Baravāt weather in January

In January, Baravāt sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 2.8 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Baravāt's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baravāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:36 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
29%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Baravāt is city in Kerman 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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Baravāt reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2186
3186
4186
5186
6186
7186
8186
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21187
22187
23187
24187
25187
26187
27187
28197
29197
30198
31198

How January really feels in Baravāt

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.

Baravāt 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
Jan18° / 162.810.47.3
Feb21° / 152.2118.1
Mar25° / 14°112.211.88.4
Apr31° / 19°50.912.75.7
May36° / 24°10.213.42.7
Jun40° / 28°0013.80.4
Jul40° / 29°00.113.70.2
Aug38° / 27°00131.1
Sep36° / 24°0012.22.9
Oct31° / 18°0011.36.3
Nov24° / 12°20.410.59.0
Dec19° / 101.210.28.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 19%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
48020
58020
67921
77921
87822
97822
107822
117822
127822
137822
147822
157921
167921
177921
188020
198020
208119
218119
228218
238317
248416
258416
268416
278416
288515
298515
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Baravāt gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 2.8 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 precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
161
271
371
471
581
681
791
892
992
10102
11102
12101
13101
14101
15101
16101
17101
18101
19101
20101
21101
2291
2391
2491
2591
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

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 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 4:45 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:344:45
210.26:354:45
310.26:354:46
410.26:354:47
510.26:354:47
610.26:354:48
710.26:364:49
810.26:364:49
910.26:364:50
1010.36:364:51
1110.36:364:52
1210.36:364:52
1310.36:364:53
1410.36:364:54
1510.36:364:55
1610.36:364:56
1710.36:364:56
1810.46:364:57
1910.46:354:58
2010.46:354:59
2110.46:355:00
2210.46:355:00
2310.46:345:01
2410.56:345:02
2510.56:345:03
2610.56:345:04
2710.56:335:05
2810.56:335:05
2910.66:325:06
3010.66:325:07
3110.66:325:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Bright
204.0Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Baravāt

In seasonPeak

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

Baravāt 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 Baravāt?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Baravāt for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Baravāt in January

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

In January, Baravāt sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Baravāt 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 Baravāt 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Baravāt 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 Baravāt 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1741 µg/m³Nov 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr40Poor
May41Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Baravāt?

Baravāt sits at 29.1°N, 58.4°E, 1,003 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bam, 6.0 km away.

KahnūjMāhānBāftKermanBardsīr

Topography around Baravāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baravāt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 1,007 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,444 m.

The land around Baravāt is covered by bare terrain (46%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
487 m
80 km
3,444 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Bam 6.0 km · Jīroft 78 km · ‘Anbarābād 85 km · Kahnūj 143 km · Māhān 154 km · Bāft 176 km · Kerman 186 km · Bardsīr 201 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 Baravāt (29.0663°, 58.4046°, elevation 1,003 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).