Zarhalol weather in January

In January, Zarhalol sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.6 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 32% 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 Zarhalol's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zarhalol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:46 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

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 Zarhalol reaches about 9°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 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)
1101
291
391
491
591
691
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
25101
26101
27101
28101
29101
30101
31101

How January really feels in Zarhalol

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.

Zarhalol 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 / 286.61.99.72.0
Feb12° / 408.42.210.63.0
Mar17° / 479.10.911.75.6
Apr24° / 13°488.70.112.96.9
May30° / 18°448.60145.2
Jun36° / 22°164.3014.52.6
Jul38° / 24°20.5014.31.5
Aug36° / 22°10.2013.42.9
Sep31° / 17°10.2012.36.3
Oct24° / 11°71.90118.7
Nov16° / 2250.5105.8
Dec11° / 235.31.49.52.9

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 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44753
54753
64654
74555
84456
94456
104456
114258
124258
134258
144159
154159
164060
174060
184060
194060
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zarhalol gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1174
2174
3185
4195
5195
6205
7205
8216
9216
10226
11226
12216
13216
14216
15216
16206
17206
18206
19206
20206
21206
22206
23216
24216
25227
26237
27247
28258
29268
30278
31289

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 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 7:47 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:475:14
29.57:475:15
39.57:475:16
49.57:475:16
59.57:475:17
69.57:475:18
79.57:475:19
89.57:475:20
99.67:475:21
109.67:475:21
119.67:475:22
129.67:475:23
139.67:475:24
149.67:475:25
159.77:465:26
169.77:465:27
179.77:465:28
189.77:465:29
199.77:455:30
209.87:455:31
219.87:445:32
229.87:445:33
239.87:435:34
249.97:435:35
259.97:425:36
269.97:425:37
2710.07:415:38
2810.07:415:39
2910.07:405:40
3010.07:395:42
3110.17:395:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
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
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zarhalol

In seasonPeak

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

Zarhalol 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 Zarhalol?

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 Zarhalol.

What to pack for Zarhalol in January

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

In January, Zarhalol sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Zarhalol 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 Zarhalol peaks around July 12 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 highModerateJul 12UV 10Jan 1UV 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 Zarhalol 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 Zarhalol 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 Zarhalol?

Zarhalol sits at 37.5°N, 68.2°E, 414 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Moskovskiy, 40 km away.

MoskovskiyKolkhozobodQarāwulVakhshBokhtarSho‘rchiTermezDenov

Topography around Zarhalol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zarhalol has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 419 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,985 m.

The land around Zarhalol is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), bare terrain (27%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
1,253 m
80 km
1,985 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Moskovskiy 40 km · Kolkhozobod 45 km · Qarāwul 60 km · Vakhsh 65 km · Bokhtar 68 km · Sho‘rchi 68 km · Termez 83 km · Denov 92 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 Zarhalol (37.4647°, 68.1695°, elevation 414 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).