Ushtobe weather in January

In January, Ushtobe sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 8.9 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 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ushtobe's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ushtobe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
1st coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
8:30 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ushtobe is human settlement 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 -6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ushtobe reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-14
2-4-14
3-4-15
4-4-15
5-5-15
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31-5-16

How January really feels in Ushtobe

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.

Ushtobe 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° / -16°205.65.48.90.0
Feb-3° / -14°205.24.410.10.0
Mar / -5°296.12.111.61.6
Apr18° / 367.50.413.26.2
May24° / 10°387.3014.67.4
Jun30° / 16°276.7015.45.7
Jul32° / 18°306.7015.14.7
Aug30° / 16°153.4013.96.1
Sep24° / 10°153.5012.38.2
Oct16° / 255.50.410.75.8
Nov / -5°336.92.69.31.0
Dec-2° / -12°256.658.60.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
53961
63961
73961
83961
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
143961
154060
164060
174060
184060
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204258
214258
224258
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244258
254258
264357
274357
284258
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ushtobe gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 22% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12117
22118
32218
42218
52219
62219
72219
82119
92119
102119
112119
122019
132019
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151919
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281515
291615
301615
311615

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
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min at the start of January to 9 h 24 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 8:33 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.68:335:09
28.68:335:10
38.68:335:11
48.68:335:12
58.78:335:13
68.78:335:14
78.78:335:15
88.78:335:16
98.78:335:17
108.88:325:18
118.88:325:19
128.88:325:20
138.88:315:21
148.98:315:22
158.98:305:24
168.98:305:25
178.98:295:26
189.08:295:27
199.08:285:28
209.08:285:30
219.18:275:31
229.18:265:32
239.18:265:34
249.28:255:35
259.28:245:36
269.28:235:38
279.38:225:39
289.38:215:40
299.48:205:42
309.48:195:43
319.48:185:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.7Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.8Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ushtobe?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ushtobe.

What to pack for Ushtobe in January

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

In January, Ushtobe sees daytime highs around -6°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 Ushtobe 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 Ushtobe peaks around May 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highModerateLowMay 19UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ushtobe 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 Ushtobe is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1821 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ushtobe?

Ushtobe sits at 45.3°N, 78.0°E, 433 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Taldykorgan, 40 km away.

ShelekZharkentEsikOtegen Batyra

Topography around Ushtobe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ushtobe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,088 m.

The land around Ushtobe is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
2,088 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Taldykorgan 40 km · Tekeli 73 km · Sarqant 152 km · Konayev 170 km · Shelek 185 km · Zharkent 200 km · Esik 215 km · Otegen Batyra 218 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 Ushtobe (45.2526°, 77.9828°, elevation 433 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).