Halaç weather in January

In January, Halaç sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 9.7 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 34% 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 Halaç's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Halaç's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:01 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Halaç is city in Lebap 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 Halaç reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 17°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)
1101
2101
3101
4101
5101
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
24101
25101
26101
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28101
29101
30101
31101

How January really feels in Halaç

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.

Halaç 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 / 276.11.79.72.2
Feb12° / 406.51.210.53.5
Mar18° / 457.90.311.76.2
Apr26° / 13°325.50137.2
May33° / 19°143.10144.5
Jun38° / 23°20.6014.61.4
Jul40° / 25°00.2014.40.1
Aug38° / 22°00.1013.51.2
Sep33° / 17°10.2012.34.8
Oct25° / 10°51.30118.7
Nov16° / 204.40.39.96.0
Dec11° / 224.80.79.42.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44951
54852
64852
74753
84852
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144753
154753
164654
174555
184555
194555
204555
214456
224456
234456
244456
254357
264258
274258
284258
294258
304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Halaç gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1174
2174
3174
4175
5185
6185
7185
8185
9185
10186
11186
12186
13186
14186
15186
16186
17186
18196
19196
20196
21206
22206
23216
24226
25236
26236
27246
28256
29256
30256
31266

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 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 8:02 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:025:26
29.48:025:26
39.48:025:27
49.48:025:28
59.48:025:29
69.58:025:29
79.58:025:30
89.58:025:31
99.58:025:32
109.58:025:33
119.58:025:34
129.58:025:35
139.68:025:36
149.68:015:37
159.68:015:38
169.68:015:39
179.78:015:40
189.78:005:41
199.78:005:42
209.78:005:43
219.77:595:44
229.87:595:45
239.87:585:46
249.87:585:47
259.87:575:48
269.97:565:49
279.97:565:50
289.97:555:51
2910.07:555:52
3010.07:545:53
3110.07:535:54

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Halaç

In seasonPeak

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

Halaç 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 Halaç?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Halaç.

What to pack for Halaç in January

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

In January, Halaç sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Halaç 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 Halaç peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Halaç 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 Halaç is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1636 µg/m³Jan 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Halaç?

Halaç sits at 38.1°N, 64.9°E, 233 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Kerki, 39 km away.

MagdanlyBeshkentSaýatQarshiKosonQarqīnAndkhoy

Topography around Halaç

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Halaç has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m.

The land around Halaç is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
42 m
80 km
319 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kerki 39 km · Magdanly 106 km · Beshkent 107 km · Saýat 118 km · Qarshi 118 km · Koson 124 km · Qarqīn 126 km · Andkhoy 126 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 Halaç (38.072°, 64.8794°, elevation 233 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).