Isfara weather in January

In January, Isfara sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Isfara's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isfara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:44 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Isfara is city in Tajikistan.

Density
329/km²
people per km²
Founded
1952

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Isfara reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 8°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)
14-2
24-2
34-2
44-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
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274-2
284-2
294-2
305-2
315-2

How January really feels in Isfara

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.

Isfara weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°235.74.59.50.0
Feb / -0°347.13.810.40.6
Mar13° / 5911.61.811.73.4
Apr20° / 11°7213.80.3135.7
May26° / 15°6014014.26.0
Jun32° / 19°308.6014.84.6
Jul33° / 21°143.9014.64.1
Aug32° / 19°133.4013.65.3
Sep27° / 15°163.9012.37.9
Oct19° / 336.80.210.96.8
Nov11° / 367.21.39.83.0
Dec / -1°337.24.29.20.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
43961
53961
63961
73862
83763
93664
103565
113664
123565
133565
143466
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273268
283268
293268
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Isfara gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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21813
31713
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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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
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15100
16100
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21100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
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30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
317calm

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 7:45 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:454:56
29.27:454:57
39.27:454:58
49.27:454:59
59.27:455:00
69.37:455:00
79.37:455:01
89.37:455:02
99.37:455:03
109.37:455:04
119.37:455:05
129.47:455:06
139.47:445:07
149.47:445:08
159.47:445:09
169.47:445:10
179.57:435:11
189.57:435:12
199.57:425:13
209.57:425:14
219.67:415:15
229.67:415:17
239.67:405:18
249.77:405:19
259.77:395:20
269.77:385:21
279.77:385:22
289.87:375:23
299.87:365:25
309.87:365:26
319.97:355:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Isfara?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Isfara.

What to pack for Isfara in January

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

In January, Isfara sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Isfara 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 Isfara peaks around May 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateMay 20UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Isfara 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 Isfara is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1534 µg/m³Dec 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Isfara?

Isfara sits at 40.1°N, 70.6°E, 824 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Batken, 18 km away.

Qo‘qonRishtonQayroqqumOltiariq

Topography around Isfara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isfara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m around an average of 849 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,289 m.

The land around Isfara is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (53%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
291 m
16 km
983 m
80 km
5,289 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Batken 18 km · Konibodom 25 km · Yaypan 32 km · Beshariq 34 km · Qo‘qon 52 km · Rishton 62 km · Qayroqqum 72 km · Oltiariq 78 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 Isfara (40.1265°, 70.6253°, elevation 824 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).