G‘azalkent weather in January

In January, G‘azalkent sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 G‘azalkent's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see G‘azalkent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:51 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

G‘azalkent is city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.

Founded
1932

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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in G‘azalkent reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-8
21-8
31-8
41-8
51-8
60-8
70-8
80-8
90-8
100-8
110-8
120-8
130-8
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190-8
200-8
210-8
220-8
230-8
240-8
251-8
261-8
271-7
281-7
291-7
301-7
311-7

How January really feels in G‘azalkent

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

G‘azalkent weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°8611.5109.30.0
Feb / -6°10911.48.710.30.0
Mar / -1°11913.95.811.71.8
Apr16° / 13914.51.213.14.6
May21° / 10112.20.114.36.3
Jun26° / 13°407.9014.97.6
Jul28° / 15°153.3014.77.9
Aug27° / 13°112.6013.78.4
Sep23° / 172.9012.38.7
Oct16° / 526.70.710.95.9
Nov / -2°869.63.99.71.9
Dec / -7°9211.1890.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214060
224060
234060
243961
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263961
273862
283862
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303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

G‘azalkent gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13528
23528
33528
43528
53529
63529
73530
83530
93531
103531
113631
123632
133632
143632
153632
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203734
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223834
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284034
294034
304034
314134

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
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22100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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 4:55 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:534:55
29.07:534:56
39.17:534:57
49.17:534:58
59.17:534:58
69.17:534:59
79.17:535:00
89.17:535:01
99.27:535:02
109.27:535:03
119.27:535:04
129.27:525:05
139.27:525:06
149.37:525:07
159.37:515:08
169.37:515:09
179.37:515:10
189.47:505:12
199.47:505:13
209.47:495:14
219.47:495:15
229.57:485:16
239.57:485:17
249.57:475:18
259.67:465:20
269.67:465:21
279.67:455:22
289.77:445:23
299.77:435:24
309.77:425:26
319.87:425:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for G‘azalkent

In seasonPeak

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

G‘azalkent'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 G‘azalkent?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in G‘azalkent.

What to pack for G‘azalkent in January

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

In January, G‘azalkent sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in G‘azalkent 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 G‘azalkent 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 G‘azalkent 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 G‘azalkent 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 G‘azalkent?

G‘azalkent sits at 41.6°N, 69.8°E, 702 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Iskandar, 6.0 km away.

Topography around G‘azalkent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around G‘azalkent has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m around an average of 746 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,945 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,719 m.

The land around G‘azalkent is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
339 m
16 km
1,945 m
80 km
3,719 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Iskandar 6.0 km · Chirchiq 19 km · Parkent 30 km · Qibray 32 km · Salor 40 km · Yunusobod 46 km · Saryaghash 51 km · Bektemir 53 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 G‘azalkent (41.5581°, 69.7708°, elevation 702 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).