Andīmeshk weather in January

In January, Andīmeshk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 115 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Andīmeshk's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andīmeshk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:23 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
43%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Andīmeshk is city in Khuzestan 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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Andīmeshk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3188
4188
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29177
30177
31177

How January really feels in Andīmeshk

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.

Andīmeshk 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
Jan17° / 1159.210.15.9
Feb19° / 817.410.86.7
Mar24° / 12°1006.811.87.7
Apr30° / 16°664.912.86.0
May38° / 22°101.413.61.6
Jun44° / 26°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 29°00.113.90.0
Aug46° / 28°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 24°10.312.20.1
Oct35° / 19°211.811.23.3
Nov25° / 13°855.810.37.5
Dec19° / 1217.99.96.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116634
126634
136634
146535
156634
166634
176535
186535
196535
206436
216436
226535
236436
246436
256436
266436
276436
286436
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Andīmeshk gets around 115 mm of rain over 9.2 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
225
326
426
527
627
727
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2029
2129
2230
2330
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3130

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
271000
281000
291000
301000
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 7:23 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:235:17
29.97:235:17
39.97:235:18
49.97:235:19
59.97:235:20
69.97:245:20
710.07:245:21
810.07:245:22
910.07:245:23
1010.07:245:23
1110.07:245:24
1210.07:245:25
1310.07:245:26
1410.17:245:27
1510.17:235:28
1610.17:235:28
1710.17:235:29
1810.17:235:30
1910.17:235:31
2010.27:225:32
2110.27:225:33
2210.27:225:34
2310.27:225:35
2410.27:215:36
2510.37:215:36
2610.37:205:37
2710.37:205:38
2810.37:195:39
2910.47:195:40
3010.47:185:41
3110.47:185:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Andīmeshk

In seasonPeak

In January, Andīmeshk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Andīmeshk's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Andīmeshk sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Andīmeshk?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Andīmeshk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Andīmeshk in January

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

In January, Andīmeshk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Andīmeshk in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andīmeshk peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Andīmeshk 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 Andīmeshk is worst in May — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1048 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr47Poor
May48Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Andīmeshk?

Andīmeshk sits at 32.5°N, 48.4°E, 147 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Dezful, 10 km away.

Dehlorān

Topography around Andīmeshk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andīmeshk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,692 m.

The land around Andīmeshk is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (45%), grassland (24%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
2,692 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Dezful 10 km · Shush 31 km · Gotvand 49 km · Shūshtar 65 km · Lālī 71 km · Poldokhtar 98 km · Sūsangerd 101 km · Dehlorān 105 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 Andīmeshk (32.4615°, 48.3537°, elevation 147 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).