Gomīshān weather in January

In January, Gomīshān sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 9.7 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 45% 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 Gomīshān's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gomīshān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:12 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Gomīshān is city in Golestan 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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gomīshān reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1129
2129
3129
4129
5129
6129
7129
8128
9128
10128
11128
12118
13118
14118
15118
16118
17118
18118
19118
20118
21118
22118
23118
24118
25118
26118
27118
28118
29118
30118
31118

How January really feels in Gomīshān

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.

Gomīshān 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° / 608.80.19.73.1
Feb12° / 628.80.510.63.3
Mar15° / 11°7210.5011.74.6
Apr20° / 15°538.1012.96.6
May24° / 20°305.20147.9
Jun27° / 24°203.7014.58.0
Jul29° / 26°245.1014.36.7
Aug30° / 27°204.5013.46.3
Sep28° / 24°486.9012.37.3
Oct23° / 19°686.40117.8
Nov17° / 14°828.70.2105.9
Dec13° / 10°5580.19.54.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36139
46139
56040
66040
75941
85941
95842
105842
115842
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245941
255941
265941
275842
285842
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gomīshān gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1240
2240
3240
4250
5250
6250
7260
8260
9270
10270
11280
12280
13290
14290
15300
16300
17300
18300
19300
20300
21300
22300
23301
24301
25301
26301
27301
28302
29302
30302
31302

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
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:12 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:124:42
29.57:124:42
39.57:124:43
49.57:124:44
59.57:134:45
69.57:134:46
79.67:134:46
89.67:134:47
99.67:134:48
109.67:134:49
119.67:124:50
129.67:124:51
139.77:124:52
149.77:124:53
159.77:124:53
169.77:124:54
179.77:114:55
189.87:114:56
199.87:114:57
209.87:104:58
219.87:104:59
229.97:095:00
239.97:095:01
249.97:085:02
259.97:085:04
2610.07:075:05
2710.07:075:06
2810.07:065:07
2910.07:065:08
3010.17:055:09
3110.17:045:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gomīshān?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gomīshān.

What to pack for Gomīshān in January

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

In January, Gomīshān sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Gomīshān in January

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 13 to Nov 6 — about 5.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb11Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr16Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep27Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Gomīshān in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gomīshān peaks around July 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gomīshān 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 Gomīshān is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 2029 µg/m³Jul 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gomīshān?

Gomīshān sits at 37.1°N, 54.1°E, -23 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sīmīn Shahr, 15 km away.

Topography around Gomīshān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gomīshān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 m around an average of -25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,837 m.

The land around Gomīshān is covered by cropland (49%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), bare terrain (20%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and water (29%), bare terrain (22%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
5 m
16 km
13 m
80 km
3,837 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Sīmīn Shahr 15 km · Bandar-e Torkaman 19 km · Kord Kūy 31 km · Āq Qalā 34 km · Bandar-e Gaz 35 km · Gorgān 41 km · Galūgāh 45 km · Fāẕelābād 63 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 Gomīshān (37.0718°, 54.0765°, elevation -23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).