Kŭlob weather in January

In January, Kŭlob sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 10.8 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 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kŭlob's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kŭlob's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:41 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Kŭlob is city in Tajikistan.

Density
6,134/km²
people per km²
Founded
1201

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 Kŭlob reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 12°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)
17-3
27-3
37-3
46-3
56-3
66-4
76-4
86-4
96-4
106-4
116-4
126-4
136-4
146-4
156-4
166-4
176-4
186-4
196-4
206-4
216-4
226-4
236-3
246-3
256-3
266-3
277-3
287-3
297-3
307-3
317-3

How January really feels in Kŭlob

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.

Kŭlob 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 / -4°7010.87.29.70.5
Feb / -2°9511.66.110.51.4
Mar14° / 11713.63.411.73.9
Apr20° / 12413.70.7135.9
May25° / 13°99110146.8
Jun30° / 16°224.6014.66.1
Jul32° / 18°61.1014.45.1
Aug31° / 17°20.7013.55.9
Sep27° / 13°51012.38.5
Oct21° / 223.80.2117.9
Nov14° / 597.92.1104.3
Dec / -2°629.559.41.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34258
44258
54159
64159
74060
83961
93961
103862
113862
123862
133862
143763
153862
163862
173763
183763
193862
203862
213862
223763
233961
243961
253862
263862
273961
283961
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kŭlob gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13020
23021
33121
43122
53222
63223
73323
83323
93424
103424
113424
123525
133525
143525
153524
163524
173424
183424
193424
203524
213523
223523
233523
243623
253623
263623
273723
283723
293823
303823
313824

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 6 km/h in January.

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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
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
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours 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 7:33 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:425:06
29.47:425:07
39.47:425:08
49.47:425:09
59.57:425:09
69.57:425:10
79.57:425:11
89.57:425:12
99.57:425:13
109.57:425:14
119.57:425:15
129.67:425:16
139.67:425:17
149.67:415:17
159.67:415:18
169.67:415:19
179.77:415:20
189.77:405:21
199.77:405:22
209.77:395:23
219.87:395:24
229.87:395:26
239.87:385:27
249.87:385:28
259.97:375:29
269.97:365:30
279.97:365:31
289.97:355:32
2910.07:355:33
3010.07:345:34
3110.07:335:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.51 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
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kŭlob

In seasonPeak

In January, Kŭlob sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kŭlob's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Kŭlob?

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

0.5
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 Kŭlob.

What to pack for Kŭlob in January

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

In January, Kŭlob sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kŭlob 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 Kŭlob peaks around May 22 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 highModerateMay 22UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kŭlob 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 Kŭlob is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× 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
Feb17Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kŭlob?

Kŭlob sits at 37.9°N, 69.8°E, 609 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Hulbuk, 17 km away.

DangharaFarkhorNorakYovonVakhshRustāq

Topography around Kŭlob

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kŭlob has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 616 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,348 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,027 m.

The land around Kŭlob is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
1,348 m
80 km
4,027 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Hulbuk 17 km · Chubek 34 km · Danghara 44 km · Farkhor 58 km · Norak 66 km · Yovon 79 km · Vakhsh 86 km · Rustāq 88 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 Kŭlob (37.9146°, 69.7845°, elevation 609 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).