As Sallūm weather in January

In January, As Sallūm sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 20 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 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 As Sallūm's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see As Sallūm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:24 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
40%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

As Sallūm is town 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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in As Sallūm reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°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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As Sallūm 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
Jan17° / 11°203.910.26.4
Feb17° / 11°112.610.86.8
Mar19° / 13°51.411.87.8
Apr21° / 15°30.712.78.6
May24° / 18°20.413.69.2
Jun27° / 21°00149.2
Jul29° / 23°0013.88.2
Aug29° / 24°0013.27.7
Sep28° / 23°10.212.28.4
Oct26° / 20°51.411.28.8
Nov22° / 16°122.310.48.2
Dec18° / 13°153.1107.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47822
57723
67723
77723
87624
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147327
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317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

As Sallūm gets around 20 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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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
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7991
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91000
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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
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720breezy
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920breezy
1020breezy
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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 7:23 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:235:22
210.07:235:22
310.07:245:23
410.07:245:24
510.07:245:25
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710.07:245:26
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910.17:245:28
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1610.27:245:33
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2010.27:235:37
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2210.37:235:38
2310.37:225:39
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2610.37:215:42
2710.47:215:43
2810.47:205:44
2910.47:205:45
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3110.57:195:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for As Sallūm

In seasonPeak

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

As Sallūm sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit As Sallūm?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit As Sallūm for sightseeing.

What to pack for As Sallūm in January

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

In January, As Sallūm sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near As Sallūm 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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 16 to Dec 17 — about 7.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in As Sallūm 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 As Sallūm peaks around August 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 13UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in As Sallūm 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 As Sallūm is worst in January — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1832 µg/m³Jul 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is As Sallūm?

As Sallūm sits at 31.6°N, 25.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sīdī Barānī, 73 km away.

Sīdī BarānīAn-NajaylahMarsá MaţrūḩSiwaEl Dabaa

Topography around As Sallūm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As Sallūm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around As Sallūm is covered by bare terrain (60%) and water (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
188 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
250 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sīdī Barānī 73 km · Tobruk 128 km · An-Najaylah 136 km · Marsá Maţrūḩ 198 km · Siwa 264 km · Darnah 273 km · Al Qubbah 305 km · El Dabaa 318 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 As Sallūm (31.5537°, 25.1579°, 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).