Boldumsaz weather in January

In January, Boldumsaz sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 2.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Boldumsaz's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boldumsaz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
1st coldest
Precipitation
9 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
8:33 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
1.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Boldumsaz is human settlement in 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 1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Boldumsaz reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-6
22-6
32-6
42-6
51-6
61-6
71-6
81-6
91-6
101-6
111-7
121-7
131-7
141-7
151-7
161-7
171-7
181-7
191-7
201-7
211-7
221-7
231-7
241-7
252-7
262-7
272-7
282-6
292-6
302-6
312-6

How January really feels in Boldumsaz

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Boldumsaz 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 / -7°92.51.89.30.0
Feb / -5°102.21.110.30.3
Mar13° / 173.80.611.64.0
Apr21° / 174.2013.17.6
May28° / 15°133.4014.46.9
Jun34° / 20°51.40154.1
Jul35° / 22°20.7014.83.1
Aug34° / 19°10.2013.74.4
Sep27° / 13°40.7012.38.2
Oct19° / 71.80.110.87.7
Nov / -1°92.50.39.62.4
Dec / -5°92.51.190.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64456
74456
84456
94258
104258
114258
124159
134060
144159
154159
164159
174159
184258
194258
204159
214258
224258
234357
244258
254357
264357
274258
284357
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Boldumsaz gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 2.5 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 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
185
285
395
495
595
695
795
895
995
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1786
1886
1976
2076
2176
2276
2376
2476
2586
2686
2786
2885
2985
3085
3185

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.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:35 AM to 8:23 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:355:34
29.08:355:35
39.08:355:35
49.08:355:36
59.08:355:37
69.08:355:38
79.18:355:39
89.18:355:40
99.18:355:41
109.18:355:42
119.18:355:43
129.28:355:44
139.28:345:45
149.28:345:46
159.28:345:47
169.28:335:48
179.38:335:49
189.38:325:50
199.38:325:51
209.48:315:53
219.48:315:54
229.48:305:55
239.48:305:56
249.58:295:57
259.58:285:58
269.58:286:00
279.68:276:01
289.68:266:02
299.68:256:03
309.78:246:05
319.78:236:06

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.7Dim
21.7Dim
31.7Dim
41.8Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Moderate
192.0Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Boldumsaz

In seasonPeak

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

Boldumsaz sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Boldumsaz?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boldumsaz.

What to pack for Boldumsaz in January

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

In January, Boldumsaz sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Boldumsaz 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 Boldumsaz peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Boldumsaz 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 Boldumsaz is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 2049 µg/m³Jan 1326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boldumsaz?

Boldumsaz sits at 42.1°N, 59.7°E, 81 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gubadag, 24 km away.

Topography around Boldumsaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boldumsaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Boldumsaz is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and bare terrain (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
391 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Gubadag 24 km · Oýrat 28 km · Manghit 32 km · Yylanly 33 km · Xo‘jayli Shahri 36 km · Nukus 37 km · Daşoguz 41 km · Köneürgenç 48 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 Boldumsaz (42.1282°, 59.671°, elevation 81 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).