Kyzyl-Kyya weather in January

In January, Kyzyl-Kyya sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kyzyl-Kyya's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyzyl-Kyya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
8:38 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kyzyl-Kyya is City of regional significance in Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan.

Density
410/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kyzyl-Kyya reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 5°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)
11-5
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31-5
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How January really feels in Kyzyl-Kyya

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kyzyl-Kyya weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°519.39.39.50.0
Feb / -3°8111.610.410.40.0
Mar / 11915.510.611.71.5
Apr15° / 15516.85.1133.8
May20° / 11°164200.714.25.0
Jun25° / 14°10015.3014.86.2
Jul27° / 17°5510.5014.66.8
Aug26° / 16°528.1013.67.5
Sep22° / 12°5910.30.212.37.2
Oct15° / 9211.7310.94.7
Nov / 7510.26.89.81.3
Dec / -4°649.99.29.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43862
53763
63763
73664
83664
93664
103565
113466
123466
133466
143466
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203466
213367
223367
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243169
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263169
273169
283070
292971
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kyzyl-Kyya gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12929
22928
32928
42928
52928
62929
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113131
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133131
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232930
242930
253030
263030
273030
283030
293130
303131
313231

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:39 AM to 8:29 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:395:50
29.28:395:51
39.28:405:52
49.28:405:52
59.28:405:53
69.28:405:54
79.38:405:55
89.38:405:56
99.38:395:57
109.38:395:58
119.38:395:59
129.38:396:00
139.48:396:01
149.48:396:02
159.48:386:03
169.48:386:04
179.58:386:05
189.58:376:06
199.58:376:07
209.58:366:08
219.68:366:09
229.68:356:10
239.68:356:11
249.68:346:12
259.78:336:14
269.78:336:15
279.78:326:16
289.88:316:17
299.88:316:18
309.88:306:19
319.98:296:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kyzyl-Kyya

In seasonPeak

None of Kyzyl-Kyya's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kyzyl-Kyya's rainy season runs February–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kyzyl-Kyya?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kyzyl-Kyya.

What to pack for Kyzyl-Kyya in January

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

In January, Kyzyl-Kyya sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kyzyl-Kyya 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 Kyzyl-Kyya peaks around May 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 21UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kyzyl-Kyya 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 Kyzyl-Kyya is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1436 µg/m³Dec 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyzyl-Kyya?

Kyzyl-Kyya sits at 40.3°N, 72.1°E, 999 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Iradan, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Kyzyl-Kyya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyzyl-Kyya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m around an average of 994 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,405 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,845 m.

The land around Kyzyl-Kyya is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
204 m
16 km
2,405 m
80 km
4,845 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Iradan 3.0 km · Quvasoy 13 km · Quva 30 km · Fergana 32 km · Kirguli 36 km · Toshloq 39 km · Nookat 42 km · Marg‘ilon 42 km

Kyrgyzstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,081
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 443
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 7%other 3%

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 Kyzyl-Kyya (40.2568°, 72.1279°, elevation 999 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).