Isa Town weather in January

In January, Isa Town sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Isa Town's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isa Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:31 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover
32%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Isa Town is city in Bahrain.

Founded
1963

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Isa Town reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Isa Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Isa Town weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 16°15310.57.5
Feb19° / 17°101.911.17.9
Mar22° / 20°101.911.88.4
Apr26° / 23°30.812.68.7
May30° / 28°10.113.36.8
Jun33° / 31°0013.64.9
Jul35° / 33°0013.53.8
Aug35° / 33°0012.93.5
Sep34° / 31°0012.24.5
Oct31° / 28°00.211.46.6
Nov26° / 24°121.610.78.7
Dec21° / 19°152.310.48.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37624
47624
57426
67426
77327
87327
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107228
117228
127327
137327
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Isa Town gets around 15 mm of rain over 3 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
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69
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13936223
24036223
34036213
44135213
54235203
64434193
74534183
84733183
94932173
105032162
115231152
125430142
135629132
145729122
155928112
166127102
17622792
18642682
19642682
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21662671
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24652771
25642781
26642781
27632791
286227101
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306227110
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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:294:53
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510.46:304:55
610.46:314:56
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
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33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
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93.8Moderate
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174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Bright
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224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Isa Town

In seasonPeak

None of Isa Town's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Isa Town sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Isa Town?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Isa Town for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Isa Town in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Isa Town sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: a windbreaker. About 3 days see rain.

a windbreaker

Sea temperature near Isa Town in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 31 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun31Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Isa Town in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Isa Town peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Isa Town in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Isa Town is worst in July — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 37 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2282 µg/m³Nov 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul83Unhealthy
Aug80Unhealthy
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct48Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Isa Town?

Isa Town sits at 26.2°N, 50.5°E, 7 m above sea level, in Bahrain. The nearest listed city is Riffa, 5.0 km away.

RiffaJidd ḨafşManamaSitrahHamad TownMuharraqDār Kulayb

Topography around Isa Town

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Isa Town.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isa Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m.

The land around Isa Town is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 3 km, water (47%), artificial surfaces (27%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and bare terrain (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Riffa 5.0 km · Jidd Ḩafş 5.0 km · Manama 7.0 km · Sitrah 8.0 km · Hamad Town 8.0 km · Muharraq 11 km · Dār Kulayb 12 km · Thuqbah 36 km

Bahrain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$30,597
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
5.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 74%other 26%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Isa Town (26.1736°, 50.5478°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).