Fasā weather in January

In January, Fasā sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 59% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fasā's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fasā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:54 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
38%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Fasā is city in Fars 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Fasā reaches about 11°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 7°C and 16°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)
1132
2132
3122
4122
5122
6122
7122
8122
9122
10112
11112
12112
13112
14112
15112
16111
17111
18111
19111
20111
21112
22112
23112
24112
25112
26112
27112
28122
29122
30122
31122

How January really feels in Fasā

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Fasā 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 515.71.510.43.4
Feb14° / 455.10.4114.6
Mar17° / 475.8011.86.6
Apr23° / 12°153.2012.78.1
May30° / 17°30.9013.46.8
Jun34° / 21°00.1013.83.9
Jul36° / 24°10.3013.72.9
Aug35° / 22°20.50133.6
Sep31° / 18°00.1012.25.9
Oct26° / 13°10.3011.38.9
Nov19° / 132.2010.67.5
Dec14° / 363.20.310.25.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37129
47030
57030
66931
76931
86832
96832
106832
116832
126832
136931
146832
156832
166931
177030
187129
197129
207228
217327
227327
237426
247426
257525
267525
277525
287525
297723
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Fasā gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1132
2143
3153
4163
5164
6174
7184
8195
9205
10205
11216
12216
13216
14216
15216
16216
17216
18206
19206
20195
21195
22195
23185
24184
25184
26174
27173
28173
29173
30172
31172

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of January to 10 h 36 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 6:53 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:535:04
210.26:535:05
310.26:545:05
410.26:545:06
510.26:545:07
610.26:545:07
710.26:545:08
810.26:545:09
910.36:555:10
1010.36:555:10
1110.36:555:11
1210.36:555:12
1310.36:555:13
1410.36:555:13
1510.36:555:14
1610.36:545:15
1710.46:545:16
1810.46:545:16
1910.46:545:17
2010.46:545:18
2110.46:545:19
2210.46:545:20
2310.56:535:21
2410.56:535:21
2510.56:535:22
2610.56:525:23
2710.56:525:24
2810.56:525:25
2910.66:515:25
3010.66:515:26
3110.66:505:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Fasā?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fasā.

What to pack for Fasā in January

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

In January, Fasā sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Fasā in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fasā peaks around June 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 12Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Fasā 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 Fasā is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1834 µg/m³Nov 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fasā?

Fasā sits at 28.9°N, 53.6°E, 1,366 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Estahbān, 44 km away.

Topography around Fasā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fasā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,370 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,504 m.

The land around Fasā is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), cropland (35%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
1,180 m
80 km
2,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Estahbān 44 km · Ābādeh 48 km · Jahrom 49 km · Sarvestān 56 km · Neyrīz 72 km · Qīr 78 km · Dārāb 89 km · Kavār 98 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 Fasā (28.9383°, 53.6482°, elevation 1,366 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).