Boshrūyeh weather in January

In January, Boshrūyeh sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 4.8 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Boshrūyeh's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boshrūyeh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:50 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
34%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Boshrūyeh is city in South Khorasan 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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Boshrūyeh reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4122
5122
6122
7122
8112
9112
10111
11111
12111
13111
14111
15111
16111
17111
18111
19111
20111
21112
22112
23112
24122
25122
26122
27122
28122
29122
30122
31133

How January really feels in Boshrūyeh

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.

Boshrūyeh 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 234.81103.5
Feb14° / 224.80.310.75.1
Mar20° / 316.3011.77.1
Apr26° / 15°143.6012.87.7
May32° / 20°51.4013.75.1
Jun37° / 24°00.1014.22.1
Jul38° / 26°000141.2
Aug37° / 24°00013.32.4
Sep33° / 20°00012.24.8
Oct27° / 15°10.3011.18.5
Nov19° / 82.3010.27.5
Dec14° / 143.50.29.84.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 26%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
47723
57624
67624
77525
87426
97426
107426
117426
127327
137327
147327
157327
167228
177228
187228
197327
207228
217228
227327
237327
247426
257426
267426
277426
287426
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Boshrūyeh gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1112
2123
3123
4123
5133
6143
7143
8154
9154
10154
11164
12164
13164
14164
15164
16164
17164
18163
19163
20163
21163
22163
23163
24163
25173
26173
27172
28172
29172
30182
31182

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 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.

051015151015202531
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
228calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.86:504:37
29.86:504:38
39.86:504:38
49.86:514:39
59.86:514:40
69.86:514:41
79.86:514:41
89.96:514:42
99.96:514:43
109.96:514:44
119.96:514:45
129.96:514:45
139.96:514:46
149.96:514:47
1510.06:504:48
1610.06:504:49
1710.06:504:50
1810.06:504:51
1910.06:504:52
2010.16:494:53
2110.16:494:53
2210.16:494:54
2310.16:484:55
2410.16:484:56
2510.26:474:57
2610.26:474:58
2710.26:464:59
2810.26:465:00
2910.36:455:01
3010.36:455:02
3110.36:445:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.42 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Boshrūyeh

In seasonPeak

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

Boshrūyeh sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Boshrūyeh?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boshrūyeh.

What to pack for Boshrūyeh in January

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

In January, Boshrūyeh sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Boshrūyeh 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 Boshrūyeh peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Boshrūyeh 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 Boshrūyeh is worst in July — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1750 µg/m³Dec 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr42Poor
May42Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul51Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boshrūyeh?

Boshrūyeh sits at 33.9°N, 57.4°E, 879 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Tabas, 56 km away.

GonābādBardaskanQā’enKāshmarBīrjandTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

Topography around Boshrūyeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boshrūyeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 882 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,282 m.

The land around Boshrūyeh is covered by cropland (57%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
447 m
80 km
2,282 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Tabas 56 km · Ferdows 71 km · Gonābād 127 km · Bardaskan 163 km · Qā’en 163 km · Kāshmar 179 km · Bīrjand 200 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 227 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 Boshrūyeh (33.8685°, 57.4288°, elevation 879 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).