Naryn weather in January

In January, Naryn sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -20°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 3.4 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 -8°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 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Naryn's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naryn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-20°
1st coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:26 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Naryn is provincial capital in Kyrgyzstan.

Density
490/km²
people per km²
Founded
1868

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 -8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Naryn reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -13°C and -3°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)
1-8-20
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30-6-19
31-6-19

How January really feels in Naryn

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.

Naryn 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-8° / -20°103.44.69.30.0
Feb-4° / -17°144.15.310.30.0
Mar / -9°297.27.911.70.1
Apr10° / -2°559.76.313.12.2
May14° / 8513.63.914.33.7
Jun17° / 74140.414.95.1
Jul20° / 5410.10.114.76.4
Aug20° / 377.70.113.76.9
Sep16° / 245.51.112.35.8
Oct / -3°205.23.410.92.0
Nov / -11°2155.79.70.0
Dec-6° / -17°133.959.10.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
25050
35050
45050
55050
65050
74951
84852
94852
104852
114852
124753
134753
144654
154654
164654
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224357
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254357
264258
274258
284060
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Naryn gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11013
21013
31013
41013
51013
61014
71114
81114
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311317

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
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5100
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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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228calm
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278calm
288calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 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 8:28 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.18:285:31
29.18:285:32
39.18:285:32
49.18:285:33
59.18:285:34
69.18:285:35
79.18:285:36
89.18:285:37
99.28:285:38
109.28:275:39
119.28:275:40
129.28:275:41
139.28:275:42
149.38:275:43
159.38:265:44
169.38:265:45
179.38:255:46
189.48:255:47
199.48:255:48
209.48:245:49
219.48:235:50
229.58:235:52
239.58:225:53
249.58:225:54
259.68:215:55
269.68:205:56
279.68:205:57
289.78:195:59
299.78:186:00
309.78:176:01
319.88:166:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Naryn?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Naryn.

What to pack for Naryn in January

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

In January, Naryn sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -20°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Naryn 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 Naryn peaks around May 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighExtremeVery highModerateMay 21UV 11Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Naryn 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 Naryn is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 10.7× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1731 µg/m³Dec 193 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar22Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov5Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Naryn?

Naryn sits at 41.4°N, 76.0°E, 2,033 m above sea level, in Kyrgyzstan. The nearest listed city is Kochkor, 90 km away.

KochkorBalykchyTokmokIvanovkaKantLebedinovkaKyzyl-SuuBishkek

Topography around Naryn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naryn has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m around an average of 2,184 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,094 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,092 m.

The land around Naryn is covered by grassland (64%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
737 m
16 km
2,094 m
80 km
3,092 m
grasslandbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Kochkor 90 km · Balykchy 116 km · Tokmok 167 km · Ivanovka 179 km · Kant 188 km · Lebedinovka 195 km · Kyzyl-Suu 195 km · Bishkek 198 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 Naryn (41.4283°, 75.9957°, elevation 2,033 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).