An Nāşirīyah weather in January

In January, An Nāşirīyah sees average daytime highs of 20°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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is An Nāşirīyah's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see An Nāşirīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:51 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
26%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

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 An Nāşirīyah reaches about 20°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 17°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)
1208
2208
3208
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How January really feels in An Nāşirīyah

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.

An Nāşirīyah 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
Jan20° / 10.210.58.5
Feb22° / 00.1119.0
Mar26° / 12°10.211.89.0
Apr31° / 16°0012.66.1
May35° / 21°0013.33.3
Jun37° / 24°0013.71.9
Jul38° / 25°0013.51.5
Aug38° / 25°00131.6
Sep36° / 23°0012.23.0
Oct32° / 20°00.111.35.4
Nov27° / 14°1010.78.7
Dec22° / 10.110.38.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48317
58317
68416
78317
88416
98416
108416
118416
128317
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318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

An Nāşirīyah 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
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131
141
151
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171
181
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310

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 (%)
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24100
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29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 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 6:49 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:495:08
210.36:495:08
310.36:505:09
410.36:505:10
510.36:505:10
610.36:505:11
710.46:505:12
810.46:505:12
910.46:515:13
1010.46:515:14
1110.46:515:15
1210.46:515:15
1310.46:515:16
1410.46:515:17
1510.46:515:17
1610.56:515:18
1710.56:515:19
1810.56:515:20
1910.56:505:21
2010.56:505:21
2110.56:505:22
2210.56:505:23
2310.66:505:24
2410.66:505:24
2510.66:495:25
2610.66:495:26
2710.66:495:27
2810.76:485:28
2910.76:485:28
3010.76:485:29
3110.76:475:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for An Nāşirīyah

In seasonPeak

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

An Nāşirīyah 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 An Nāşirīyah?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit An Nāşirīyah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for An Nāşirīyah in January

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

In January, An Nāşirīyah sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in An Nāşirīyah in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in An Nāşirīyah peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in An Nāşirīyah 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 An Nāşirīyah is worst in January — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1869 µg/m³Jul 2241 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is An Nāşirīyah?

An Nāşirīyah sits at 27.2°N, 31.2°E, 59 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Assiut, 3.0 km away.

Topography around An Nāşirīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around An Nāşirīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m.

The land around An Nāşirīyah is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
460 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Assiut 3.0 km · Abnūb 8.0 km · Abū Tīj 22 km · As Sāḩil 22 km · Manfalūţ 25 km · Al Badārī 32 km · Şidfā 32 km · Al Ghanāyim 39 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 An Nāşirīyah (27.2058°, 31.1964°, elevation 59 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).