Bäherden weather in January

In January, Bäherden sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 44% 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 Bäherden's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bäherden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:32 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Bäherden is city in Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bäherden reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3091
3191

How January really feels in Bäherden

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.

Bäherden weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 215.11.89.61.9
Feb11° / 346.82.110.52.9
Mar17° / 417.90.511.75.6
Apr24° / 13°315.80137.5
May30° / 19°173.2014.15.8
Jun36° / 25°51.2014.62.6
Jul38° / 27°20.6014.41.1
Aug37° / 25°20.5013.52.1
Sep32° / 20°50.8012.35.8
Oct24° / 13°112.50118.5
Nov15° / 194.30.39.95.4
Dec10° / 1641.19.42.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56238
66139
76139
86040
96040
105842
115842
125842
135842
145743
155743
165743
175743
185644
195743
205743
215743
225743
235842
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bäherden gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1135
2135
3134
4134
5134
6134
7144
8144
9144
10154
11154
12154
13155
14165
15165
16165
17175
18176
19186
20186
21187
22197
23197
24207
25208
26208
27218
28219
29219
30229
31229

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 8 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 8:33 AM to 8:24 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:335:54
29.48:335:55
39.48:335:56
49.48:335:57
59.48:335:57
69.48:335:58
79.48:335:59
89.48:336:00
99.58:336:01
109.58:336:02
119.58:336:03
129.58:336:04
139.58:326:05
149.68:326:05
159.68:326:06
169.68:326:07
179.68:316:08
189.68:316:09
199.78:316:11
209.78:306:12
219.78:306:13
229.78:296:14
239.88:296:15
249.88:286:16
259.88:286:17
269.88:276:18
279.98:276:19
289.98:266:20
299.98:256:21
3010.08:246:22
3110.08:246:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bäherden

In seasonPeak

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

Bäherden 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 Bäherden?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bäherden.

What to pack for Bäherden in January

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

In January, Bäherden sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bäherden 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 Bäherden peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bäherden 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 Bäherden 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 Bäherden?

Bäherden sits at 38.4°N, 57.4°E, 160 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gökdepe, 56 km away.

AbadanAshgabatMagtymgulyĀshkhānehBojnūrdÄnew

Topography around Bäherden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bäherden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,468 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,479 m.

The land around Bäherden is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (34%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
1,468 m
80 km
2,479 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Gökdepe 56 km · Arkadag 69 km · Abadan 79 km · Ashgabat 99 km · Magtymguly 100 km · Āshkhāneh 107 km · Bojnūrd 107 km · Änew 113 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 Bäherden (38.4362°, 57.4316°, elevation 160 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).