Dogonbadan weather in January

In January, Dogonbadan sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Dogonbadan's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dogonbadan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
120 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:09 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
41%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Dogonbadan is city in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dogonbadan reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°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)
1176
2176
3176
4176
5176
6166
7166
8166
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15165
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23165
24165
25165
26165
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

How January really feels in Dogonbadan

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.

Dogonbadan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 120910.35.4
Feb18° / 757.710.96.4
Mar22° / 10°736.711.87.6
Apr28° / 15°284.112.77.0
May35° / 20°5113.53.0
Jun40° / 24°00.213.90.1
Jul42° / 26°00.113.80.0
Aug41° / 26°20.913.10.0
Sep38° / 22°10.412.21.3
Oct32° / 17°41.211.35.1
Nov24° / 11°635.110.57.8
Dec18° / 115710.16.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 (%)
16733
26634
36535
46535
56436
66436
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126337
136337
146337
156436
166535
176634
186634
196733
206733
216733
226931
236931
246931
256931
267030
277030
287030
297030
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dogonbadan gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
225
326
427
528
629
729
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1629
1729
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2729
2829
2929
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 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 8 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
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:08 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:085:12
210.17:085:13
310.17:085:13
410.17:085:14
510.17:095:15
610.17:095:16
710.17:095:16
810.17:095:17
910.17:095:18
1010.27:095:19
1110.27:095:19
1210.27:095:20
1310.27:095:21
1410.27:095:22
1510.27:095:22
1610.27:095:23
1710.37:095:24
1810.37:095:25
1910.37:085:26
2010.37:085:27
2110.37:085:27
2210.37:085:28
2310.47:075:29
2410.47:075:30
2510.47:075:31
2610.47:065:32
2710.47:065:33
2810.57:065:33
2910.57:055:34
3010.57:055:35
3110.57:045:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dogonbadan

In seasonPeak

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

Dogonbadan 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 Dogonbadan?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Dogonbadan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dogonbadan in January

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

In January, Dogonbadan sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Dogonbadan 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 70 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 Dogonbadan 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 Dogonbadan peaks around July 20 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 20UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dogonbadan 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 Dogonbadan is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateApr 2140 µg/m³Nov 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr40Poor
May40Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dogonbadan?

Dogonbadan sits at 30.4°N, 50.8°E, 723 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Charām, 44 km away.

Topography around Dogonbadan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dogonbadan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,090 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,480 m.

The land around Dogonbadan is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
2,090 m
80 km
3,480 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Charām 44 km · Dehdasht 53 km · Behbahān 59 km · Bandar-e Deylam 70 km · Nūrābād 75 km · Shahrak-e Ţāleqānī 78 km · Mādavān 81 km · Yasuj 83 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 Dogonbadan (30.3586°, 50.7981°, elevation 723 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).