Kyzyl-Suu weather in January

In January, Kyzyl-Suu sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kyzyl-Suu's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyzyl-Suu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
1st coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:21 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kyzyl-Suu is village in Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan.

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 Kyzyl-Suu reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -10°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-6-11
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30-6-11
31-6-11

How January really feels in Kyzyl-Suu

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.

Kyzyl-Suu 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-6° / -12°611212.79.30.0
Feb-4° / -10°7412.312.510.30.0
Mar / -5°8713.512.611.60.0
Apr / -0°110149.313.10.3
May10° / 15318.5814.41.7
Jun13° / 17119.66.1152.9
Jul16° / 19019.62.114.83.9
Aug15° / 22420.52.313.73.8
Sep12° / 200204.612.32.6
Oct / -1°14816.27.310.80.6
Nov-0° / -6°9012.610.19.60.0
Dec-5° / -10°7011.211.390.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
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65149
75050
85050
95050
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115050
124951
134951
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264456
274357
284357
294357
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kyzyl-Suu gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13537
23637
33637
43638
53638
63739
73739
83739
93840
103840
113840
123840
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274042
284043
294043
304144
314144

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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28100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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278calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 8:23 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:235:20
29.08:235:20
39.08:235:21
49.08:235:22
59.08:235:23
69.08:235:24
79.08:235:25
89.18:235:26
99.18:225:27
109.18:225:28
119.18:225:29
129.18:225:30
139.28:225:31
149.28:215:32
159.28:215:33
169.28:215:34
179.38:205:35
189.38:205:36
199.38:195:37
209.38:195:39
219.48:185:40
229.48:175:41
239.48:175:42
249.58:165:43
259.58:155:45
269.58:155:46
279.68:145:47
289.68:135:48
299.68:125:49
309.78:125:51
319.78:115:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.49 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
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kyzyl-Suu?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

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

What to pack for Kyzyl-Suu in January

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

In January, Kyzyl-Suu sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kyzyl-Suu 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-Suu peaks around July 19 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kyzyl-Suu 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-Suu is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.9× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1924 µg/m³Dec 173 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov4Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kyzyl-Suu?

Kyzyl-Suu sits at 42.3°N, 78.0°E, 1,757 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Karakol, 36 km away.

EsikTalgarAlmatyShelekOtegen BatyraBurundayBalykchy

Topography around Kyzyl-Suu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyzyl-Suu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 1,771 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,839 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,631 m.

The land around Kyzyl-Suu is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
1,839 m
80 km
3,631 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Karakol 36 km · Esik 121 km · Talgar 124 km · Almaty 135 km · Shelek 141 km · Otegen Batyra 144 km · Burunday 147 km · Balykchy 150 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-Suu (42.3421°, 78.0064°, elevation 1,757 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).