Behbahān weather in January

In January, Behbahān sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 115 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Behbahān's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Behbahān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:12 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
41%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Behbahān is city in Khuzestan 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 Behbahān reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
3188
4188
5188
6188
7188
8187
9187
10187
11187
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27187
28187
29187
30187
31187

How January really feels in Behbahān

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.

Behbahān 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 115910.26.2
Feb20° / 716.810.97.1
Mar24° / 12°70611.87.9
Apr31° / 17°283.712.75.6
May38° / 22°60.813.51.3
Jun43° / 26°0013.90.0
Jul45° / 28°00.113.80.0
Aug44° / 28°10.613.10.0
Sep41° / 24°10.812.20.2
Oct35° / 19°51.511.23.4
Nov26° / 13°785.410.57.5
Dec20° / 1187.410.17.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46535
56436
66436
76436
86337
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
146535
156535
166634
176634
186634
196733
206733
216832
226832
236733
246832
256832
266832
276931
286931
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Behbahān gets around 115 mm of rain over 9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
226
327
427
528
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2429
2529
2629
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 8 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
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:11 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:115:14
210.17:115:14
310.17:115:15
410.17:115:16
510.17:115:17
610.17:125:17
710.17:125:18
810.17:125:19
910.17:125:19
1010.17:125:20
1110.27:125:21
1210.27:125:22
1310.27:125:23
1410.27:125:23
1510.27:125:24
1610.27:125:25
1710.27:125:26
1810.37:115:27
1910.37:115:27
2010.37:115:28
2110.37:115:29
2210.37:105:30
2310.37:105:31
2410.47:105:32
2510.47:105:33
2610.47:095:33
2710.47:095:34
2810.47:085:35
2910.57:085:36
3010.57:075:37
3110.57:075:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Behbahān

In seasonPeak

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

Behbahān sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Behbahān?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Behbahān for sightseeing.

What to pack for Behbahān in January

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

In January, Behbahān sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Behbahān in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 54 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 14 — about 8.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov24Warm
Dec20Cool

UV index in Behbahān in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Behbahān peaks around August 11 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateAug 11UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Behbahān 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 Behbahān is worst in April — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateApr 1545 µg/m³Dec 1733 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr45Poor
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Behbahān?

Behbahān sits at 30.6°N, 50.2°E, 326 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shahrak-e Ţāleqānī, 27 km away.

Topography around Behbahān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Behbahān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,481 m.

The land around Behbahān is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
862 m
80 km
3,481 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Shahrak-e Ţāleqānī 27 km · Līkak 36 km · Dehdasht 38 km · Aghajari 41 km · Charām 51 km · Omīdīyeh 55 km · Dogonbadan 59 km · Bandar-e Deylam 61 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 Behbahān (30.5959°, 50.2417°, elevation 326 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).