Arkadag weather in January

In January, Arkadag sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 6.2 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 46% 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 Arkadag's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arkadag's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:28 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

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 Arkadag reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-2
27-2
37-2
47-2
57-2
66-2
76-2
86-2
96-2
106-2
116-2
126-3
136-3
146-3
156-3
166-3
175-3
185-3
195-3
205-3
215-3
226-3
236-3
246-3
256-3
266-3
276-3
286-3
296-3
306-3
316-3

How January really feels in Arkadag

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.

Arkadag 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 / -3°336.24.59.70.4
Feb / -2°528.85.410.51.0
Mar12° / 8212.24.511.73.2
Apr19° / 8812.71.1135.6
May24° / 13°6311.40.1146.9
Jun29° / 18°225.7014.66.5
Jul32° / 20°81.9014.45.6
Aug31° / 19°71.5013.56.2
Sep26° / 15°112.8012.38.4
Oct20° / 174.20117.7
Nov13° / 315.61.69.94.1
Dec / -1°2453.19.41.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46436
56436
66337
76337
86238
96139
106139
116040
125941
136040
145941
155941
165941
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225743
235743
245743
255743
265644
275644
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Arkadag gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11510
21610
31611
41611
51611
61611
71712
81712
91712
101712
111713
121813
131813
141813
151914
161914
172014
182015
192115
202115
212216
222217
232317
242418
252418
262519
272519
282620
292620
302720
312721

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 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 8:29 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:295:53
29.48:295:54
39.48:295:54
49.48:295:55
59.48:295:56
69.58:295:57
79.58:295:58
89.58:295:58
99.58:295:59
109.58:296:00
119.58:296:01
129.58:296:02
139.68:296:03
149.68:296:04
159.68:286:05
169.68:286:06
179.78:286:07
189.78:286:08
199.78:276:09
209.78:276:10
219.78:266:11
229.88:266:12
239.88:256:13
249.88:256:14
259.88:246:15
269.98:246:16
279.98:236:17
289.98:226:18
2910.08:226:20
3010.08:216:21
3110.08:206:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Arkadag

In seasonPeak

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

Arkadag sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Arkadag?

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

0.4
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 Arkadag.

What to pack for Arkadag in January

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

In January, Arkadag sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Arkadag 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 Arkadag peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Arkadag 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 Arkadag is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1534 µg/m³Dec 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arkadag?

Arkadag sits at 38.1°N, 58.1°E, 229 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Abadan, 12 km away.

ShīrvānBojnūrdQūchān

Topography around Arkadag

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arkadag has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,007 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,892 m.

The land around Arkadag is covered by bare terrain (35%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
2,007 m
80 km
2,892 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Abadan 12 km · Gökdepe 13 km · Ashgabat 31 km · Änew 44 km · Bäherden 69 km · Shīrvān 76 km · Bojnūrd 93 km · Qūchān 114 km

Turkmenistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,540
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 93%Christian 6%

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 Arkadag (38.0713°, 58.0656°, elevation 229 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).