Dargaz weather in January

In January, Dargaz sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 7.5 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 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Dargaz's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dargaz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:52 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Dargaz is city in Razavi 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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dargaz reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
28-1
38-1
48-1
58-1
68-1
78-1
87-1
97-1
107-1
117-2
127-2
137-2
147-2
157-2
167-2
177-2
187-2
197-2
207-2
217-2
227-2
237-2
247-2
257-2
267-2
277-2
287-2
297-2
307-2
317-2

How January really feels in Dargaz

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.

Dargaz 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 / -2°427.549.71.0
Feb / -1°619.74.810.61.6
Mar14° / 9412.82.411.73.7
Apr20° / 10°75110.212.96.1
May25° / 15°457.20147.3
Jun31° / 20°81.9014.56.0
Jul33° / 22°20.6014.34.7
Aug32° / 21°20.5013.45.5
Sep28° / 16°51.1012.38.2
Oct21° / 10°153.30118.1
Nov14° / 376.21.1104.6
Dec / 316.52.79.52.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
55941
65941
75941
85941
95842
105941
115941
125941
135842
145842
155842
165842
175743
185743
195743
205644
215644
225644
235545
245545
255545
265446
275446
285446
295446
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dargaz gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1208
2219
3219
4219
52110
62210
72211
82211
92311
102312
112312
122412
132413
142413
152413
162514
172514
182514
192515
202615
212615
222615
232715
242716
252716
262716
272816
282816
292817
302917
312917

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 6:53 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:534:20
29.56:534:21
39.56:534:22
49.56:534:23
59.56:534:24
69.56:544:24
79.56:544:25
89.56:544:26
99.66:534:27
109.66:534:28
119.66:534:29
129.66:534:30
139.66:534:30
149.66:534:31
159.76:534:32
169.76:524:33
179.76:524:34
189.76:524:35
199.76:514:36
209.86:514:37
219.86:514:38
229.86:504:39
239.86:504:40
249.96:494:41
259.96:494:43
269.96:484:44
2710.06:484:45
2810.06:474:46
2910.06:464:47
3010.06:464:48
3110.16:454:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dargaz

In seasonPeak

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

Dargaz sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Dargaz?

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

1.0
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 Dargaz.

What to pack for Dargaz in January

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

In January, Dargaz sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Dargaz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dargaz peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Dargaz 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 Dargaz is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateSep 1936 µg/m³Jan 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dargaz?

Dargaz sits at 37.4°N, 59.1°E, 479 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kaka, 46 km away.

ShīrvānAbadan

Topography around Dargaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dargaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 484 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,002 m.

The land around Dargaz is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
712 m
80 km
3,002 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Kaka 46 km · Qūchān 65 km · Änew 72 km · Ashgabat 85 km · Chenārān 89 km · Golbahār 98 km · Shīrvān 104 km · Abadan 105 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 Dargaz (37.4445°, 59.1081°, elevation 479 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).