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January Weather in Kashgar China

Daily high temperatures increase by 3°F, from 32°F to 35°F, rarely falling below 22°F or exceeding 44°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 32°F on January 10.

Daily low temperatures increase by 2°F, from 16°F to 19°F, rarely falling below 7°F or exceeding 26°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 15°F on January 13.

For reference, on July 22, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kashgar typically range from 69°F to 89°F, while on January 13, the coldest day of the year, they range from 15°F to 32°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Kashgar

Average High and Low Temperature in January in KashgarJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031315°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°FDecFebJan 1032°FJan 1032°F15°F15°FJan 132°FJan 132°F16°F16°FJan 3135°FJan 3135°F19°F19°FJan 2133°FJan 2133°F16°F16°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

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.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Kashgar

Average Hourly Temperature in January in KashgarJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebfreezingvery coldvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of January in Kashgar experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 53% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 49% of the time.

For reference, on March 25, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 62%, while on August 8, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 90%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Kashgar

Cloud Cover Categories in January in KashgarJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 149%Jan 149%Jan 3145%Jan 3145%Jan 1149%Jan 1149%Jan 2147%Jan 2147%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kashgar, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is essentially constant, remaining around 1% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 7% on August 23, and its lowest chance is 0% on December 26.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Kashgar

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Over the course of January in Kashgar, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 43 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 26 seconds, and weekly increase of 10 minutes, 0 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 9 hours, 26 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Kashgar

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Kashgar is 10:16 AM on January 5 and the earliest sunrise is 12 minutes earlier at 10:05 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 7:42 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 32 minutes later at 8:14 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Kashgar during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 7:28 AM and sets 14 hours, 58 minutes later, at 10:26 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 10:12 AM and sets 9 hours, 23 minutes later, at 7:35 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Kashgar

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Kashgar

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in KashgarJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb001010202020300001010202030
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The 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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Kashgar

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in KashgarJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 137:33 AMDec 137:33 AMDec 278:34 AMDec 278:34 AMJan 117:58 PMJan 117:58 PMJan 261:55 AMJan 261:55 AMFeb 107:00 AMFeb 107:00 AMFeb 248:31 PMFeb 248:31 PM10:37 AM10:37 AM7:34 PM7:34 PM6:42 PM6:42 PM10:46 AM10:46 AM10:24 AM10:24 AM7:27 PM7:27 PM7:32 PM7:32 PM10:49 AM10:49 AM10:25 AM10:25 AM8:55 PM8:55 PM8:31 PM8:31 PM10:09 AM10:09 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
79%-1:39 PMWNW-6:47 AMS251,426 mi
2
70%12:49 AMENE2:00 PMW-7:27 AMS251,559 mi
3
61%1:48 AME2:20 PMW-8:06 AMS250,893 mi
4
50%2:47 AME2:40 PMW-8:45 AMS249,397 mi
5
41%3:47 AME3:01 PMWSW-9:25 AMS247,106 mi
6
32%4:49 AMESE3:26 PMWSW-10:08 AMS244,127 mi
7
22%5:55 AMESE3:55 PMWSW-10:55 AMS240,641 mi
8
14%7:04 AMESE4:31 PMWSW-11:48 AMS236,901 mi
9
7%8:15 AMSE5:18 PMSW-12:46 PMS233,216 mi
10
2%9:23 AMSE6:17 PMSW-1:50 PMS229,923 mi
11
0%10:24 AMSE7:27 PMSW-2:56 PMS227,338 mi
12
1%11:15 AMESE8:45 PMWSW-4:00 PMS225,696 mi
13
5%11:56 AMESE10:04 PMWSW-5:00 PMS225,104 mi
14
12%12:29 PMESE11:22 PMWSW-5:55 PMS225,531 mi
15
21%12:58 PME--6:46 PMS226,833 mi
16
31%-12:37 AMW1:23 PME7:34 PMS228,796 mi
17
43%-1:50 AMW1:48 PME8:21 PMS231,187 mi
18
50%-3:01 AMWNW2:13 PMENE9:09 PMS233,791 mi
19
65%-4:12 AMWNW2:41 PMENE9:58 PMS236,436 mi
20
75%-5:23 AMWNW3:13 PMENE10:49 PMS239,007 mi
21
84%-6:33 AMWNW3:51 PMNE11:42 PMS241,436 mi
22
88%-7:39 AMNW4:36 PMNE--
23
91%-8:40 AMNW5:30 PMNE12:37 AMS243,691 mi
24
96%-9:31 AMNW6:29 PMNE1:32 AMS245,757 mi
25
99%-10:14 AMNW7:32 PMENE2:25 AMS247,619 mi
26
100%-10:49 AMWNW8:36 PMENE3:15 AMS249,246 mi
27
99%-11:18 AMWNW9:39 PMENE4:01 AMS250,586 mi
28
96%-11:42 AMWNW10:39 PMENE4:44 AMS251,563 mi
29
91%-12:04 PMW11:39 PME5:24 AMS252,082 mi
30
85%-12:24 PMW-6:03 AMS252,042 mi
31
78%12:37 AME12:43 PMW-6:42 AMS251,350 mi

We 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 Kashgar is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 29, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Kashgar

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in KashgarJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This 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 Kashgar is gradually increasing during January, increasing from 3.6 miles per hour to 4.3 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on May 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.7 miles per hour, while on December 25, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January in Kashgar

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Kashgar throughout January is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 55% on January 25.

Wind Direction in January in Kashgar

Wind Direction in January in KashgarJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebsoutheastnorthwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions 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 Kashgar typically lasts for 7.9 months (241 days), from around March 10 to around November 6, rarely starting before February 20 or after March 28, and rarely ending before October 17 or after November 26.

The month of January in Kashgar is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Kashgar

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in KashgarJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb0%Jan 160%Jan 16Feb 2010%Feb 2010%frigidfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Kashgar are essentially constant during January, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in January in Kashgar

Growing Degree Days in January in KashgarJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°F0.0°F0.2°F0.2°F0.4°F0.4°F0.6°F0.6°F0.8°F0.8°F1.0°F1.0°F1.2°F1.2°F1.4°F1.4°F1.6°F1.6°FDecFebJan 10°FJan 10°FJan 311°FJan 311°FJan 110°FJan 110°FJan 210°FJan 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This 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 Kashgar is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 2.5 kWh to 3.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Kashgar

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in KashgarJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWhDecFebJan 12.5 kWhJan 12.5 kWhJan 313.1 kWhJan 313.1 kWhJan 112.6 kWhJan 112.6 kWhJan 212.8 kWhJan 212.8 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kashgar are 39.471 deg latitude, 75.990 deg longitude, and 4,255 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kashgar contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 177 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,245 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,037 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (10,105 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kashgar is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and cropland (40%), within 10 miles by cropland (62%) and bare soil (24%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (44%) and grassland (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Kashgar, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Kashgar Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Kashgar.

At a distance of 8 kilometers from Kashgar, 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 Kashgar 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 Data

All 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.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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