Average temperature in January is 0 °C
Average daytime temperature is 5.5 °C
Average night temperature is -4.6 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 14.7 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -16.1 °C
Number of sunny days: 25
Number of rainy days: 2
Number of snow days: 4
Precipitation sum: 9 mm
* Weather data for Balkh Afghanistan is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| January (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7 | 12.1 | 13 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 3.3 | -6.2 | -8.4 | -6 | -3.9 | -3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 13.7 |
| Apparent max temperature | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 10 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12 | -1.5 | -12 | -13.8 | -11.7 | -8.3 | -8.3 | -3.3 | -1.5 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Mean temperature | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 4.4 | 7 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.4 | -1.7 | -9.9 | -12 | -9.4 | -8.7 | -8.4 | -5.1 | -3.1 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -1 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -5.6 | -5.5 | -5 | -4.3 | -4.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | -11.9 | -21.2 | -19.9 | -17.1 | -17.2 | -17.7 | -18.1 | -14.8 | -10.3 | -7.9 | -7.7 | -7.8 | -7.8 | -9.8 | -10.1 | -8.5 | -9.3 | -9.3 | -7.4 | -5.6 | -4.8 | -1.3 |
| Minimum temperature | -1.7 | -2.2 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 4.4 | 4 | 5.3 | 3.6 | -5.9 | -16.1 | -15 | -12.9 | -12.6 | -13.4 | -13.2 | -9.7 | -6.1 | -4.1 | -4 | -3.9 | -4.2 | -6 | -5.9 | -4.9 | -5.4 | -5.1 | -3.4 | -2.1 | -1.5 | 1.9 |
| Apparent min temperature | -1.3 | -1.7 | -1.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 5.3 | -7.7 | -15.3 | -16.9 | -14 | -13 | -13.2 | -9.6 | -7.9 | -5.5 | -4.5 | -4.8 | -4.9 | -4.9 | -5.6 | -5.5 | -4.4 | -4.8 | -4.1 | -2 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| January | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 8.6 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 10 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 12 | 13 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 22.4 | 28.2 | 17.2 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 17.1 |
In January 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Balkh was 14.7°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -16.1°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during January in Balkh are -4.6°C and 5.5°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in January is about 9 mm.