Al Ḩāmūl weather in January

In January, Al Ḩāmūl sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Ḩāmūl's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩāmūl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:00 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
44%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Al Ḩāmūl is human settlement in Egypt.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Ḩāmūl reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Al Ḩāmūl

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.

Al Ḩāmūl 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
Jan20° / 10°133.910.27.4
Feb21° / 11°133.210.97.7
Mar23° / 12°92.111.88.6
Apr27° / 15°41.212.78.5
May30° / 18°20.313.66.7
Jun33° / 21°00145.2
Jul34° / 23°0013.84.5
Aug34° / 24°0013.14.3
Sep33° / 22°00.112.25.1
Oct30° / 20°41.211.26.5
Nov26° / 16°91.810.48.4
Dec21° / 12°82.2108.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57030
67030
76931
86931
96931
106931
116931
126832
136832
146832
156832
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206931
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227030
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247228
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287228
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317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Ḩāmūl gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2011
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2710
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2910
3011
3111

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:594:58
210.06:594:59
310.06:595:00
410.06:595:00
510.06:595:01
610.07:005:02
710.07:005:03
810.17:005:03
910.17:005:04
1010.17:005:05
1110.17:005:06
1210.17:005:07
1310.17:005:07
1410.17:005:08
1510.27:005:09
1610.27:005:10
1710.26:595:11
1810.26:595:11
1910.26:595:12
2010.26:595:13
2110.36:595:14
2210.36:585:15
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2510.36:575:18
2610.46:575:18
2710.46:575:19
2810.46:565:20
2910.46:565:21
3010.46:555:22
3110.56:555:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩāmūl

In seasonPeak

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

Al Ḩāmūl sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Al Ḩāmūl?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Al Ḩāmūl for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Ḩāmūl in January

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

In January, Al Ḩāmūl sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Al Ḩāmūl in January

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 19 — about 7.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Al Ḩāmūl in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Ḩāmūl peaks around June 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Ḩāmūl 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 Al Ḩāmūl is worst in January — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1559 µg/m³Jul 2021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb52Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov49Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩāmūl?

Al Ḩāmūl sits at 31.3°N, 31.1°E, 5 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sīdī Ghāzī, 14 km away.

Topography around Al Ḩāmūl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩāmūl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m.

The land around Al Ḩāmūl is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
17 m
80 km
30 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Sīdī Ghāzī 14 km · Biyalā 17 km · Ar Riyāḑ 21 km · Bilqās 23 km · Balţīm 28 km · Nabarūh 28 km · Kafr ash Shaykh 30 km · Al Burj 34 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 Al Ḩāmūl (31.3115°, 31.1477°, elevation 5 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).