Chiroqchi weather in January

In January, Chiroqchi sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°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 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Chiroqchi's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiroqchi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:57 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Chiroqchi is human settlement in Uzbekistan.

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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Chiroqchi reaches about 8°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 0°C and 15°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)
18-1
28-1
38-1
48-1
58-1
68-1
78-1
88-1
98-1
108-1
117-1
127-1
137-1
147-1
157-1
167-1
177-1
187-1
197-1
207-1
218-1
228-1
238-1
248-1
258-1
268-1
278-1
288-1
299-1
309-1
319-1

How January really feels in Chiroqchi

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.

Chiroqchi 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 / -1°599.849.61.3
Feb10° / 73103.710.52.3
Mar16° / 8610.91.411.74.7
Apr22° / 10°708.90.2136.9
May27° / 14°376.1014.17.1
Jun33° / 18°71.9014.74.7
Jul35° / 19°20.6014.53.7
Aug33° / 18°10.3013.54.7
Sep29° / 13°30.5012.37.8
Oct22° / 143.30118.3
Nov15° / 426.219.95.1
Dec10° / 467.72.59.32.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54555
64654
74654
84555
94555
104456
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164357
174357
184357
194258
204258
214258
224159
234060
243961
253961
263961
273862
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Chiroqchi gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12810
22810
32811
42811
52911
62911
72911
83011
93011
103012
113012
123012
133013
143013
153013
163114
173114
183114
193214
203214
213214
223314
233314
243414
253414
263515
273514
283614
293614
303614
313614

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 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:585:16
29.37:585:17
39.37:585:17
49.37:585:18
59.37:585:19
69.47:585:20
79.47:585:21
89.47:585:22
99.47:585:23
109.47:585:23
119.47:585:24
129.57:585:25
139.57:585:26
149.57:575:27
159.57:575:28
169.57:575:29
179.67:565:30
189.67:565:31
199.67:565:32
209.67:555:33
219.77:555:34
229.77:545:36
239.77:545:37
249.77:535:38
259.87:535:39
269.87:525:40
279.87:515:41
289.97:515:42
299.97:505:43
309.97:495:44
3110.07:495:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.2Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Chiroqchi?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chiroqchi.

What to pack for Chiroqchi in January

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

In January, Chiroqchi sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Chiroqchi 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 Chiroqchi peaks around June 17 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 17UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Chiroqchi 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 Chiroqchi is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1233 µg/m³Jan 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chiroqchi?

Chiroqchi sits at 39.0°N, 66.6°E, 524 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Shahrisabz, 23 km away.

Beshkent

Topography around Chiroqchi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiroqchi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 522 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,778 m.

The land around Chiroqchi is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
3,778 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Shahrisabz 23 km · Kitob 29 km · G‘uzor 54 km · Qarshi 70 km · Urgut Shahri 73 km · Juma Shahri 76 km · Samarkand 77 km · Beshkent 83 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 Chiroqchi (39.0336°, 66.5722°, elevation 524 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).