Fāẕelābād weather in January

In January, Fāẕelābād sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 46% 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 Fāẕelābād's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fāẕelābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:08 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

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 Fāẕelābād reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°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 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5133
6133
7133
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22123
23123
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How January really feels in Fāẕelābād

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.

Fāẕelābād 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
Jan12° / 729.51.79.83.5
Feb13° / 8210.62.610.63.7
Mar16° / 9311.80.811.75.1
Apr21° / 11°8010.5012.96.5
May26° / 16°537.7013.97.0
Jun31° / 21°274.4014.55.5
Jul33° / 23°265.3014.34.1
Aug34° / 23°265013.43.9
Sep30° / 20°405.8012.35.7
Oct25° / 14°596.50117.8
Nov18° / 798.90.3106.2
Dec14° / 638.819.54.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46238
56238
66139
76040
86040
95941
105941
115842
125842
135842
145743
155644
165644
175644
185743
195743
205743
215743
225842
235842
245842
255743
265743
275743
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Fāẕelābād gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1243
2244
3254
4254
5264
6264
7274
8285
9295
10295
11305
12315
13315
14316
15326
16326
17326
18336
19336
20336
21336
22337
23347
24347
25347
26348
27348
28358
29359
30359
31359

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 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 4:39 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:094:39
29.57:094:40
39.57:094:41
49.57:094:42
59.67:094:42
69.67:094:43
79.67:094:44
89.67:094:45
99.67:094:46
109.67:094:47
119.67:094:48
129.77:094:48
139.77:094:49
149.77:094:50
159.77:094:51
169.77:084:52
179.87:084:53
189.87:084:54
199.87:074:55
209.87:074:56
219.87:074:57
229.97:064:58
239.97:064:59
249.97:055:00
259.97:055:01
2610.07:045:02
2710.07:045:03
2810.07:035:04
2910.07:025:05
3010.17:025:06
3110.17:015:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Fāẕelābād?

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

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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fāẕelābād.

What to pack for Fāẕelābād in January

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

In January, Fāẕelābād sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Fāẕelābād 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 Fāẕelābād peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Fāẕelābād 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 Fāẕelābād is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1827 µg/m³Dec 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fāẕelābād?

Fāẕelābād sits at 36.9°N, 54.7°E, 197 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl, 11 km away.

Topography around Fāẕelābād

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fāẕelābād has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,277 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,905 m.

The land around Fāẕelābād is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (34%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
391 m
16 km
2,277 m
80 km
3,905 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 11 km · Gorgān 28 km · Āq Qalā 29 km · Āzādshahr 43 km · Sīmīn Shahr 48 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 54 km · Shahrud 57 km · Kord Kūy 58 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 Fāẕelābād (36.898°, 54.7496°, elevation 197 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).