Farkhor weather in January

In January, Farkhor sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Farkhor's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Farkhor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:41 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Farkhor is human settlement.

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Farkhor reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°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)
1100
210-1
39-1
49-1
59-1
69-1
79-1
89-1
99-1
109-1
119-1
129-1
139-1
149-1
159-1
169-1
179-1
189-1
199-1
209-1
219-1
229-1
239-1
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

How January really feels in Farkhor

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.

Farkhor weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°488.43.39.72.0
Feb12° / 669.83.510.62.9
Mar18° / 8111.31.111.75.3
Apr23° / 12°8411.10.112.96.6
May29° / 16°688.90145.9
Jun35° / 20°173.5014.53.4
Jul37° / 23°30.8014.31.9
Aug36° / 22°10.3013.42.9
Sep31° / 17°20.5012.36.0
Oct24° / 11°132.60118.5
Nov16° / 436.70.7105.5
Dec11° / 437.22.19.52.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54159
64060
74060
83961
93961
103862
113763
123763
133664
143664
153763
163763
173862
183862
193862
203862
213763
223862
233862
243862
253862
263961
273862
283862
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Farkhor gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1249
2249
3259
42510
52610
62610
72610
82711
92711
102711
112712
122712
132712
142612
152612
162612
172611
182611
192611
202611
212611
222611
232711
242710
252810
262811
272911
282911
293012
303112
313113

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
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:425:09
29.57:425:10
39.57:425:11
49.57:425:11
59.57:425:12
69.57:425:13
79.57:425:14
89.57:425:15
99.67:425:16
109.67:425:16
119.67:425:17
129.67:425:18
139.67:425:19
149.67:425:20
159.77:425:21
169.77:415:22
179.77:415:23
189.77:415:24
199.77:405:25
209.87:405:26
219.87:405:27
229.87:395:28
239.87:395:29
249.97:385:30
259.97:385:31
269.97:375:32
279.97:365:33
2810.07:365:34
2910.07:355:35
3010.07:355:37
3110.17:345:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Farkhor?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Farkhor.

What to pack for Farkhor in January

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

In January, Farkhor sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Farkhor 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 Farkhor peaks around May 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highModerateMay 22UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Farkhor 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 Farkhor is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2032 µg/m³Jan 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Farkhor?

Farkhor sits at 37.5°N, 69.4°E, 444 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Chubek, 30 km away.

HulbukĀrt KhwājahRustāqVakhshKŭlobQarāwulKolkhozobod

Topography around Farkhor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Farkhor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 454 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,738 m.

The land around Farkhor is covered by cropland (38%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
1,064 m
80 km
2,738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Chubek 30 km · Hulbuk 41 km · Ārt Khwājah 46 km · Rustāq 56 km · Vakhsh 56 km · Kŭlob 58 km · Qarāwul 63 km · Kolkhozobod 67 km

Tajikistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,637
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
65%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
15.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 409
Religion
Muslim 98%

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 Farkhor (37.4922°, 69.4036°, elevation 444 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).