Kafr Şaqr weather in January

In January, Kafr Şaqr sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 50% 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 Kafr Şaqr's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kafr Şaqr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:57 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
41%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Kafr Şaqr 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 Kafr Şaqr reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°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)
12010
22010
32010
42010
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6209
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11209
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How January really feels in Kafr Şaqr

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.

Kafr Şaqr weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 61.710.27.8
Feb21° / 10°72.210.98.0
Mar24° / 12°61.111.88.9
Apr28° / 14°30.712.77.8
May32° / 17°10.313.55.5
Jun34° / 20°00144.0
Jul35° / 22°0013.83.6
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.7
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.5
Oct31° / 19°30.611.26.1
Nov26° / 15°41.110.48.4
Dec22° / 11°40.9108.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47426
57426
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147228
157228
167129
177129
187129
197228
207228
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227228
237228
247327
257327
267327
277327
287327
297327
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kafr Şaqr gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
55
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
136
146
156
166
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186
195
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266
276
286
297
307
317

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 (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
121000
131000
141000
151000
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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
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3111calm

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 6:56 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:564:58
210.06:564:58
310.16:564:59
410.16:565:00
510.16:565:01
610.16:565:01
710.16:575:02
810.16:575:03
910.16:575:03
1010.16:575:04
1110.16:575:05
1210.16:575:06
1310.26:575:07
1410.26:575:07
1510.26:575:08
1610.26:575:09
1710.26:565:10
1810.26:565:11
1910.36:565:12
2010.36:565:12
2110.36:565:13
2210.36:555:14
2310.36:555:15
2410.46:555:16
2510.46:545:17
2610.46:545:18
2710.46:545:18
2810.46:535:19
2910.56:535:20
3010.56:525:21
3110.56:525:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kafr Şaqr

In seasonPeak

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

Kafr Şaqr 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 Kafr Şaqr?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Kafr Şaqr for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kafr Şaqr in January

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

In January, Kafr Şaqr sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Kafr Şaqr 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 Kafr Şaqr peaks around June 16 at about 11 (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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kafr Şaqr 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 Kafr Şaqr is worst in January — around 125 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12124 µg/m³Jul 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan125Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun44Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov108Unhealthy
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kafr Şaqr?

Kafr Şaqr sits at 30.8°N, 31.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Abū Kabīr, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kafr Şaqr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kafr Şaqr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m.

The land around Kafr Şaqr is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
287 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Abū Kabīr 9.0 km · Al Ibrāhīmīyah 10 km · Hihyā 14 km · Awlād Şaqr 17 km · Fāqūs 18 km · Diyarb Najm 18 km · As Sinbillāwayn 18 km · Timayy al Imdīd 19 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 Kafr Şaqr (30.7934°, 31.6258°, elevation 11 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).