Fīrūzābād weather in January

In January, Fīrūzābād sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 7.6 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 13°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 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 Fīrūzābād's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fīrūzābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:59 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
36%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Fīrūzābād 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Fīrūzābād reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1153
2153
3153
4143
5143
6143
7143
8143
9143
10143
11133
12133
13132
14132
15132
16132
17132
18132
19132
20132
21132
22132
23132
24132
25132
26132
27132
28132
29143
30143
31143

How January really feels in Fīrūzābād

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.

Fīrūzābād 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
Jan13° / 917.610.44.4
Feb15° / 656.6115.4
Mar19° / 556.311.87.1
Apr25° / 12°193.312.78.2
May31° / 17°20.513.45.7
Jun36° / 21°0013.82.7
Jul37° / 23°20.613.71.8
Aug37° / 23°41.5132.2
Sep34° / 19°20.612.24.4
Oct28° / 14°10.411.37.9
Nov21° / 253.310.68.1
Dec16° / 58510.26.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 28%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37228
47129
57129
67030
77030
86931
96931
106931
116832
126832
136832
146832
156931
166931
177030
187030
197129
207129
217228
227228
237426
247426
257426
267525
277525
287525
297525
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Fīrūzābād gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1180
2190
3201
4211
5221
6231
7241
8251
9251
10261
11262
12272
13272
14272
15272
16272
17272
18262
19262
20252
21252
22251
23241
24241
25241
26241
27241
28241
29231
30231
31231

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
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 6:57 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:575:09
210.26:575:09
310.26:585:10
410.26:585:11
510.26:585:11
610.26:585:12
710.26:585:13
810.26:595:13
910.36:595:14
1010.36:595:15
1110.36:595:16
1210.36:595:16
1310.36:595:17
1410.36:595:18
1510.36:595:19
1610.36:595:19
1710.46:595:20
1810.46:585:21
1910.46:585:22
2010.46:585:23
2110.46:585:23
2210.46:585:24
2310.56:575:25
2410.56:575:26
2510.56:575:27
2610.56:575:27
2710.56:565:28
2810.66:565:29
2910.66:555:30
3010.66:555:31
3110.66:555:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fīrūzābād

In seasonPeak

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

Fīrūzābād 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 Fīrūzābād?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Fīrūzābād for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fīrūzābād in January

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

In January, Fīrūzābād sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Fīrūzābād 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 Fīrūzābād peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 22UV 12Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Fīrūzābād 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 Fīrūzābād is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateMay 1036 µg/m³Nov 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr36Poor
May36Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fīrūzābād?

Fīrūzābād sits at 28.8°N, 52.6°E, 1,316 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kavār, 42 km away.

Zarqān

Topography around Fīrūzābād

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fīrūzābād has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 1,345 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,752 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,993 m.

The land around Fīrūzābād is covered by cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (34%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), bare terrain (26%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (46%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
1,752 m
80 km
2,993 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kavār 42 km · Farrāshband 46 km · Ābādeh 59 km · Qīr 61 km · Sarvestān 79 km · Shiraz 85 km · Jahrom 104 km · Zarqān 104 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 Fīrūzābād (28.8446°, 52.5715°, elevation 1,316 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).