Tekeli weather in January

In January, Tekeli sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Tekeli's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tekeli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
1st coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:26 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tekeli is town in Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan.

Density
153/km²
people per km²
Founded
1937

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 -6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tekeli reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and -0°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-6-14
2-6-14
3-6-15
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8-6-15
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31-5-14

How January really feels in Tekeli

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.

Tekeli 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-6° / -15°387.37.990.0
Feb-3° / -13°356.87.310.10.0
Mar / -7°548.6711.60.2
Apr12° / -0°8911.43.313.22.9
May16° / 10212.80.714.65.0
Jun20° / 7911.3015.36.2
Jul22° / 11°6410.70156.9
Aug22° / 436.8013.97.7
Sep18° / 376.60.212.36.6
Oct11° / -1°537.7310.73.2
Nov / -8°658.57.69.40.2
Dec-5° / -13°478.38.68.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44753
54753
64753
74753
84753
94654
104753
114753
124753
134852
144753
154852
164951
174852
184951
194951
204951
214951
225149
235149
245149
255149
265149
275149
285050
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tekeli gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12729
22729
32729
42729
52729
62629
72629
82629
92628
102628
112628
122628
132527
142527
152527
162526
172426
182426
192425
202325
212324
222224
232223
242123
252122
262122
272022
282022
292022
302022
312022

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
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14100
15100
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17100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 8:29 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:295:08
28.78:295:09
38.78:295:09
48.78:295:10
58.78:295:11
68.78:295:12
78.78:295:13
88.88:285:14
98.88:285:15
108.88:285:16
118.88:285:17
128.98:275:18
138.98:275:20
148.98:275:21
158.98:265:22
169.08:265:23
179.08:255:24
189.08:255:25
199.08:245:27
209.18:235:28
219.18:235:29
229.18:225:30
239.28:215:32
249.28:215:33
259.28:205:34
269.38:195:36
279.38:185:37
289.48:175:38
299.48:165:40
309.48:155:41
319.58:145:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tekeli?

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 Tekeli.

What to pack for Tekeli in January

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

In January, Tekeli sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Tekeli 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 Tekeli peaks around May 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 18UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Tekeli 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 Tekeli is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 2018 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tekeli?

Tekeli sits at 44.9°N, 78.7°E, 990 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Taldykorgan, 32 km away.

EsikTalgar

Topography around Tekeli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tekeli has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 1,041 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,951 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,737 m.

The land around Tekeli is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
1,951 m
80 km
3,737 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Taldykorgan 32 km · Ushtobe 73 km · Sarqant 111 km · Zharkent 128 km · Shelek 146 km · Konayev 173 km · Esik 197 km · Talgar 211 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 Tekeli (44.8678°, 78.7281°, elevation 990 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).