Bīdestān weather in January

In January, Bīdestān sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bīdestān's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bīdestān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:25 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bīdestān is city in Qazvin Province, Iran.

Founded
2002

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bīdestān reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
25-3
35-3
45-3
55-3
65-3
75-3
85-3
95-3
104-4
114-4
124-4
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244-4
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274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Bīdestān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bīdestān weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°478.16.29.80.0
Feb / -2°569.35.810.60.7
Mar12° / 7211.13.911.73.2
Apr18° / 7511.20.812.95.8
May24° / 12°338.20.113.97.4
Jun30° / 16°72014.46.4
Jul33° / 18°41.3014.24.6
Aug33° / 18°30.7013.44.7
Sep29° / 15°41.2012.27.4
Oct22° / 10°305.30.111.17.9
Nov13° / 5581.910.13.8
Dec / -1°488.44.99.60.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bīdestān gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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22100
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28100
29100
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 7:25 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:255:00
29.67:265:01
39.67:265:01
49.67:265:02
59.67:265:03
69.67:265:04
79.67:265:04
89.77:265:05
99.77:265:06
109.77:265:07
119.77:265:08
129.77:265:09
139.77:265:10
149.77:265:11
159.87:255:11
169.87:255:12
179.87:255:13
189.87:255:14
199.87:245:15
209.97:245:16
219.97:245:17
229.97:235:18
239.97:235:19
2410.07:225:20
2510.07:225:21
2610.07:215:22
2710.07:215:23
2810.17:205:24
2910.17:205:25
3010.17:195:26
3110.27:185:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bīdestān?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bīdestān.

What to pack for Bīdestān in January

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

In January, Bīdestān sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bīdestān in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bīdestān peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bīdestān 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 Bīdestān is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1979 µg/m³Jul 1837 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bīdestān?

Bīdestān sits at 36.2°N, 50.1°E, 1,291 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sharīfābād, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Bīdestān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bīdestān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 1,290 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,538 m.

The land around Bīdestān is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
1,141 m
80 km
4,538 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Sharīfābād 3.0 km · Moḩammadīyeh 5.0 km · Alvand 7.0 km · Qazvin 12 km · Eqbālīyeh 18 km · Maḩmūdābād Nemūneh 21 km · Ābyek 42 km · Tākestān 42 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 Bīdestān (36.231°, 50.1236°, elevation 1,291 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).