Kirdāsah weather in January

In January, Kirdāsah sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kirdāsah's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirdāsah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:57 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
36%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
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 Kirdāsah reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
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6199
7199
8199
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31199

How January really feels in Kirdāsah

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.

Kirdāsah 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
Jan19° / 30.810.37.9
Feb21° / 10°30.810.98.2
Mar24° / 12°40.511.89.1
Apr28° / 15°10.212.78.0
May32° / 18°10.113.55.4
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.8
Jul36° / 22°0013.73.2
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.2
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.5
Oct30° / 19°10.111.36.7
Nov25° / 15°20.410.58.8
Dec21° / 11°20.410.18.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
28020
38020
47921
57921
67921
77921
87921
97921
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317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kirdāsah gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
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183
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203
212
222
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272
282
292
302
312

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
4991
5991
6991
7991
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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171000
181000
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221000
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301000
311000

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:565:02
210.16:565:02
310.16:565:03
410.16:565:04
510.16:575:04
610.16:575:05
710.16:575:06
810.26:575:07
910.26:575:07
1010.26:575:08
1110.26:575:09
1210.26:575:10
1310.26:575:10
1410.26:575:11
1510.26:575:12
1610.36:575:13
1710.36:575:14
1810.36:575:14
1910.36:575:15
2010.36:565:16
2110.36:565:17
2210.46:565:18
2310.46:565:19
2410.46:555:19
2510.46:555:20
2610.46:555:21
2710.56:545:22
2810.56:545:23
2910.56:535:24
3010.56:535:24
3110.56:525:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kirdāsah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Kirdāsah?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kirdāsah in January

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

In January, Kirdāsah sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Kirdāsah 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 Kirdāsah peaks around June 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kirdāsah 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 Kirdāsah is worst in January — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1687 µg/m³Jul 2033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kirdāsah?

Kirdāsah sits at 30.0°N, 31.1°E, 20 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Giza, 10 km away.

Topography around Kirdāsah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirdāsah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m.

The land around Kirdāsah is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (45%) and bare terrain (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (54%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
704 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Giza 10 km · Awsīm 11 km · Ash-Shaykh Zāyid 11 km · Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā 12 km · Abū an Numrus 12 km · Cairo 14 km · Shubrā al Khaymah 17 km · Manshīyat al Qanāţir 17 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 Kirdāsah (30.031°, 31.1111°, elevation 20 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).