Balkanabat weather in January

In January, Balkanabat sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 2.4 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Balkanabat's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balkanabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
9 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:47 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
51%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Balkanabat is city in Turkmenistan.

Founded
1933

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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Balkanabat reaches about 8°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 3°C and 14°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)
191
291
381
481
581
681
781
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1380
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1980
2080
2180
2280
2380
2480
2580
2680
2780
2880
2991
3091
3191

How January really feels in Balkanabat

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.

Balkanabat weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 92.40.49.51.7
Feb10° / 112.90.810.42.8
Mar16° / 224.40.211.75.7
Apr23° / 12°204.40137.7
May30° / 18°113014.16.2
Jun35° / 24°61.5014.73.0
Jul38° / 27°60.8014.51.5
Aug37° / 26°30.8013.62.0
Sep31° / 20°51.2012.35.9
Oct23° / 12°122.30118.5
Nov15° / 132.90.19.85.3
Dec / 82.20.39.32.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
45941
55941
65842
75842
85644
95644
105545
115545
125644
135644
145644
155644
165644
175644
185644
195644
205644
215644
225644
235644
245545
255644
265644
275644
285644
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Balkanabat gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
171
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1482
1572
1672
1782
1882
1982
2082
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882
2992
3092
3192

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 12 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 8:48 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:486:03
29.38:486:04
39.38:486:05
49.38:486:06
59.38:486:06
69.38:486:07
79.38:486:08
89.38:486:09
99.48:486:10
109.48:486:11
119.48:486:12
129.48:486:13
139.48:486:14
149.58:476:15
159.58:476:16
169.58:476:17
179.58:476:18
189.58:466:19
199.68:466:20
209.68:456:21
219.68:456:22
229.68:446:23
239.78:446:24
249.78:436:25
259.78:436:26
269.88:426:28
279.88:416:29
289.88:416:30
299.98:406:31
309.98:396:32
319.98:386:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Balkanabat

In seasonPeak

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

Balkanabat sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Balkanabat?

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

1.7
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 Balkanabat.

What to pack for Balkanabat in January

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

In January, Balkanabat sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Balkanabat 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 Balkanabat peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Balkanabat 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 Balkanabat is worst in September — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorSep 2348 µg/m³Jan 1924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balkanabat?

Balkanabat sits at 39.5°N, 54.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Jebel, 18 km away.

BereketTürkmenbaşyGyzylarbatMagtymgulyKalālehGonbad-e Kāvūs

Topography around Balkanabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balkanabat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 541 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,584 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,915 m.

The land around Balkanabat is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
541 m
16 km
1,584 m
80 km
1,915 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Jebel 18 km · Gumdag 39 km · Bereket 103 km · Türkmenbaşy 133 km · Gyzylarbat 175 km · Magtymguly 204 km · Kalāleh 257 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 261 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 Balkanabat (39.5108°, 54.3671°, elevation 11 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).