Urgut Shahri weather in January

In January, Urgut Shahri sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Urgut Shahri's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Urgut Shahri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:55 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Urgut Shahri is place in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan.

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 Urgut Shahri reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-4
26-4
36-4
45-4
55-4
65-4
75-4
85-4
95-4
105-5
115-5
125-5
135-5
145-5
155-5
165-5
175-5
185-5
195-5
205-4
215-4
225-4
235-4
245-4
255-4
265-4
275-4
286-4
296-4
306-4
316-4

How January really feels in Urgut Shahri

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.

Urgut Shahri 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 / -4°519.26.19.50.1
Feb / -3°7210.64.810.51.0
Mar13° / 9513.62.811.73.2
Apr19° / 9512.90.4135.6
May24° / 11°6811.1014.16.9
Jun29° / 15°214.8014.76.9
Jul31° / 17°82014.56.0
Aug30° / 16°51.2013.56.8
Sep26° / 12°71.5012.38.9
Oct20° / 234.20.2117.5
Nov13° / 447.21.79.83.7
Dec / -3°488.64.39.30.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44456
54357
64357
74357
84258
94159
104159
114159
124060
134060
144159
154159
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
233961
243961
253961
263961
273862
283862
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Urgut Shahri gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12615
22616
32716
42716
52717
62717
72718
82718
92818
102819
112819
122819
132819
142920
152920
162920
172920
183021
193021
203021
213121
223121
233221
243321
253321
263421
273421
283520
293520
303520
313620

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 5 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
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 7:56 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:565:12
29.37:565:13
39.37:565:14
49.37:575:14
59.37:575:15
69.37:575:16
79.37:575:17
89.47:575:18
99.47:565:19
109.47:565:20
119.47:565:21
129.47:565:21
139.47:565:22
149.57:565:23
159.57:555:24
169.57:555:25
179.57:555:26
189.67:545:28
199.67:545:29
209.67:535:30
219.67:535:31
229.77:535:32
239.77:525:33
249.77:515:34
259.77:515:35
269.87:505:36
279.87:505:37
289.87:495:39
299.97:485:40
309.97:475:41
319.97:475:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Urgut Shahri

In seasonPeak

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

Urgut Shahri'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 Urgut Shahri?

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 Urgut Shahri.

What to pack for Urgut Shahri in January

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

In January, Urgut Shahri sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Urgut Shahri 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 Urgut Shahri peaks around June 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Urgut Shahri 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 Urgut Shahri is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1334 µg/m³Jan 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Urgut Shahri?

Urgut Shahri sits at 39.4°N, 67.3°E, 948 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Panjakent, 31 km away.

Topography around Urgut Shahri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urgut Shahri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 953 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,807 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,103 m.

The land around Urgut Shahri is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
412 m
16 km
1,807 m
80 km
4,103 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Panjakent 31 km · Samarkand 37 km · Bulung’ur Shahri 38 km · Kitob 46 km · Shahrisabz 54 km · Juma Shahri 61 km · Chelak 65 km · G’allaorol Shahri 73 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 Urgut Shahri (39.419°, 67.2612°, elevation 948 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).