Magtymguly weather in January

In January, Magtymguly sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 44% 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 Magtymguly's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magtymguly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
8:36 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Magtymguly is city in Balkan 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 Magtymguly reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°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 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2101
391
491
590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1480
1580
1680
1780
1880
1980
2080
2180
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

How January really feels in Magtymguly

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.

Magtymguly 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 / 265.32.79.62.0
Feb10° / 366.52.610.52.6
Mar15° / 497.91.111.74.9
Apr21° / 10°416.90.1137.1
May28° / 16°294.6014.17.0
Jun33° / 20°152.8014.64.3
Jul36° / 23°71.9014.42.9
Aug35° / 22°91.6013.53.4
Sep30° / 18°112012.36.5
Oct23° / 11°193.50118.4
Nov15° / 2650.59.95.4
Dec10° / 204.81.39.42.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46337
56238
66139
76040
86040
95941
105842
115743
125644
135644
145545
155545
165545
175545
185446
195446
205446
215446
225347
235347
245347
255347
265347
275446
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Magtymguly gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1146
2156
3156
4157
5157
6157
7167
8168
9168
10178
11178
12178
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
18189
19189
201810
211810
221910
231910
241910
251910
262010
272010
282110
292110
302210
312210

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:37 AM to 8:28 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.48:375:59
29.48:376:00
39.48:376:00
49.48:386:01
59.48:386:02
69.48:386:03
79.48:386:04
89.48:386:05
99.58:386:05
109.58:376:06
119.58:376:07
129.58:376:08
139.58:376:09
149.68:376:10
159.68:376:11
169.68:366:12
179.68:366:13
189.68:366:14
199.78:356:15
209.78:356:16
219.78:346:17
229.78:346:18
239.88:336:19
249.88:336:20
259.88:326:21
269.88:326:23
279.98:316:24
289.98:306:25
299.98:306:26
3010.08:296:27
3110.08:286:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Magtymguly

In seasonPeak

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

Magtymguly sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Magtymguly?

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

2.0
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 Magtymguly.

What to pack for Magtymguly in January

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

In January, Magtymguly sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Magtymguly 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 Magtymguly is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1532 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magtymguly?

Magtymguly sits at 38.4°N, 56.3°E, 314 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gyzylarbat, 60 km away.

BäherdenBereketĀshkhānehKalālehBojnūrdGālīkeshGökdepe

Topography around Magtymguly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magtymguly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,949 m.

The land around Magtymguly is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
1,380 m
80 km
1,949 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Gyzylarbat 60 km · Bäherden 100 km · Bereket 112 km · Āshkhāneh 112 km · Kalāleh 136 km · Bojnūrd 141 km · Gālīkesh 149 km · Gökdepe 150 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 Magtymguly (38.4375°, 56.2808°, elevation 314 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).