Al Maḩmūdīyah weather in January

In January, Al Maḩmūdīyah sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 23 mm of rain across 6.2 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 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Maḩmūdīyah's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Maḩmūdīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:02 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
44%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Maḩmūdīyah reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Al Maḩmūdīyah

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 Maḩmūdīyah 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
Jan19° / 11°236.210.26.9
Feb20° / 11°174.310.97.3
Mar22° / 13°112.311.88.3
Apr25° / 15°31.412.78.8
May28° / 18°10.313.68.0
Jun31° / 21°00146.6
Jul32° / 24°0013.85.9
Aug32° / 24°0013.15.6
Sep31° / 23°10.212.26.1
Oct29° / 20°61.611.27.3
Nov25° / 16°14310.48.3
Dec21° / 13°174.4107.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37327
47228
57228
67228
77228
87228
97228
107129
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137129
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Maḩmūdīyah gets around 23 mm of rain over 6.2 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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218
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419
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921
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
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12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
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221000
231000
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

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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 7:01 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:015:01
210.07:015:02
310.07:015:03
410.07:025:03
510.07:025:04
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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 3.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
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223.4Moderate
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263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Maḩmūdīyah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Maḩmūdīyah'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 Maḩmūdīyah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Al Maḩmūdīyah?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Al Maḩmūdīyah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Maḩmūdīyah in January

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

In January, Al Maḩmūdīyah sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 26 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 Apr 30 to Dec 18 — about 7.7 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
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 Maḩmūdīyah peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 Maḩmūdīyah is worst in January — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1651 µg/m³Jul 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr33Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Maḩmūdīyah?

Al Maḩmūdīyah sits at 31.2°N, 30.5°E, 10 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Fuwwah, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Al Maḩmūdīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Maḩmūdīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m.

The land around Al Maḩmūdīyah is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
64 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Fuwwah 3.0 km · Muţūbas 12 km · Disūq 13 km · Ar Raḩmānīyah 14 km · Damanhur 17 km · Abū Ḩummuş 22 km · Shubrākhīt 25 km · Idkū 26 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 Maḩmūdīyah (31.1835°, 30.5245°, elevation 10 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).