Urganch weather in January

In January, Urganch sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 2.7 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°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 Urganch's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urganch's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
8:28 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Urganch is city in Uzbekistan.

Density
5,000/km²
people per km²
Founded
1643

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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Urganch reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-5
23-5
33-5
43-5
53-5
63-5
73-5
83-5
93-5
102-5
112-5
122-6
132-6
142-6
152-6
162-6
172-6
182-6
193-6
203-6
213-6
223-6
233-6
243-6
253-6
263-6
273-6
283-6
293-5
304-5
314-5

How January really feels in Urganch

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
22 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Urganch weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°102.71.59.30.0
Feb / -4°112.61.110.30.7
Mar14° / 173.50.311.74.7
Apr22° / 10°163.6013.17.8
May29° / 16°122.6014.36.6
Jun34° / 20°41.2014.93.8
Jul36° / 22°10.3014.72.8
Aug34° / 20°10.1013.74.3
Sep28° / 14°10.3012.38.0
Oct20° / 51.7010.98.1
Nov11° / 92.60.49.73.1
Dec / -4°72.20.890.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44753
54852
64753
74654
84654
94654
104555
114555
124555
134555
144357
154357
164357
174357
184357
194258
204357
214357
224456
234555
244555
254654
264654
274654
284753
294753
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Urganch gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
195
295
394
494
594
694
7104
8104
9104
10104
11104
12105
13105
1495
1595
1695
1795
1885
1985
2085
2185
2285
2385
2485
2585
2685
2785
2885
2985
3085
3185

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 8:29 AM to 8:18 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.08:295:32
29.18:305:33
39.18:305:33
49.18:305:34
59.18:305:35
69.18:305:36
79.18:305:37
89.18:305:38
99.28:295:39
109.28:295:40
119.28:295:41
129.28:295:42
139.28:295:43
149.38:285:44
159.38:285:45
169.38:285:46
179.38:275:47
189.48:275:48
199.48:265:49
209.48:265:50
219.48:255:51
229.58:255:53
239.58:245:54
249.58:235:55
259.68:235:56
269.68:225:57
279.68:215:59
289.78:216:00
299.78:206:01
309.78:196:02
319.88:186:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
132.0Dim
142.0Dim
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.4Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Urganch

In seasonPeak

None of Urganch's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Urganch sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Urganch?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Urganch.

What to pack for Urganch in January

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

In January, Urganch sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Urganch 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 Urganch peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Urganch 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 Urganch is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2254 µg/m³Jan 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar55Poor
Apr51Poor
May44Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Urganch?

Urganch sits at 41.6°N, 60.6°E, 94 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Beruniy, 18 km away.

Topography around Urganch

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urganch has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m.

The land around Urganch is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
369 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Beruniy 18 km · Qo’shko’pir 24 km · Khiva 29 km · Shovot 30 km · Novyy Turtkul’ 32 km · Gurlan 38 km · Hazorasp 45 km · Görogly 60 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 Urganch (41.5518°, 60.6314°, elevation 94 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).