Panjakent weather in January

In January, Panjakent sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Panjakent's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panjakent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:54 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Panjakent is city in Tajikistan.

Density
5,348/km²
people per km²
Founded
~500 BCE

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 Panjakent reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 11°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)
15-5
25-5
35-5
45-5
55-5
64-5
74-6
84-6
94-6
104-6
114-6
124-6
134-6
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154-6
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174-6
184-6
194-6
204-6
214-6
224-5
234-5
244-5
254-5
265-5
275-5
285-5
295-5
305-5
315-5

How January really feels in Panjakent

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.

Panjakent 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 / -5°499.36.79.50.0
Feb / -4°7110.65.810.40.6
Mar12° / 93133.311.73.0
Apr18° / 9312.60.6135.5
May23° / 11°6311.5014.16.8
Jun28° / 14°184.4014.77.3
Jul30° / 17°71.5014.56.5
Aug29° / 15°41.2013.67.3
Sep25° / 11°81.4012.39.0
Oct19° / 2540.3117.4
Nov12° / 457.21.99.83.5
Dec / -4°488.44.69.30.6

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44555
54654
64555
74456
84456
94357
104357
114357
124258
134357
144357
154357
164258
174258
184357
194258
204258
214258
224258
234060
244060
254060
263961
273862
283862
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Panjakent gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12517
22617
32618
42618
52719
62720
72720
82821
92821
102822
112822
122922
132922
142922
152922
163022
173023
183023
193123
203122
213122
223222
233222
243322
253322
263422
273422
283522
293523
303623
313623

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 5 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:555:10
29.37:555:11
39.37:555:12
49.37:555:13
59.37:555:14
69.37:555:14
79.37:555:15
89.37:555:16
99.47:555:17
109.47:555:18
119.47:555:19
129.47:555:20
139.47:555:21
149.57:545:22
159.57:545:23
169.57:545:24
179.57:535:25
189.57:535:26
199.67:535:27
209.67:525:28
219.67:525:29
229.67:515:30
239.77:515:31
249.77:505:32
259.77:505:34
269.87:495:35
279.87:485:36
289.87:485:37
299.97:475:38
309.97:465:39
319.97:455:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Panjakent

In seasonPeak

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

Panjakent'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 Panjakent?

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 Panjakent.

What to pack for Panjakent in January

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

In January, Panjakent sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Panjakent 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 Panjakent peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Panjakent 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 Panjakent is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1334 µg/m³Jan 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Panjakent?

Panjakent sits at 39.5°N, 67.6°E, 998 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Urgut Shahri, 31 km away.

Bulung’ur ShahriSamarkandG’allaorol ShahriJizzax

Topography around Panjakent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Panjakent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 1,003 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,957 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,124 m.

The land around Panjakent is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
1,957 m
80 km
5,124 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Urgut Shahri 31 km · Bulung’ur Shahri 41 km · Samarkand 58 km · G’allaorol Shahri 59 km · Jizzax 73 km · Kitob 75 km · Chelak 79 km · Shahrisabz 83 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 Panjakent (39.4952°, 67.6093°, elevation 998 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).