Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq weather in January

In January, Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 63% 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 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:58 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
33%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
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 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq

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.

Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 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° / 20.410.38.0
Feb21° / 10°20.510.98.4
Mar24° / 12°30.311.89.2
Apr29° / 15°00.112.77.8
May33° / 19°0013.55.1
Jun35° / 21°0013.83.5
Jul36° / 23°0013.72.8
Aug36° / 24°0013.12.9
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct30° / 19°00.111.36.7
Nov25° / 15°10.310.58.9
Dec21° / 11°10.210.28.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
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58218
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88317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
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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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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2512light breeze
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3112light breeze

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 6:57 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:575:05
210.26:575:06
310.26:575:07
410.26:575:07
510.26:575:08
610.26:585:09
710.26:585:09
810.26:585:10
910.26:585:11
1010.26:585:12
1110.26:585:12
1210.36:585:13
1310.36:585:14
1410.36:585:15
1510.36:585:16
1610.36:585:16
1710.36:585:17
1810.36:585:18
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2010.46:575:20
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2410.46:565:23
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2710.56:555:25
2810.56:555:26
2910.56:545:27
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3110.66:545:29

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 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 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
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83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
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224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
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274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq

In seasonPeak

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

Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 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 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq in January

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

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

UV index in Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 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 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq peaks around June 16 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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 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 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 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 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq?

Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq sits at 29.4°N, 30.6°E, -6 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ibshawāy, 12 km away.

Topography around Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of -8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.

The land around Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, bare terrain (35%), cropland (32%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
396 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ibshawāy 12 km · Iţsā 28 km · Al Fayyum 29 km · Sinnūris 30 km · Ţāmiyah 40 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 50 km · Ihnāsīyah 55 km · Sumusţā al Waqf 59 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 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq (29.385°, 30.557°, 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).