Sumusţā as Sulţānī weather in January

In January, Sumusţā as Sulţānī sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.4 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 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sumusţā as Sulţānī's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sumusţā as Sulţānī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:56 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
30%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
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 Sumusţā as Sulţānī 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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Sumusţā as Sulţānī

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.

Sumusţā as Sulţānī 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° / 20.410.48.2
Feb21° / 10°20.5118.6
Mar25° / 12°30.411.89.2
Apr29° / 16°0012.77.2
May33° / 19°0013.44.5
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.9
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.7
Oct31° / 20°00.111.36.0
Nov26° / 15°10.310.68.8
Dec21° / 11°10.210.28.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98317
108317
118317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sumusţā as Sulţānī gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
41
51
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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
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31000
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 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 6:54 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:545:05
210.26:555:06
310.26:555:07
410.26:555:07
510.26:555:08
610.26:555:09
710.26:555:09
810.26:565:10
910.36:565:11
1010.36:565:12
1110.36:565:12
1210.36:565:13
1310.36:565:14
1410.36:565:15
1510.36:565:15
1610.36:565:16
1710.46:565:17
1810.46:555:18
1910.46:555:19
2010.46:555:19
2110.46:555:20
2210.46:555:21
2310.56:545:22
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2510.56:545:23
2610.56:545:24
2710.56:535:25
2810.66:535:26
2910.66:525:27
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3110.66:525:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Bright
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294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sumusţā as Sulţānī

In seasonPeak

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

Sumusţā as Sulţānī sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Sumusţā as Sulţānī?

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

8.2
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 Sumusţā as Sulţānī for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sumusţā as Sulţānī in January

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

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

UV index in Sumusţā as Sulţānī 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 Sumusţā as Sulţānī peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sumusţā as Sulţānī 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 Sumusţā as Sulţānī is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1787 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sumusţā as Sulţānī?

Sumusţā as Sulţānī sits at 28.9°N, 30.9°E, 28 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sumusţā al Waqf, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Sumusţā as Sulţānī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sumusţā as Sulţānī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m.

The land around Sumusţā as Sulţānī is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
557 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sumusţā al Waqf 1.0 km · Al Fashn 11 km · Bibā 13 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 21 km · Al ‘Idwah 25 km · Ihnāsīyah 26 km · Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 29 km · New Bani Sewif City 29 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 Sumusţā as Sulţānī (28.9167°, 30.85°, elevation 28 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).