Qifţ weather in January

In January, Qifţ sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Qifţ's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qifţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:42 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
20%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Qifţ 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 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Qifţ reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°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)
1229
2229
3229
4229
5229
6229
7229
8229
9229
10228
11228
12228
13228
14228
15228
16228
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21229
22229
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26229
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31239

How January really feels in Qifţ

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.

Qifţ 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
Jan22° / 10.210.69.0
Feb24° / 10°00.111.19.3
Mar28° / 14°00.111.88.0
Apr33° / 18°0012.64.5
May38° / 22°0013.31.7
Jun40° / 25°0013.60.2
Jul40° / 26°0013.50.0
Aug40° / 26°0012.90.1
Sep38° / 24°0012.21.2
Oct35° / 21°00.111.43.7
Nov29° / 15°10.110.77.8
Dec24° / 10°10.110.49.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28515
38515
48515
58614
68614
78614
88713
98713
108713
118812
128812
138812
148812
158713
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308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Qifţ 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
231
241
251
260
270
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300
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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
1310000
1410000
1510000
1610000
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2010000
219901
229901
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249901
259901
269901
2710000
2810000
2910000
3010000
3110000

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 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 6:40 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:405:04
210.46:405:04
310.46:405:05
410.46:415:06
510.46:415:06
610.46:415:07
710.46:415:08
810.56:415:08
910.56:425:09
1010.56:425:10
1110.56:425:11
1210.56:425:11
1310.56:425:12
1410.56:425:13
1510.56:425:13
1610.56:425:14
1710.66:425:15
1810.66:425:16
1910.66:425:16
2010.66:425:17
2110.66:415:18
2210.66:415:19
2310.66:415:19
2410.76:415:20
2510.76:415:21
2610.76:405:22
2710.76:405:22
2810.76:405:23
2910.76:395:24
3010.86:395:25
3110.86:395:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.62 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Qifţ

In seasonPeak

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

Qifţ 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 Qifţ?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Qifţ for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qifţ in January

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

In January, Qifţ sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qifţ in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qifţ peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Qifţ 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 Qifţ is worst in January — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2040 µg/m³Nov 1331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qifţ?

Qifţ sits at 26.0°N, 32.8°E, 77 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Qūş, 11 km away.

Topography around Qifţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qifţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m.

The land around Qifţ is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
923 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Qūş 11 km · Naqādah 14 km · Jarājūs 15 km · Qina 21 km · Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 31 km · Aţ Ţārif 34 km · Dishnā 38 km · Luxor 38 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 Qifţ (25.9984°, 32.8181°, elevation 77 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).