When to go · Urgench

Urgench in January

Mixed month. Outside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across Uzbekistan: Cold, grey, sometimes snowy; empty monuments and low prices.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 5°C (41°F)41°F (5°C) / −5°C (23°F)23°F (−5°C); average high / low
Rain days: 5
Crowds: Low; Uzbekistan overall
Prices: Low; Uzbekistan overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedUzbekistan month rating

Outside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across Uzbekistan: Cold, grey, sometimes snowy; empty monuments and low prices.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

UrgenchHighs around 5 °C (41 °F), lows around -5 °C (23 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 41 °F (5 °C), lows around 23 °F (-5 °C), rain on about 5 days
Khorezm and Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan · Khiva, Urgench, Nukus, the Aral Seacool
The most extreme: −15 °C (5 °F) nights in winter, 40 °C (104 °F)+ days in summer, dust storms in spring near the Aral.The most extreme: 5 °F (−15 °C) nights in winter, 104 °F (40 °C)+ days in summer, dust storms in spring near the Aral.

Uzbekistan overall: Cold, grey, sometimes snowy; empty monuments and low prices.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Urgench, side by side.

First month

Second month

January: Outside the best window (Apr–May, Sep–Oct). Across Uzbekistan: Cold, grey, sometimes snowy; empty monuments and low prices.

April: Inside Urgench's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.

Urgench: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.