Bandar-e Anzalī weather in January

In January, Bandar-e Anzalī sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Bandar-e Anzalī's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandar-e Anzalī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:31 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Bandar-e Anzalī is city in Gilan 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bandar-e Anzalī reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1129
2129
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4129
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Bandar-e Anzalī weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 11512.40.69.72.7
Feb10° / 10111.3110.62.3
Mar12° / 8712.30.211.73.0
Apr15° / 12°598.9012.94.7
May20° / 18°3060147.0
Jun25° / 22°385.2014.58.1
Jul28° / 25°425.2014.37.5
Aug28° / 25°617.7013.46.9
Sep25° / 23°15111.8012.36.8
Oct21° / 19°20414.50116.0
Nov17° / 14°20214.70.2104.8
Dec13° / 10°13112.50.29.53.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45050
54951
64951
74852
84951
95050
104951
114951
124852
134852
144852
154852
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274753
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bandar-e Anzalī gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1351
2351
3361
4371
5382
6382
7392
8402
9412
10412
11422
12422
13422
14422
15422
16422
17422
18412
19412
20412
21402
22402
23402
24402
25392
26393
27393
28393
29393
30394
31394

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 7:32 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:324:59
29.57:325:00
39.57:325:00
49.57:325:01
59.57:325:02
69.57:325:03
79.57:325:04
89.57:325:05
99.67:325:05
109.67:325:06
119.67:325:07
129.67:325:08
139.67:325:09
149.67:325:10
159.77:315:11
169.77:315:12
179.77:315:13
189.77:305:14
199.77:305:15
209.87:305:16
219.87:295:17
229.87:295:18
239.87:285:19
249.97:285:20
259.97:275:21
269.97:275:22
279.97:265:23
2810.07:265:24
2910.07:255:25
3010.07:245:26
3110.17:245:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.0Moderate
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bandar-e Anzalī

In seasonPeak

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

Bandar-e Anzalī's rainy season runs September–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bandar-e Anzalī?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bandar-e Anzalī.

What to pack for Bandar-e Anzalī in January

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

In January, Bandar-e Anzalī sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bandar-e Anzalī in January

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Nov 3 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May19Cool
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Bandar-e Anzalī 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 Bandar-e Anzalī peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bandar-e Anzalī 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 Bandar-e Anzalī is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1826 µg/m³Jul 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandar-e Anzalī?

Bandar-e Anzalī sits at 37.5°N, 49.5°E, -20 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khomām, 20 km away.

Topography around Bandar-e Anzalī

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bandar-e Anzalī.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar-e Anzalī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of -25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,260 m.

The land around Bandar-e Anzalī is covered by water (36%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, water (48%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
3,260 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Khomām 20 km · Şowme‘eh Sarā 23 km · Rasht 25 km · Reẕvānshahr 30 km · Fūman 31 km · Māsāl 31 km · Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh 49 km · Sīāhkal 51 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 Bandar-e Anzalī (37.4732°, 49.4579°, elevation -20 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).