Ţāmiyah weather in January

In January, Ţāmiyah sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 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 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ţāmiyah's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţāmiyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:56 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
34%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Ţāmiyah 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 Ţāmiyah 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)
1209
2209
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How January really feels in Ţāmiyah

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.

Ţāmiyah 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° / 20.610.38.1
Feb21° / 10°30.610.98.5
Mar25° / 12°40.411.89.1
Apr29° / 15°00.112.77.3
May33° / 19°0013.54.6
Jun36° / 22°0013.92.9
Jul37° / 23°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°0013.12.4
Sep35° / 22°0012.23.7
Oct31° / 19°10.211.36.0
Nov26° / 15°20.610.58.7
Dec21° / 10°10.410.18.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38218
48218
58218
68119
78119
88218
98218
108218
118218
128119
138119
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317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ţāmiyah gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
72
82
92
102
112
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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
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
610calm
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910calm
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1110calm
1210calm
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1510calm
169calm
179calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:555:04
210.16:555:04
310.26:565:05
410.26:565:06
510.26:565:06
610.26:565:07
710.26:565:08
810.26:565:08
910.26:565:09
1010.26:575:10
1110.26:575:11
1210.26:575:11
1310.36:575:12
1410.36:575:13
1510.36:565:14
1610.36:565:15
1710.36:565:15
1810.36:565:16
1910.36:565:17
2010.46:565:18
2110.46:565:19
2210.46:555:19
2310.46:555:20
2410.46:555:21
2510.56:545:22
2610.56:545:23
2710.56:545:24
2810.56:535:24
2910.56:535:25
3010.66:535:26
3110.66:525:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ţāmiyah

In seasonPeak

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

Ţāmiyah 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 Ţāmiyah?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ţāmiyah in January

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

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

UV index in Ţāmiyah 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 Ţāmiyah peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ţāmiyah 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 Ţāmiyah 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 Ţāmiyah?

Ţāmiyah sits at 29.5°N, 31.0°E, -6 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sinnūris, 12 km away.

Topography around Ţāmiyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţāmiyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of -10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m.

The land around Ţāmiyah is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
784 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sinnūris 12 km · Al Fayyum 22 km · Al Wāsiţah 28 km · Aţfīḩ 29 km · Ibshawāy 30 km · Iţsā 31 km · Aş Şaff 32 km · Al ‘Ayyāţ 33 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 Ţāmiyah (29.4764°, 30.9612°, elevation -6 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).