Abū Ţisht weather in January

In January, Abū Ţisht sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Abū Ţisht's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abū Ţisht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
21%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Abū Ţisht reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1218
2218
3218
4218
5218
6218
7218
8218
9218
10218
11218
12218
13218
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25228
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28228
29228
30229
31229

How January really feels in Abū Ţisht

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.

Abū Ţisht weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10.210.58.8
Feb23° / 10°00.211.19.2
Mar27° / 13°10.111.88.6
Apr33° / 17°0012.65.1
May37° / 22°0013.32.3
Jun39° / 24°0013.60.9
Jul39° / 26°0013.50.7
Aug39° / 26°0012.90.8
Sep37° / 24°0012.22.1
Oct34° / 20°00.111.44.5
Nov28° / 14°10.110.78.3
Dec23° / 10°00.110.49.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68614
78614
88614
98713
108713
118713
128713
138713
148713
158812
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208614
218614
228614
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248515
258614
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288614
298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Abū Ţisht gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
90
100
110
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311

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:435:07
210.46:435:07
310.46:445:08
410.46:445:08
510.46:445:09
610.46:445:10
710.46:445:10
810.46:455:11
910.56:455:12
1010.56:455:12
1110.56:455:13
1210.56:455:14
1310.56:455:15
1410.56:455:15
1510.56:455:16
1610.56:455:17
1710.56:455:18
1810.66:455:18
1910.66:455:19
2010.66:455:20
2110.66:455:21
2210.66:445:21
2310.66:445:22
2410.66:445:23
2510.76:445:24
2610.76:435:24
2710.76:435:25
2810.76:435:26
2910.76:435:27
3010.86:425:27
3110.86:425:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Abū Ţisht

In seasonPeak

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

Abū Ţisht sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Abū Ţisht?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Abū Ţisht for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Abū Ţisht in January

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

In January, Abū Ţisht sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Abū Ţisht 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 Abū Ţisht peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 18UV 11Jan 1UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Abū Ţisht 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 Abū Ţisht is worst in January — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1871 µg/m³Jul 2046 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abū Ţisht?

Abū Ţisht sits at 26.1°N, 32.1°E, 71 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Farshūţ, 10 km away.

Topography around Abū Ţisht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abū Ţisht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m.

The land around Abū Ţisht is covered by cropland (59%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
580 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Farshūţ 10 km · Al Balyanā 16 km · Nag Hammâdi 17 km · Dār as Salām 18 km · Girga 31 km · Al Waqf 33 km · Dishnā 37 km · Al Minshāh 49 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

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 Abū Ţisht (26.1204°, 32.0954°, elevation 71 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. 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).