Bandar-e Kong weather in January

In January, Bandar-e Kong sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 33 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bandar-e Kong's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandar-e Kong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:45 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
27%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Bandar-e Kong is city in Hormozgan 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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bandar-e Kong reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Bandar-e Kong

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Bandar-e Kong 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 19°333.110.58.2
Feb22° / 20°202.311.18.4
Mar23° / 21°252.411.88.7
Apr27° / 25°40.612.68.4
May30° / 28°0013.36.6
Jun32° / 30°0013.65.5
Jul33° / 32°00.113.54.7
Aug34° / 32°0012.94.4
Sep33° / 31°0012.25.2
Oct31° / 29°10.211.46.6
Nov27° / 25°61.110.78.5
Dec23° / 22°212.110.48.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bandar-e Kong gets around 33 mm of rain over 3.1 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 rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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27
37
47
58
68
79
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99
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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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14027239
24127249
34227248
44226248
54326238
64426237
74525237
84625226
94725226
104825216
115025205
125125195
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225228173
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245029183
254929193
264829203
274729213
284629224
294529234
304428244
314328245

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:435:04
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510.46:445:07
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
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93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bandar-e Kong

In seasonPeak

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

Bandar-e Kong sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

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

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

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

8.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Bandar-e Kong for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bandar-e Kong in January

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

In January, Bandar-e Kong sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 19°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Bandar-e Kong in January

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr26Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in Bandar-e Kong in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bandar-e Kong peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb8Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bandar-e Kong 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 Kong is worst in July — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1971 µg/m³Dec 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May41Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul73Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov23Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandar-e Kong?

Bandar-e Kong sits at 26.6°N, 54.9°E, 9 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bandar-e Lengeh, 7.0 km away.

Umm al QuwainLārRas Al KhaimahQeshmKhasab

Topography around Bandar-e Kong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar-e Kong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,166 m.

The land around Bandar-e Kong is covered by bare terrain (47%) and water (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and water (45%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and bare terrain (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
314 m
80 km
2,166 m
shrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bandar-e Lengeh 7.0 km · Bandar-e Khamīr 75 km · Kīsh 91 km · Umm al Quwain 130 km · Lār 134 km · Ras Al Khaimah 135 km · Qeshm 138 km · Khasab 139 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 Kong (26.5978°, 54.9369°, elevation 9 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).