Chirchiq weather in January

In January, Chirchiq sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chirchiq's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chirchiq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:52 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Chirchiq is city in Uzbekistan.

Density
4,788/km²
people per km²
Founded
1935

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chirchiq reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°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 11°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)
14-5
24-5
34-5
44-5
54-5
64-5
74-5
84-5
94-6
104-6
114-6
124-6
133-6
143-6
153-6
163-6
173-6
183-6
194-6
204-6
214-6
224-6
234-5
244-5
254-5
264-5
274-5
284-5
295-5
305-5
315-5

How January really feels in Chirchiq

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.

Chirchiq 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 / -6°7110.76.29.30.0
Feb / -4°8710.8510.30.5
Mar13° / 97122.311.73.3
Apr19° / 10211.50.313.15.9
May24° / 12°688.5014.37.3
Jun30° / 15°245.1014.96.3
Jul32° / 17°92.3014.75.3
Aug31° / 16°61.4013.76.2
Sep26° / 11°111.9012.38.6
Oct19° / 355.40.310.97.2
Nov12° / 658.32.19.73.2
Dec / -4°719.85.19.10.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
83961
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
174060
184060
194060
204060
214060
223961
233961
243961
253862
263763
273763
283763
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chirchiq gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13118
23118
33118
43118
53218
63219
73219
83319
93320
103320
113420
123420
133421
143421
153421
163421
173421
183521
193521
203521
213521
223621
233621
243621
253721
263720
273720
283820
293820
303820
313820

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:534:56
29.17:544:57
39.17:544:58
49.17:544:59
59.17:545:00
69.17:545:00
79.17:545:01
89.17:545:02
99.27:535:03
109.27:535:04
119.27:535:05
129.27:535:06
139.27:535:07
149.37:525:08
159.37:525:09
169.37:525:10
179.37:515:11
189.47:515:13
199.47:505:14
209.47:505:15
219.47:495:16
229.57:495:17
239.57:485:18
249.57:475:19
259.67:475:21
269.67:465:22
279.67:455:23
289.77:455:24
299.77:445:25
309.77:435:27
319.87:425:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Chirchiq

In seasonPeak

In January, Chirchiq sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chirchiq's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Chirchiq?

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

0.0
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 Chirchiq.

What to pack for Chirchiq in January

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

In January, Chirchiq sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chirchiq 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 Chirchiq peaks around May 24 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 24UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Chirchiq 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 Chirchiq is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1431 µg/m³Jan 1119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chirchiq?

Chirchiq sits at 41.5°N, 69.6°E, 602 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Qibray, 13 km away.

Topography around Chirchiq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chirchiq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 616 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,565 m.

The land around Chirchiq is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
770 m
80 km
3,565 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Qibray 13 km · Iskandar 14 km · G‘azalkent 19 km · Parkent 21 km · Salor 22 km · Yunusobod 27 km · Saryaghash 35 km · Bektemir 35 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,968
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 439
Religion
Muslim 88%Eastern Orthodox 9%other 3%

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 Chirchiq (41.4689°, 69.5822°, elevation 602 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).