Eqbālīyeh weather in January

In January, Eqbālīyeh sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Eqbālīyeh's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eqbālīyeh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:17 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
36%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Eqbālīyeh is human settlement in 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Eqbālīyeh reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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5110
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7110
8110
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How January really feels in Eqbālīyeh

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.

Eqbālīyeh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 2251.39.93.0
Feb14° / 214.90.810.74.6
Mar19° / 305.60.211.77.0
Apr25° / 13°234.6012.97.8
May32° / 19°92.2013.85.1
Jun38° / 24°20.5014.31.5
Jul40° / 27°10.2014.10.0
Aug39° / 25°10.2013.30.6
Sep35° / 20°10.3012.23.7
Oct27° / 14°71.7011.17.9
Nov18° / 224.20.110.16.7
Dec12° / 204.50.39.73.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57228
67228
77228
87228
97129
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157426
167426
177426
187426
197327
207228
217228
227228
237228
247228
257228
267228
277228
287228
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Eqbālīyeh gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1132
2142
3143
4153
5153
6164
7164
8164
9164
10164
11164
12164
13164
14164
15155
16155
17155
18155
19154
20154
21154
22154
23164
24164
25164
26174
27175
28175
29175
30185
31185

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
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8100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
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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 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:174:57
29.77:184:57
39.77:184:58
49.77:184:59
59.77:185:00
69.77:185:00
79.77:185:01
89.77:185:02
99.77:185:03
109.87:185:04
119.87:185:05
129.87:185:05
139.87:185:06
149.87:185:07
159.87:175:08
169.97:175:09
179.97:175:10
189.97:175:11
199.97:165:12
209.97:165:13
2110.07:165:14
2210.07:155:15
2310.07:155:16
2410.07:155:17
2510.17:145:18
2610.17:145:19
2710.17:135:20
2810.17:135:21
2910.27:125:22
3010.27:115:23
3110.27:115:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Eqbālīyeh?

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

3.0
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 Eqbālīyeh.

What to pack for Eqbālīyeh in January

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

In January, Eqbālīyeh sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Eqbālīyeh 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 Eqbālīyeh peaks around July 18 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Eqbālīyeh 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 Eqbālīyeh is worst in December — around 149 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 42 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 22148 µg/m³Jul 1943 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan145Unhealthy
Feb126Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct86Unhealthy
Nov123Unhealthy
Dec149Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Eqbālīyeh?

Eqbālīyeh sits at 35.3°N, 51.5°E, 879 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Varāmīn, 10 km away.

Topography around Eqbālīyeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eqbālīyeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 882 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,384 m.

The land around Eqbālīyeh is covered by cropland (63%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and bare terrain (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
3,384 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Varāmīn 10 km · Qarchak 15 km · Pīshvā 17 km · Pākdasht 24 km · Ferūnābād 25 km · Mojtame‘-e Maskūnī-ye Nāmjū 25 km · Qīāmdasht 27 km · Bāqershahr 28 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 Eqbālīyeh (35.3022°, 51.5358°, 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).