	-8
13	0	-8
14	0	-8
15	0	-8
16	0	-8
17	0	-8
18	0	-8
19	0	-8
20	0	-8
21	0	-8
22	0	-8
23	0	-8
24	0	-8
25	0	-8
26	0	-8
27	0	-8
28	0	-8
29	1	-8
30	1	-8
31	1	-8

How January really feels in Shiyeli

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.

Shiyeli weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -8°	19	5	3.8	9.1	0.0
Feb	3° / -7°	15	3.8	2	10.2	0.1
Mar	11° / -0°	21	4.9	0.6	11.6	3.3
Apr	21° / 8°	21	4.1	0	13.2	7.4
May	28° / 14°	14	3.3	0	14.5	7.3
Jun	33° / 19°	7	1.9	0	15.2	4.4
Jul	35° / 21°	5	1.4	0	15	3.4
Aug	33° / 19°	3	0.8	0	13.8	4.6
Sep	27° / 13°	2	0.7	0	12.3	8.3
Oct	19° / 6°	9	2.5	0.1	10.8	7.3
Nov	9° / -1°	18	4.3	1.1	9.4	1.9
Dec	2° / -7°	17	4.3	2.4	8.7	0.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	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	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	37	37
Cloudier (%)	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	67	66	65	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	63	63

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shiyeli gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 4 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 (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15
Snow chance (%)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10

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

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of January to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:14 AM to 9:00 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:32 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)	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	9:14	9:14	9:14	9:14	9:14	9:14	9:14	9:14	9:14	9:14	9:13	9:13	9:13	9:12	9:12	9:11	9:11	9:10	9:10	9:09	9:09	9:08	9:07	9:07	9:06	9:05	9:04	9:03	9:02	9:01	9:00
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:30	6:31	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.7	9:14	5:58
2	8.7	9:14	5:59
3	8.8	9:14	6:00
4	8.8	9:14	6:01
5	8.8	9:14	6:02
6	8.8	9:14	6:03
7	8.8	9:14	6:04
8	8.8	9:14	6:05
9	8.9	9:14	6:06
10	8.9	9:14	6:07
11	8.9	9:13	6:08
12	8.9	9:13	6:09
13	9.0	9:13	6:10
14	9.0	9:12	6:11
15	9.0	9:12	6:12
16	9.0	9:11	6:13
17	9.1	9:11	6:14
18	9.1	9:10	6:16
19	9.1	9:10	6:17
20	9.1	9:09	6:18
21	9.2	9:09	6:19
22	9.2	9:08	6:21
23	9.2	9:07	6:22
24	9.3	9:07	6:23
25	9.3	9:06	6:24
26	9.3	9:05	6:26
27	9.4	9:04	6:27
28	9.4	9:03	6:28
29	9.5	9:02	6:30
30	9.5	9:01	6:31
31	9.5	9:00	6:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.79 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)	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.5	Dim
2	1.5	Dim
3	1.5	Dim
4	1.5	Dim
5	1.6	Dim
6	1.6	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.6	Dim
10	1.6	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.7	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	2.0	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Moderate
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Shiyeli?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shiyeli.

What to pack for Shiyeli in January

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

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

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Shiyeli 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 Shiyeli peaks around June 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Shiyeli 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 Shiyeli is worst in April — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	21	45	54	54	38	39	44	52	45	31	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	54	Poor
May	54	Poor
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	44	Poor
Sep	52	Poor
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	31	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Shiyeli?

Shiyeli sits at 44.2°N, 66.7°E, 152 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Zhangaqorghan, 50 km away.

Topography around Shiyeli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shiyeli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Shiyeli is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km

9 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

40 m

cropland 39%

80 km

754 m

grassland 43%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

January weather nearby: Zhangaqorghan 50 km · Tasbuget 115 km · Kyzylorda 123 km · Turkestan 156 km · Kentau 160 km · Zhangatas 250 km · Zhosaly 256 km · Arys 256 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 Shiyeli (44.1706°, 66.7338°, elevation 152 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-8
2	0	-8
3	0	-8
4	0	-8
5	0	-8
6	0	-8
7	0	-8
8	0	-8
9	0	-8
10	0	-8
11	0	-8
12	0	-8
13	0	-8
14	0	-8
15	0	-8
16	0	-8
17	0	-8
18	0	-8
19	0	-8
20	0	-8
21	0	-8
22	0	-8
23	0	-8
24	0	-8
25	0	-8
26	0	-8
27	0	-8
28	0	-8
29	1	-8
30	1	-8
31	1	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

	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	0	-8
2	0	-8
3	0	-8
4	0	-8
5	0	-8
6	0	-8
7	0	-8
8	0	-8
9	0	-8
10	0	-8
11	0	-8
12	0	-8
13	0	-8
14	0	-8
15	0	-8
16	0	-8
17	0	-8
18	0	-8
19	0	-8
20	0	-8
21	0	-8
22	0	-8
23	0	-8
24	0	-8
25	0	-8
26	0	-8
27	0	-8
28	0	-8
29	1	-8
30	1	-8
31	1	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

	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	0	-8
2	0	-8
3	0	-8
4	0	-8
5	0	-8
6	0	-8
7	0	-8
8	0	-8
9	0	-8
10	0	-8
11	0	-8
12	0	-8
13	0	-8
14	0	-8
15	0	-8
16	0	-8
17	0	-8
18	0	-8
19	0	-8
20	0	-8
21	0	-8
22	0	-8
23	0	-8
24	0	-8
25	0	-8
26	0	-8
27	0	-8
28	0	-8
29	1	-8
30	1	-8
31	1	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	33	67
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	37	63
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	37	63
31	37	63

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

	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