Chapchal Weather in January
Chapchal in January
The short of it: Chapchal in January averages a high of -4 °C (25 °F) and a low of -17 °C (2 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 9 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -4° · low -17° · rain 14 mm · daylight 9 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Chapchal an average January high of -4°, a low of -17° and some 14 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Chapchal: highs scarcely reach -4°, nights fall to -17°. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 15 min in mid-January, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and September.
Against its neighbours, Chapchal runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Taxkowrük, 14 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Chapchal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaxkowrükXinjiang | 14 km ENE | -4° | -17° | 16 mm |
| HanbinXinjiang | 15 km NE | -4° | -17° | 15 mm |
| GhuljaXinjiang | 17 km ENE | -4° | -17° | 16 mm |
| BayandaiXinjiang | 17 km NNE | -4° | -17° | 14 mm |
| Ka'erdunXinjiang | 18 km ENE | -4° | -17° | 15 mm |
| DadamtuXinjiang | 21 km NE | -4° | -17° | 15 mm |
| KipekyüziXinjiang | 23 km ENE | -5° | -18° | 14 mm |
| HudiyuziXinjiang | 23 km ENE | -5° | -18° | 14 mm |