Fergana weather in January

In January, Fergana sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fergana's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fergana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:40 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Fergana is capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan.

Density
3,130/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Fergana reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

-10°-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-1
26-1
36-1
45-1
55-1
65-1
75-1
85-1
95-1
105-1
115-1
125-1
135-1
145-1
155-1
165-1
175-1
185-1
195-1
205-1
215-1
225-1
235-1
246-1
256-1
266-1
276-1
286-1
2960
3060
3160

How January really feels in Fergana

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.

Fergana weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°184.71.79.40.2
Feb / 275.70.910.41.7
Mar16° / 398.50.211.74.8
Apr23° / 12°418.70136.8
May29° / 17°318.4014.25.5
Jun35° / 21°227014.82.7
Jul37° / 24°103.7014.61.8
Aug35° / 22°72.3013.63.0
Sep30° / 17°82012.36.3
Oct22° / 11°214.5010.97.8
Nov13° / 286.10.39.84.2
Dec / 276.11.19.20.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
73961
83961
93961
103862
113763
123763
133763
143664
153664
163664
173565
183565
193565
203565
213466
223367
233367
243367
253268
263268
273268
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Fergana gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1143
2143
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16145
17146
18146
19156
20156
21156
22166
23166
24176
25176
26186
27186
28186
29196
30196
31195

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 4:51 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:414:51
29.27:414:52
39.27:414:53
49.27:414:53
59.27:414:54
69.27:414:55
79.27:414:56
89.37:414:57
99.37:414:58
109.37:414:59
119.37:415:00
129.37:415:01
139.47:415:02
149.47:405:03
159.47:405:04
169.47:405:05
179.47:395:06
189.57:395:07
199.57:385:08
209.57:385:09
219.57:375:10
229.67:375:11
239.67:365:12
249.67:365:13
259.77:355:15
269.77:355:16
279.77:345:17
289.77:335:18
299.87:325:19
309.87:325:20
319.87:315:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Fergana?

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

0.2
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 Fergana.

What to pack for Fergana in January

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

In January, Fergana sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Fergana 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 Fergana peaks around May 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 21UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Fergana 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 Fergana is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1436 µg/m³Dec 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fergana?

Fergana sits at 40.4°N, 71.8°E, 580 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Kirguli, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Fergana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fergana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 579 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,907 m.

The land around Fergana is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
435 m
80 km
4,907 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
January weather nearby: Kirguli 6.0 km · Toshloq 10 km · Marg‘ilon 11 km · Quvasoy 19 km · Oltiariq 26 km · Quva 29 km · Iradan 30 km · Kyzyl-Kyya 32 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 Fergana (40.3842°, 71.7843°, elevation 580 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).