Bam weather in January

In January, Bam sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 4.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high: 14°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 28 mm; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 6:36 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Bam is city in Kerman 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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bam reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than 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)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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

How January really feels in Bam

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.

Bam 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 4°	28	4.5	1.5	10.3	4.8
Feb	16° / 6°	29	4.5	0.8	11	6.1
Mar	21° / 10°	24	5	0.2	11.8	7.6
Apr	26° / 16°	12	2.6	0	12.7	7.9
May	32° / 21°	4	1.4	0	13.4	5.4
Jun	35° / 25°	1	0.5	0	13.8	3.3
Jul	36° / 26°	3	0.5	0	13.7	2.9
Aug	34° / 24°	1	0.2	0	13	3.9
Sep	32° / 21°	1	0.2	0	12.2	5.7
Oct	27° / 16°	3	0.9	0	11.3	8.6
Nov	21° / 10°	5	1.2	0.1	10.5	8.4
Dec	16° / 5°	14	1.9	0.5	10.2	6.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

	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 (%)	79	79	78	77	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	74	74	75	75	75	77	77	78	79	79	81	81	82	81	82	82	82	82	82	81
Cloudier (%)	21	21	22	23	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	26	26	25	25	25	23	23	22	21	21	19	19	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	73	27
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bam gets around 28 mm of rain and snow over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:08 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)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32
Sunset (PM)	4:45	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	6:35	4:45
2	10.2	6:35	4:45
3	10.2	6:35	4:46
4	10.2	6:35	4:47
5	10.2	6:36	4:47
6	10.2	6:36	4:48
7	10.2	6:36	4:49
8	10.2	6:36	4:50
9	10.2	6:36	4:50
10	10.2	6:36	4:51
11	10.3	6:36	4:52
12	10.3	6:36	4:53
13	10.3	6:36	4:53
14	10.3	6:36	4:54
15	10.3	6:36	4:55
16	10.3	6:36	4:56
17	10.3	6:36	4:57
18	10.4	6:36	4:57
19	10.4	6:36	4:58
20	10.4	6:35	4:59
21	10.4	6:35	5:00
22	10.4	6:35	5:01
23	10.4	6:35	5:01
24	10.5	6:34	5:02
25	10.5	6:34	5:03
26	10.5	6:34	5:04
27	10.5	6:33	5:05
28	10.5	6:33	5:05
29	10.6	6:33	5:06
30	10.6	6:32	5:07
31	10.6	6:32	5:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.95 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)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bam

In seasonPeak

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

Bam sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bam?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bam in January

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

In January, Bam sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bam in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bam peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	7	9	8	10	12	10	11	9	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Bam 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 Bam is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 23 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)	29	34	34	40	41	36	42	36	33	29	23	28
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	40	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bam?

Bam sits at 29.1°N, 58.4°E, 1,061 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Baravāt, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,062 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,474 m.

The land around Bam is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), trees (31%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

83 m

artificial surfaces 44%

16 km

634 m

bare terrain 90%

80 km

3,474 m

bare terrain 89%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

January weather nearby: Baravāt 6.0 km · Jīroft 77 km · ‘Anbarābād 86 km · Kahnūj 145 km · Māhān 148 km · Bāft 171 km · Kerman 180 km · Bardsīr 195 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 Bam (29.106°, 58.357°, elevation 1,061 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	73	27
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	81	19

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	73	27
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	81	19

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	76	24
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	73	27
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	75	25
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	81	19

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

	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