Tashkent weather in January

In January, Tashkent sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 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 Tashkent's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tashkent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:52 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Tashkent is capital of Uzbekistan.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 42 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
5,908/km²
people per km²
Founded
~101 BCE

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 Tashkent reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 12°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)
16-3
25-3
35-3
45-3
55-3
65-3
75-3
85-3
95-3
105-3
115-4
125-4
135-4
145-4
155-4
165-4
175-4
185-4
195-4
205-4
215-4
225-3
235-3
245-3
255-3
265-3
276-3
286-3
296-3
306-3
316-3

How January really feels in Tashkent

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.

Tashkent weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5910.359.40.1
Feb / -2°7410.33.910.31.1
Mar14° / 8611.81.511.74.0
Apr21° / 10011.80.213.16.2
May27° / 14°769.8014.36.7
Jun32° / 18°296.2014.94.7
Jul34° / 20°112.7014.73.7
Aug33° / 18°61.5013.74.7
Sep28° / 13°91.7012.37.7
Oct21° / 315.10.110.97.6
Nov13° / 577.81.59.73.8
Dec / -2°619.349.10.8

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 11% 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
203961
213961
224060
234060
243961
253961
263862
273763
283763
293763
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tashkent gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13014
23114
33114
43114
53114
63114
73114
83115
93215
103215
113215
123216
133216
143216
153217
163217
173217
183317
193318
203318
213418
223418
233518
243518
253518
263617
273617
283617
293717
303717
313717

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
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 7:54 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:544:58
29.17:544:59
39.17:545:00
49.17:545:01
59.17:545:02
69.17:545:03
79.27:545:03
89.27:545:04
99.27:545:05
109.27:545:06
119.27:545:07
129.27:545:08
139.37:535:09
149.37:535:10
159.37:535:11
169.37:525:12
179.47:525:13
189.47:525:15
199.47:515:16
209.47:515:17
219.57:505:18
229.57:505:19
239.57:495:20
249.67:485:21
259.67:485:23
269.67:475:24
279.67:465:25
289.77:465:26
299.77:455:27
309.77:445:29
319.87:435:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tashkent

In seasonPeak

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

Tashkent'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 Tashkent?

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

0.1
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 Tashkent.

What to pack for Tashkent in January

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

In January, Tashkent sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tashkent 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 Tashkent peaks around June 12 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 highHighModerateLowJun 12UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tashkent 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 Tashkent is worst in May — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tashkent's WHO annual average of 42 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1251 µg/m³Jan 1232 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr49Poor
May51Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tashkent?

Tashkent sits at 41.3°N, 69.2°E, 424 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Chilanzar, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tashkent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tashkent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,055 m.

The land around Tashkent is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (56%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
3,055 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Chilanzar 4.0 km · Sergeli 7.0 km · Bektemir 12 km · Yunusobod 13 km · Salor 17 km · Yangiyŭl 22 km · Saryaghash 22 km · Abay 24 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 Tashkent (41.2647°, 69.2163°, elevation 424 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).