January Weather in Moskva TajikistanDaily high temperatures are around 52°F, rarely falling below 37°F or exceeding 67°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 51°F on January 11. Daily low temperatures are around 35°F, rarely falling below 24°F or exceeding 46°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 34°F on January 11. For reference, on July 14, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Moskva typically range from 72°F to 99°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 34°F to 51°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Meadview, United States (7,350 miles away); Electra, United States (7,437 miles); and Arkadelphia, United States (7,362 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Moskva (view comparison). CloudsThe month of January in Moskva experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 60% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is January 5, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 41% of the time. For reference, on March 3, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 64%, while on August 14, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 99%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Moskva, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is gradually increasing, starting the month at 13% and ending it at 16%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 26% on March 18, and its lowest chance is 0% on August 25. Over the course of January in Moskva, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 11% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 1% throughout. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Moskva is essentially constant, remaining about 0.7 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.8 inches. SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during January in Moskva is gradually increasing, starting the month at 1.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.1 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches. SunOver the course of January in Moskva, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 40 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 20 seconds, and weekly increase of 9 minutes, 19 seconds. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 9 hours, 37 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 17 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Moskva is 7:36 AM on January 7 and the earliest sunrise is 10 minutes earlier at 7:26 AM on January 31. The earliest sunset is 5:13 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 30 minutes later at 5:43 PM on January 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Moskva during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:00 AM and sets 14 hours, 46 minutes later, at 7:46 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:32 AM and sets 9 hours, 34 minutes later, at 5:06 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Moskva is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on May 19, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Moskva is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 4.2 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on July 11, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.3 miles per hour, while on December 9, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.0 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in Moskva throughout January is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 50% on January 2. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Moskva typically lasts for 8.8 months (269 days), from around March 6 to around November 30, rarely starting before February 12 or after March 29, and rarely ending before November 6 or after December 30. The month of January in Moskva is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of 3% on January 19. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Moskva are gradually increasing during January, increasing by 46°F, from 1°F to 47°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Moskva is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.5 kWh, from 2.2 kWh to 2.7 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Moskva are 37.661 deg latitude, 69.628 deg longitude, and 1,594 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Moskva contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 115 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,580 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,255 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (13,225 feet). The area within 2 miles of Moskva is covered by cropland (83%), within 10 miles by cropland (63%), and within 50 miles by cropland (50%) and grassland (34%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Moskva, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Dushanbe International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Moskva. At a distance of 121 kilometers from Moskva, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Moskva according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. 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