Moskovskiy weather in January

In January, Moskovskiy sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 6.9 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 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Moskovskiy's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moskovskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:45 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Moskovskiy reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2101
3101
4101
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
20101
21101
22101
23101
24101
25101
26101
27101
28101
29101
30101
31111

How January really feels in Moskovskiy

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.

Moskovskiy 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
Jan10° / 296.91.79.72.2
Feb12° / 428.22.310.53.3
Mar18° / 4890.611.75.8
Apr25° / 13°468.30.112.97.0
May31° / 18°387.80144.8
Jun37° / 22°123.4014.52.1
Jul39° / 24°10.4014.31.0
Aug37° / 22°10.2013.42.4
Sep32° / 17°10.2012.35.8
Oct25° / 11°61.60118.7
Nov17° / 234.80.5106.0
Dec11° / 255.71.19.43.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54555
64555
74456
84456
94357
104258
114258
124159
134159
144159
154159
164060
174060
183961
194060
203961
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264159
274060
284060
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Moskovskiy gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1185
2195
3205
4205
5215
6226
7226
8236
9236
10236
11236
12236
13226
14226
15226
16215
17215
18205
19205
20205
21205
22205
23215
24215
25225
26236
27236
28247
29257
30268
31268

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 6 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
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:46 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:465:12
29.57:465:13
39.57:465:14
49.57:465:14
59.57:465:15
69.57:465:16
79.57:465:17
89.57:465:18
99.57:465:19
109.67:465:19
119.67:465:20
129.67:465:21
139.67:465:22
149.67:455:23
159.67:455:24
169.77:455:25
179.77:455:26
189.77:445:27
199.77:445:28
209.87:445:29
219.87:435:30
229.87:435:31
239.87:425:32
249.97:425:33
259.97:415:34
269.97:415:35
279.97:405:36
2810.07:395:37
2910.07:395:39
3010.07:385:40
3110.17:375:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.48 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
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
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

Hazard calendar for Moskovskiy

In seasonPeak

None of Moskovskiy's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Moskovskiy sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Moskovskiy?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moskovskiy.

What to pack for Moskovskiy in January

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

In January, Moskovskiy sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Moskovskiy 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 Moskovskiy peaks around June 23 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 highModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Moskovskiy 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 Moskovskiy is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1239 µg/m³Jan 1520 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr37Poor
May39Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Moskovskiy?

Moskovskiy sits at 37.6°N, 68.6°E, 368 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Kolkhozobod, 7.0 km away.

ZarhalolQarāwulFarkhorSho‘rchiDanghara

Topography around Moskovskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moskovskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 365 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,077 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,965 m.

The land around Moskovskiy is covered by cropland (70%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
1,077 m
80 km
1,965 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kolkhozobod 7.0 km · Vakhsh 25 km · Bokhtar 31 km · Zarhalol 40 km · Qarāwul 47 km · Farkhor 74 km · Sho‘rchi 82 km · Danghara 86 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 Moskovskiy (37.6093°, 68.5809°, elevation 368 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).