Bojnūrd weather in January

In January, Bojnūrd sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Bojnūrd's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bojnūrd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:00 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
47%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Bojnūrd is city in North Khorasan province, Iran.

Density
5,334/km²
people per km²

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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bojnūrd reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°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)
17-3
26-3
36-3
46-4
56-4
66-4
76-4
86-4
96-4
105-4
115-4
125-4
135-4
145-4
155-4
165-4
175-5
185-5
195-5
205-5
215-5
225-5
235-5
245-4
255-4
265-4
275-4
285-4
295-4
305-4
315-4

How January really feels in Bojnūrd

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.

Bojnūrd weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°356.45.69.70.2
Feb / -3°497.95.310.60.9
Mar12° / 7111.13.411.73.3
Apr18° / 6210.10.512.95.9
May24° / 11°408.10147.4
Jun29° / 15°153.3014.57.0
Jul32° / 18°51.3014.35.6
Aug31° / 17°41013.46.1
Sep27° / 13°71.9012.38.3
Oct21° / 143.30118.1
Nov13° / 295.41.1104.4
Dec / -2°275.63.19.51.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36634
46634
56634
66634
76436
86436
96436
106337
116238
126139
136139
146139
156040
166040
175941
185842
195842
205842
215743
225743
235743
245743
255743
265743
275743
285743
295644
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bojnūrd gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11612
21612
31613
41613
51714
61714
71714
81815
91815
101916
111917
121917
132017
142018
152018
162119
172119
182119
192220
202220
212320
222321
232321
242421
252421
262421
272521
282521
292522
302622
312622

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:00 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:004:28
29.57:004:28
39.57:004:29
49.57:014:30
59.57:014:31
69.57:014:31
79.57:014:32
89.57:014:33
99.67:014:34
109.67:014:35
119.67:014:36
129.67:004:37
139.67:004:38
149.67:004:38
159.77:004:39
169.77:004:40
179.76:594:41
189.76:594:42
199.76:594:43
209.86:584:44
219.86:584:45
229.86:574:46
239.86:574:47
249.96:564:49
259.96:564:50
269.96:554:51
279.96:554:52
2810.06:544:53
2910.06:534:54
3010.06:534:55
3110.16:524:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bojnūrd?

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

0.2
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 Bojnūrd.

What to pack for Bojnūrd in January

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

In January, Bojnūrd sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bojnūrd 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 Bojnūrd peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bojnūrd 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 Bojnūrd is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1631 µg/m³Dec 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bojnūrd?

Bojnūrd sits at 37.5°N, 57.3°E, 1,069 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Āshkhāneh, 37 km away.

AbadanJājarmAshgabat

Topography around Bojnūrd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bojnūrd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 1,075 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,648 m.

The land around Bojnūrd is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
1,032 m
80 km
2,648 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Āshkhāneh 37 km · Esfarāyen 47 km · Shīrvān 54 km · Arkadag 93 km · Gökdepe 94 km · Abadan 100 km · Jājarm 102 km · Ashgabat 107 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 Bojnūrd (37.4747°, 57.329°, elevation 1,069 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).