Gonbad-e Kāvūs weather in January

In January, Gonbad-e Kāvūs sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 49% 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 Gonbad-e Kāvūs's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gonbad-e Kāvūs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:08 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover
44%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Gonbad-e Kāvūs 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gonbad-e Kāvūs reaches about 13°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 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2133
3133
4133
5133
6133
7133
8133
9132
10132
11132
12122
13122
14122
15122
16122
17122
18122
19122
20122
21122
22122
23122
24122
25122
26122
27132
28132
29132
30132
31132

How January really feels in Gonbad-e Kāvūs

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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
9
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gonbad-e Kāvūs weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 526.81.59.73.9
Feb14° / 6682.210.64.1
Mar17° / 789.50.611.75.6
Apr22° / 11°638.4012.97.0
May28° / 16°345.60146.9
Jun33° / 21°274.2014.54.5
Jul35° / 23°336.8014.33.1
Aug35° / 23°335.6013.43.1
Sep31° / 19°364.9012.35.3
Oct26° / 14°354.50118.1
Nov19° / 496.30.3106.8
Dec14° / 365.90.59.54.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36733
46634
56634
66535
76436
86436
96337
106337
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166040
176040
186139
196139
206139
216040
226139
236139
246139
256040
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Gonbad-e Kāvūs gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1183
2184
3184
4184
5194
6194
7204
8205
9205
10215
11215
12225
13225
14235
15236
16236
17236
18236
19236
20245
21245
22245
23246
24256
25256
26256
27257
28257
29267
30268
31268

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 7 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:08 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:37 PM to 5:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:084:37
29.57:084:38
39.57:084:38
49.57:094:39
59.57:094:40
69.57:094:41
79.57:094:41
89.67:094:42
99.67:094:43
109.67:094:44
119.67:094:45
129.67:084:46
139.67:084:47
149.77:084:48
159.77:084:49
169.77:084:50
179.77:074:51
189.77:074:52
199.87:074:53
209.87:064:54
219.87:064:55
229.87:054:56
239.97:054:57
249.97:054:58
259.97:044:59
269.97:035:00
2710.07:035:01
2810.07:025:02
2910.07:025:03
3010.17:015:04
3110.17:005:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gonbad-e Kāvūs?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gonbad-e Kāvūs.

What to pack for Gonbad-e Kāvūs in January

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

In January, Gonbad-e Kāvūs sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Gonbad-e Kāvūs 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 Gonbad-e Kāvūs peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Gonbad-e Kāvūs 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 Gonbad-e Kāvūs is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1933 µg/m³Jan 1421 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gonbad-e Kāvūs?

Gonbad-e Kāvūs sits at 37.3°N, 55.2°E, 38 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Āzādshahr, 18 km away.

Topography around Gonbad-e Kāvūs

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gonbad-e Kāvūs.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gonbad-e Kāvūs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,711 m.

The land around Gonbad-e Kāvūs is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (29%), grassland (26%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
559 m
80 km
3,711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Āzādshahr 18 km · Mīnūdasht 18 km · Gālīkesh 24 km · Kalāleh 32 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 46 km · Fāẕelābād 54 km · Āq Qalā 68 km · Gorgān 79 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 Gonbad-e Kāvūs (37.25°, 55.1672°, elevation 38 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).