Qo‘qon weather in January

In January, Qo‘qon sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Qo‘qon's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qo‘qon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:43 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Qo‘qon is city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, formerly the seat of an independent emirate.

Density
6,492/km²
people per km²
Founded
~901 CE

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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Qo‘qon reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°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
46-1
56-1
66-1
76-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
136-1
146-1
156-1
166-1
176-1
186-1
196-1
206-1
216-1
226-1
236-1
246-1
256-1
266-1
276-1
287-1
297-1
3070
3170

How January really feels in Qo‘qon

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.

Qo‘qon weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°143.81.19.40.5
Feb / 214.90.710.41.9
Mar16° / 306.90.211.75.1
Apr24° / 13°306.70137.1
May30° / 18°194.7014.25.5
Jun35° / 22°123.6014.82.7
Jul37° / 24°51.6014.61.8
Aug35° / 22°41.2013.63.1
Sep30° / 17°61.5012.36.6
Oct22° / 11°163.7010.98.0
Nov13° / 235.20.39.74.3
Dec / 225.50.99.21.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34456
44456
54357
64357
74357
84357
94159
104159
114159
124159
134060
144060
154159
164060
174060
183961
193862
203862
213862
223763
233763
243763
253664
263763
273763
283664
293664
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Qo‘qon gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1132
2132
3132
4122
5122
6122
7112
8112
9112
10113
11103
12103
13103
14103
15103
16103
17103
18113
19113
20114
21124
22134
23144
24144
25154
26164
27164
28174
29174
30184
31184

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 6 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:45 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:454:54
29.27:454:55
39.27:454:55
49.27:454:56
59.27:454:57
69.27:454:58
79.27:454:59
89.27:455:00
99.37:455:01
109.37:455:02
119.37:455:03
129.37:455:04
139.37:445:05
149.47:445:06
159.47:445:07
169.47:435:08
179.47:435:09
189.57:435:10
199.57:425:11
209.57:425:12
219.57:415:13
229.67:415:14
239.67:405:15
249.67:405:16
259.67:395:18
269.77:385:19
279.77:385:20
289.77:375:21
299.87:365:22
309.87:355:23
319.87:345:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
22.0Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Qo‘qon?

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

0.5
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 Qo‘qon.

What to pack for Qo‘qon in January

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

In January, Qo‘qon sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Qo‘qon 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 Qo‘qon peaks around May 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 22UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Qo‘qon 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 Qo‘qon is worst in May — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1636 µg/m³Dec 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qo‘qon?

Qo‘qon sits at 40.5°N, 70.9°E, 416 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Yaypan, 20 km away.

Topography around Qo‘qon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qo‘qon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 412 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,780 m.

The land around Qo‘qon is covered by artificial surfaces (92%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), cropland (28%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
220 m
80 km
3,780 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Yaypan 20 km · Beshariq 30 km · Rishton 35 km · Pop 41 km · Oltiariq 47 km · Konibodom 51 km · Isfara 52 km · Batken 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 Qo‘qon (40.5286°, 70.9425°, elevation 416 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).