Magdanly weather in January

In January, Magdanly sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 6.6 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 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Magdanly's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdanly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:56 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Magdanly is city district of 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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Magdanly reaches about 10°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 3°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2101
3101
4101
5101
6101
7101
8101
9101
10101
11101
12101
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
18101
19101
20101
21101
22101
23101
24101
25101
26101
27101
28112
29112
30112
31112

How January really feels in Magdanly

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.

Magdanly 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
Jan10° / 306.629.72.4
Feb12° / 447.71.510.53.5
Mar18° / 4780.511.76.0
Apr25° / 13°335.5012.97.4
May32° / 18°163.40145.1
Jun37° / 22°20.4014.62.1
Jul39° / 24°00.1014.31.0
Aug37° / 22°00013.52.2
Sep32° / 17°10.1012.35.6
Oct25° / 11°41.10118.9
Nov17° / 204.20.4106.2
Dec11° / 2451.19.43.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
64951
74951
84951
94852
104852
114852
124951
134951
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194753
204753
214555
224555
234456
244456
254456
264357
274357
284357
294357
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Magdanly gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 27% 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
2175
3185
4185
5195
6195
7205
8206
9206
10206
11206
12206
13206
14206
15207
16207
17207
18217
19217
20217
21227
22227
23237
24237
25248
26258
27258
28268
29268
30278
31278

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 8 km/h in January.

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
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
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 7:56 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:565:22
29.47:565:22
39.47:575:23
49.57:575:24
59.57:575:25
69.57:575:26
79.57:575:26
89.57:575:27
99.57:575:28
109.57:575:29
119.67:575:30
129.67:565:31
139.67:565:32
149.67:565:33
159.67:565:34
169.77:565:35
179.77:555:36
189.77:555:37
199.77:555:38
209.77:545:39
219.87:545:40
229.87:535:41
239.87:535:42
249.87:525:43
259.97:525:44
269.97:515:45
279.97:515:46
2810.07:505:47
2910.07:495:48
3010.07:495:49
3110.07:485:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Magdanly

In seasonPeak

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

Magdanly sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Magdanly?

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

2.4
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 Magdanly.

What to pack for Magdanly in January

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

In January, Magdanly sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Magdanly 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 Magdanly peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highModerateJun 19UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Magdanly 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 Magdanly is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1534 µg/m³Jan 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magdanly?

Magdanly sits at 37.8°N, 66.0°E, 430 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Qarqīn, 44 km away.

KerkiG‘uzorHalaçBoysunBeshkentQarshiAndkhoy

Topography around Magdanly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdanly has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 474 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,885 m.

The land around Magdanly is covered by grassland (51%), artificial surfaces (26%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and bare terrain (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
787 m
80 km
2,885 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Qarqīn 44 km · Kerki 73 km · G‘uzor 92 km · Halaç 106 km · Boysun 111 km · Beshkent 117 km · Qarshi 119 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 Magdanly (37.8124°, 66.0466°, elevation 430 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).