Abarkūh weather in January

In January, Abarkūh sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Abarkūh's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abarkūh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:01 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
30%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Abarkūh is city in Yazd Province, Iran.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Abarkūh reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
113-1
212-1
312-1
412-1
512-1
612-1
712-1
812-1
912-1
1012-1
1111-1
1211-1
1311-1
1411-1
1511-1
1611-1
1711-1
1811-1
1911-1
2011-1
2112-1
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2512-1
2612-1
2712-1
2813-1
2913-1
3013-1
31130

How January really feels in Abarkūh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Abarkūh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / -1°1530.710.23.9
Feb15° / 920.310.95.9
Mar20° / 113011.87.7
Apr25° / 11°102.6012.78.2
May31° / 16°51.6013.66.0
Jun36° / 21°00.10142.9
Jul38° / 23°00.1013.81.5
Aug36° / 21°00013.12.5
Sep33° / 16°00012.25.1
Oct26° / 10°20.4011.28.7
Nov18° / 92.10.110.47.4
Dec14° / 112.60.2105.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47624
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127525
137525
147525
157723
167723
177723
187723
197822
207822
217921
228020
238020
248020
258119
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278119
288218
298218
308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Abarkūh gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 3 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
192
2102
3102
4113
5113
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12124
13124
14124
15113
16113
17103
1893
1993
2082
2172
2272
2372
2461
2561
2661
2761
2861
2961
3061
3161

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:005:00
210.07:005:01
310.07:005:02
410.07:005:02
510.07:015:03
610.17:015:04
710.17:015:05
810.17:015:05
910.17:015:06
1010.17:015:07
1110.17:015:08
1210.17:015:08
1310.17:015:09
1410.27:015:10
1510.27:015:11
1610.27:015:12
1710.27:005:13
1810.27:005:13
1910.27:005:14
2010.37:005:15
2110.37:005:16
2210.36:595:17
2310.36:595:18
2410.36:595:19
2510.36:585:19
2610.46:585:20
2710.46:585:21
2810.46:575:22
2910.46:575:23
3010.56:565:24
3110.56:565:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.87 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
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Abarkūh?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abarkūh.

What to pack for Abarkūh in January

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

In January, Abarkūh sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Abarkūh 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 Abarkūh peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Abarkūh 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 Abarkūh is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1932 µg/m³Nov 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abarkūh?

Abarkūh sits at 31.1°N, 53.3°E, 1,508 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Şafāshahr, 58 km away.

PasargadTaftSa‘ādat ShahrMahrīzAshkez̄ar

Topography around Abarkūh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abarkūh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 1,511 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,444 m.

The land around Abarkūh is covered by bare terrain (48%), cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
188 m
80 km
2,444 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Şafāshahr 58 km · Eqlīd 61 km · Surian 83 km · Pasargad 104 km · Taft 111 km · Sa‘ādat Shahr 118 km · Mahrīz 121 km · Ashkez̄ar 130 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Abarkūh (31.1289°, 53.2824°, elevation 1,508 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).