Bereket weather in January

In January, Bereket sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 3.2 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Bereket's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bereket's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:42 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Bereket is city in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan.

Density
1,315/km²
people per km²
Founded
1895

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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bereket reaches about 7°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 0°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
37-1
47-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
117-1
127-1
137-1
147-1
157-1
167-1
177-1
187-1
197-1
207-1
217-1
227-1
237-1
247-1
257-1
267-1
277-1
287-1
297-1
308-1
318-1

How January really feels in Bereket

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.

Bereket 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 / -1°133.21.29.61.1
Feb / 194.71.710.52.2
Mar15° / 305.50.411.75.3
Apr23° / 11°295.70.1137.5
May30° / 18°173.4014.16.2
Jun35° / 23°112.2014.73.1
Jul38° / 26°41.2014.51.5
Aug37° / 24°61013.52.3
Sep31° / 18°81.5012.36.1
Oct23° / 11°153.20118.3
Nov13° / 1940.49.84.6
Dec / 123.50.99.31.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35743
45743
55743
65644
75644
85545
95446
105446
115446
125446
135347
145347
155248
165248
175248
185149
195149
205149
215149
225149
235149
245149
255149
265149
275050
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bereket gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1103
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8124
9124
10124
11114
12114
13114
14114
15104
16104
17104
18104
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
25104
26104
27104
28115
29115
30125
31125

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 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 8:43 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:436:00
29.38:436:00
39.38:436:01
49.38:436:02
59.38:436:03
69.38:436:04
79.48:436:04
89.48:436:05
99.48:436:06
109.48:436:07
119.48:436:08
129.48:436:09
139.58:426:10
149.58:426:11
159.58:426:12
169.58:426:13
179.58:416:14
189.68:416:15
199.68:406:16
209.68:406:17
219.68:406:18
229.78:396:19
239.78:396:20
249.78:386:21
259.88:376:23
269.88:376:24
279.88:366:25
289.88:356:26
299.98:356:27
309.98:346:28
319.98:336:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.2Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bereket

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Bereket?

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

1.1
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 Bereket.

What to pack for Bereket in January

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

In January, Bereket sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bereket 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 Bereket peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bereket 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 Bereket is worst in September — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 23 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorSep 1864 µg/m³Jan 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr40Poor
May40Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov47Poor
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bereket?

Bereket sits at 39.2°N, 55.5°E, 34 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gyzylarbat, 72 km away.

GyzylarbatGumdagBalkanabatMagtymgulyJebelBäherdenKalālehGālīkesh

Topography around Bereket

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bereket has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,388 m.

The land around Bereket is covered by bare terrain (36%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
785 m
80 km
1,388 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Gyzylarbat 72 km · Gumdag 80 km · Balkanabat 103 km · Magtymguly 112 km · Jebel 119 km · Bäherden 189 km · Kalāleh 207 km · Gālīkesh 219 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 Bereket (39.2446°, 55.5154°, elevation 34 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).