Ferdows weather in January

In January, Ferdows sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.1 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°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 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ferdows's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ferdows's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:48 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
37%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Ferdows is city in South 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ferdows reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1100
2100
390
490
590
690
79-1
89-1
99-1
109-1
118-1
128-1
138-1
148-1
158-1
168-1
178-1
188-1
198-1
208-1
218-1
228-1
238-1
248-1
259-1
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

How January really feels in Ferdows

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.

Ferdows 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
Jan / -1°356.12.3101.9
Feb11° / 396.8110.73.1
Mar16° / 467.90.311.75.7
Apr23° / 12°225012.87.8
May29° / 17°82.3013.76.9
Jun34° / 22°10.3014.24.3
Jul35° / 23°00.10143.6
Aug34° / 21°00013.34.6
Sep30° / 17°00.1012.26.7
Oct24° / 12°20.6011.19.1
Nov17° / 122.8010.26.5
Dec11° / 214.40.79.83.3

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77228
87129
97129
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157030
166931
176931
187030
197030
207030
217129
227129
237228
247228
257327
267327
277327
287327
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ferdows gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.1 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1144
2154
3154
4165
5175
6176
7186
8187
9187
10188
11188
12198
13198
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19209
20209
21208
22208
23218
24218
25227
26227
27227
28236
29236
30236
31236

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 6:47 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.86:474:34
29.86:484:34
39.86:484:35
49.86:484:36
59.86:484:36
69.86:484:37
79.86:484:38
89.86:484:39
99.96:484:40
109.96:484:40
119.96:484:41
129.96:484:42
139.96:484:43
149.96:484:44
159.96:484:45
1610.06:484:46
1710.06:474:46
1810.06:474:47
1910.06:474:48
2010.06:474:49
2110.16:464:50
2210.16:464:51
2310.16:464:52
2410.16:454:53
2510.26:454:54
2610.26:444:55
2710.26:444:56
2810.26:434:57
2910.26:434:58
3010.36:424:59
3110.36:425:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.38 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ferdows

In seasonPeak

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

Ferdows sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ferdows?

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

1.9
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 Ferdows.

What to pack for Ferdows in January

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

In January, Ferdows sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ferdows 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 Ferdows peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ferdows 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 Ferdows is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 1840 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ferdows?

Ferdows sits at 34.0°N, 58.2°E, 1,279 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gonābād, 60 km away.

TabasKāshmarBardaskanBīrjandTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

Topography around Ferdows

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ferdows has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 1,282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m.

The land around Ferdows is covered by bare terrain (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
629 m
80 km
2,022 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Gonābād 60 km · Boshrūyeh 71 km · Qā’en 99 km · Tabas 124 km · Kāshmar 138 km · Bardaskan 140 km · Bīrjand 161 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 169 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 Ferdows (34.0185°, 58.1722°, elevation 1,279 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).