Bāghestān weather in January

In January, Bāghestān sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bāghestān's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bāghestān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:20 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bāghestān reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-5
25-5
34-5
44-5
54-5
64-6
74-6
84-6
94-6
104-6
113-6
123-6
133-6
143-6
153-6
163-6
173-7
183-7
193-7
203-7
213-6
223-6
233-6
243-6
253-6
263-6
273-6
283-6
294-6
304-6
314-6

How January really feels in Bāghestān

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.

Bāghestān weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°427.65.79.90.0
Feb / -4°468.35.310.70.4
Mar11° / 579.83.511.72.8
Apr17° / 478.50.512.95.9
May24° / 13°183.9013.98.0
Jun31° / 19°41014.46.4
Jul33° / 23°30.6014.24.5
Aug32° / 21°30.4013.35.3
Sep28° / 17°30.6012.28.2
Oct21° / 10°183.5011.18.0
Nov12° / 426.91.410.13.5
Dec / -3°437.74.69.60.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
57030
66931
76931
86931
96931
106931
116931
127129
137129
147129
157129
167228
177129
187129
197129
207129
217129
227030
237030
247030
257030
267030
277030
287030
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bāghestān gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12115
22215
32216
42316
52317
62317
72317
82317
92318
102318
112318
122218
132218
142217
152117
162117
172117
182117
192117
202218
212218
222318
232419
242519
252620
262720
272821
282821
292922
303022
313022

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 7:20 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:204:57
29.67:204:58
39.67:204:59
49.77:205:00
59.77:205:00
69.77:215:01
79.77:215:02
89.77:215:03
99.77:215:04
109.77:215:04
119.77:205:05
129.87:205:06
139.87:205:07
149.87:205:08
159.87:205:09
169.87:205:10
179.97:195:11
189.97:195:12
199.97:195:13
209.97:195:14
219.97:185:15
2210.07:185:16
2310.07:175:17
2410.07:175:18
2510.07:165:19
2610.17:165:20
2710.17:155:21
2810.17:155:22
2910.17:145:23
3010.27:145:24
3110.27:135:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bāghestān?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bāghestān.

What to pack for Bāghestān in January

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

In January, Bāghestān sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bāghestān 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 Bāghestān peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bāghestān 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 Bāghestān is worst in December — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 51 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 23169 µg/m³Jul 1852 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan167Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul51Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep74Unhealthy
Oct102Unhealthy
Nov135Unhealthy
Dec170Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bāghestān?

Bāghestān sits at 35.6°N, 51.1°E, 1,107 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sa‘īdābād, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Bāghestān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bāghestān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 1,120 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,333 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,685 m.

The land around Bāghestān is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), cropland (23%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (38%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
1,333 m
80 km
3,685 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Sa‘īdābād 5.0 km · Shahrīār 7.0 km · Şabbāshahr 8.0 km · Ferdowsīyeh 8.0 km · Qods 9.0 km · Shāhedshahr 9.0 km · Nasimshahr 9.0 km · Nasīm Shahr 10 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 Bāghestān (35.6471°, 51.1338°, elevation 1,107 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).