Bābolsar weather in January

In January, Bābolsar sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bābolsar's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bābolsar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 60 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 7:16 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 2.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Bābolsar is city in Mazandaran Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Bābolsar reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	7
2	13	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	13	7
7	13	7
8	13	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	12	7
22	12	7
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6
31	12	6

How January really feels in Bābolsar

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Bābolsar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 7°	60	7.5	9.8	3.6
Feb	12° / 7°	52	7.8	10.6	3.5
Mar	15° / 9°	53	8.6	11.7	4.6
Apr	19° / 13°	32	6.4	12.9	6.5
May	23° / 18°	18	3.8	13.9	7.9
Jun	28° / 23°	15	3.4	14.5	7.5
Jul	30° / 25°	18	3.3	14.3	6.1
Aug	31° / 26°	16	3.8	13.4	5.6
Sep	28° / 23°	55	7.4	12.2	6.6
Oct	24° / 18°	74	8	11.1	7.4
Nov	18° / 13°	86	9	10	6.1
Dec	14° / 9°	64	7.6	9.5	4.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	58	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	42	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bābolsar gets around 60 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	24
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	26
23	26
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	28
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	28

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09
Sunset (PM)	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.5	7:17	4:48
2	9.5	7:17	4:49
3	9.5	7:17	4:50
4	9.6	7:17	4:51
5	9.6	7:17	4:51
6	9.6	7:17	4:52
7	9.6	7:17	4:53
8	9.6	7:17	4:54
9	9.6	7:17	4:55
10	9.6	7:17	4:56
11	9.7	7:17	4:56
12	9.7	7:17	4:57
13	9.7	7:17	4:58
14	9.7	7:17	4:59
15	9.7	7:17	5:00
16	9.7	7:16	5:01
17	9.8	7:16	5:02
18	9.8	7:16	5:03
19	9.8	7:15	5:04
20	9.8	7:15	5:05
21	9.9	7:15	5:06
22	9.9	7:14	5:07
23	9.9	7:14	5:08
24	9.9	7:13	5:09
25	10.0	7:13	5:10
26	10.0	7:12	5:11
27	10.0	7:12	5:12
28	10.0	7:11	5:13
29	10.1	7:10	5:14
30	10.1	7:10	5:15
31	10.1	7:09	5:16

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.5	Moderate
17	2.5	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.8	Moderate
29	2.8	Moderate
30	2.9	Moderate
31	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bābolsar?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bābolsar.

What to pack for Bābolsar in January

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

In January, Bābolsar sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Bābolsar in January

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 20 to Nov 9 — about 5.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	13	11	11	14	20	25	27	28	27	23	19	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	13	Bracing
Feb	11	Bracing
Mar	11	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	20	Cool
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Bābolsar in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bābolsar peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	7	7	9	8	6	4	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Bābolsar 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 Bābolsar is worst in March — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	39	41	41	38	33	25	18	24	31	34	34	36
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Bābolsar?

Bābolsar sits at 36.7°N, 52.7°E, -21 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Amīr Kolā, 11 km away.

Topography around Bābolsar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bābolsar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of -24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,828 m.

The land around Bābolsar is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), cropland (28%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (47%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

12 m

artificial surfaces 41%

16 km

33 m

water 47%

80 km

3,828 m

water 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Bābolsar year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Amīr Kolā 11 km · Fereydūn Kenār 12 km · Bābol 17 km · Jūybār 24 km · Qā’em Shahr 32 km · Maḩmūdābād 35 km · Āmol 37 km · Sari 40 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

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 Bābolsar (36.6993°, 52.6501°, elevation -21 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	7
2	13	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	13	7
7	13	7
8	13	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	12	7
22	12	7
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6
31	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	24
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	26
23	26
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	28
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	7
2	13	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	13	7
7	13	7
8	13	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	12	7
22	12	7
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6
31	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	24
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	26
23	26
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	28
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	7
2	13	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	13	7
7	13	7
8	13	7
9	12	7
10	12	7
11	12	7
12	12	7
13	12	7
14	12	7
15	12	7
16	12	7
17	12	7
18	12	7
19	12	7
20	12	7
21	12	7
22	12	7
23	12	6
24	12	6
25	12	6
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6
31	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	20
2	20
3	21
4	21
5	21
6	21
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	23
11	23
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	24
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	26
22	26
23	26
24	27
25	27
26	27
27	28
28	28
29	28
30	28
31	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100