Zharkent weather in January

In January, Zharkent sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.6 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Zharkent's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zharkent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
1st coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
9 hours
8:18 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Zharkent is town in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.

Founded
1882

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 -1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zharkent reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 4°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)
1-1-11
2-1-12
3-1-12
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5-1-12
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8-1-12
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28-1-12
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30-1-12
31-1-11

How January really feels in Zharkent

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.

Zharkent weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -12°143.64.39.10.0
Feb / -9°174.54.610.20.0
Mar / -3°245.92.711.62.1
Apr18° / 336.90.713.26.0
May23° / 336014.57.4
Jun26° / 14°305.6015.27.3
Jul28° / 15°294.20157.0
Aug27° / 14°183013.87.9
Sep23° / 122.3012.38.4
Oct16° / 183.90.810.85.8
Nov / -4°285.83.59.41.2
Dec / -10°184.658.70.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45446
55446
65347
75347
85347
95248
105248
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215347
225347
235446
245446
255347
265446
275347
285347
295248
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zharkent gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3.6 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 12% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11213
21113
31113
41113
51213
61213
71213
81213
91213
101214
111214
121214
131214
141214
151214
161214
171214
181214
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201214
211114
221114
231114
241114
251114
261114
271114
281114
291114
301114
311214

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
13100
14100
15100
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18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
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95calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
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276calm
286calm
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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 8:21 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.78:215:05
28.78:215:06
38.88:215:07
48.88:215:08
58.88:215:09
68.88:215:10
78.88:215:11
88.88:215:12
98.98:215:13
108.98:205:14
118.98:205:15
128.98:205:16
139.08:205:17
149.08:195:18
159.08:195:19
169.08:185:20
179.18:185:21
189.18:175:23
199.18:175:24
209.18:165:25
219.28:165:26
229.28:155:28
239.28:145:29
249.38:135:30
259.38:135:31
269.38:125:33
279.48:115:34
289.48:105:35
299.58:095:37
309.58:085:38
319.58:075:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zharkent?

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 Zharkent.

What to pack for Zharkent in January

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

In January, Zharkent sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Zharkent 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 Zharkent peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Zharkent 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 Zharkent is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2121 µg/m³Dec 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zharkent?

Zharkent sits at 44.2°N, 80.0°E, 636 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Tekeli, 128 km away.

UshtobeEsikKarakolKonayev

Topography around Zharkent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zharkent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 631 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 519 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,825 m.

The land around Zharkent is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
519 m
80 km
3,825 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Tekeli 128 km · Sarqant 139 km · Shelek 154 km · Taldykorgan 160 km · Ushtobe 200 km · Esik 224 km · Karakol 228 km · Konayev 238 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 Zharkent (44.1662°, 80.0074°, elevation 636 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).