Weather in Samarkand in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Samarkand;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Samarkand;
Average weather
Average temperature in Samarkand in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +3°C with a maximum of +16°C and a minimum of -25°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +6°C to +10°C.
Is Samarkand warm or cold in January?
Samarkand is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +7°C to +5°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -2°C to -4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Samarkand, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Samarkand in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +5°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -22°C | -25°C | -22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +20°C | +25°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 33 mm | 28 mm | 45 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 79% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1022 HPa | 1020 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 7 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +7°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +5°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 33 mm to 28 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 7 sunny days in December to 6 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Samarkand is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Samarkand.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Samarkand?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Samarkand in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+17°C) and the highest in 2023 (+22°C). The driest year was 2001 with only 240 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2009 with 629 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Samarkand, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.