Ashkez̄ar weather in January

In January, Ashkez̄ar sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 10.1 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 64% 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 Ashkez̄ar's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashkez̄ar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:59 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
32%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ashkez̄ar 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 Ashkez̄ar reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 18°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)
1131
2131
3121
4121
5121
6121
7121
8121
9121
10121
11110
12110
13110
14110
15110
16110
17110
18110
19110
20110
21110
22111
23121
24121
25121
26121
27121
28121
29131
30131
31131

How January really feels in Ashkez̄ar

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.

Ashkez̄ar 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° / 204.61.410.13.7
Feb15° / 132.90.810.85.5
Mar19° / 2040.211.87.4
Apr24° / 13°143.2012.88.1
May30° / 18°51.5013.66.4
Jun35° / 22°00.1014.13.3
Jul37° / 24°00013.92.0
Aug36° / 22°00013.23.1
Sep32° / 18°00012.25.5
Oct26° / 13°30.8011.28.8
Nov18° / 112.60.210.47.2
Dec14° / 163.40.59.94.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57723
67723
77624
87624
97624
107624
117525
127525
137525
147525
157525
167624
177624
187624
197723
207624
217624
227723
237723
247723
257822
267822
277822
287822
297822
307921
318020

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ashkez̄ar gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1102
2113
3113
4123
5123
6134
7144
8145
9155
10155
11165
12166
13176
14176
15186
16186
17186
18176
19176
20176
21165
22165
23165
24155
25154
26144
27134
28134
29124
30124
31114

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:58 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.96:584:55
29.96:584:55
310.06:594:56
410.06:594:57
510.06:594:57
610.06:594:58
710.06:594:59
810.06:595:00
910.06:595:00
1010.06:595:01
1110.06:595:02
1210.16:595:03
1310.16:595:04
1410.16:595:04
1510.16:595:05
1610.16:595:06
1710.16:595:07
1810.26:595:08
1910.26:585:09
2010.26:585:10
2110.26:585:10
2210.26:575:11
2310.36:575:12
2410.36:575:13
2510.36:565:14
2610.36:565:15
2710.36:565:16
2810.46:555:17
2910.46:555:18
3010.46:545:18
3110.46:545:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ashkez̄ar

In seasonPeak

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

Ashkez̄ar sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ashkez̄ar?

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

3.7
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 Ashkez̄ar.

What to pack for Ashkez̄ar in January

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

In January, Ashkez̄ar sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ashkez̄ar 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 Ashkez̄ar peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ashkez̄ar 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 Ashkez̄ar is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2231 µg/m³Dec 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ashkez̄ar?

Ashkez̄ar sits at 32.0°N, 54.2°E, 1,175 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Yazd, 19 km away.

BāfqAbarkūhNā’īn

Topography around Ashkez̄ar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashkez̄ar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,106 m.

The land around Ashkez̄ar is covered by bare terrain (51%), cropland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
3,106 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Yazd 19 km · Taft 28 km · Meybod 33 km · Ardakān 39 km · Mahrīz 51 km · Bāfq 121 km · Abarkūh 130 km · Nā’īn 142 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 Ashkez̄ar (31.9968°, 54.2085°, elevation 1,175 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).