Īlkhchī weather in January

In January, Īlkhchī sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 5.7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Īlkhchī's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Īlkhchī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:46 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
48%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Īlkhchī is city in East Azerbaijan 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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Īlkhchī reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 9°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)
15-4
25-4
35-4
45-4
55-4
65-4
75-4
85-4
95-4
105-4
114-4
124-4
134-4
144-4
154-4
164-4
174-4
184-5
194-5
204-4
214-4
224-4
235-4
245-4
255-4
265-4
275-4
285-4
295-4
305-4
315-4

How January really feels in Īlkhchī

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.

Īlkhchī weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°225.74.29.70.0
Feb / -2°316.83.810.51.1
Mar12° / 438.82.311.73.6
Apr18° / 427.80.3136.3
May24° / 11°286.70147.6
Jun31° / 16°92.6014.66.1
Jul34° / 19°61.8014.44.0
Aug34° / 18°30.7013.54.2
Sep29° / 13°30.6012.37.5
Oct21° / 132.70118.2
Nov13° / 2851.19.94.0
Dec / -3°255.93.29.40.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116238
126238
136238
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196337
206337
216337
226337
236337
246337
256436
266436
276436
286436
296436
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Īlkhchī gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11712
21711
31711
41711
51711
61711
71711
81612
91612
101612
111612
121612
131612
141612
151612
161613
171613
181713
191713
201814
211914
221915
232015
242116
252116
262216
272216
282216
292216
302316
312316

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
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 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:475:12
29.47:475:12
39.47:475:13
49.47:475:14
59.57:475:15
69.57:475:15
79.57:475:16
89.57:475:17
99.57:475:18
109.57:475:19
119.57:475:20
129.67:475:21
139.67:475:22
149.67:475:23
159.67:465:24
169.67:465:25
179.77:465:26
189.77:465:27
199.77:455:28
209.77:455:29
219.87:445:30
229.87:445:31
239.87:435:32
249.87:435:33
259.97:425:34
269.97:425:35
279.97:415:36
289.97:415:37
2910.07:405:38
3010.07:395:39
3110.07:385:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.65 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
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Īlkhchī?

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

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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Īlkhchī.

What to pack for Īlkhchī in January

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

In January, Īlkhchī sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Īlkhchī 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 Īlkhchī peaks around July 14 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Īlkhchī 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 Īlkhchī is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2334 µg/m³Aug 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Īlkhchī?

Īlkhchī sits at 37.9°N, 46.0°E, 1,315 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khosrowshahr, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Īlkhchī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Īlkhchī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 1,341 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,624 m.

The land around Īlkhchī is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (24%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (28%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
654 m
80 km
2,624 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Khosrowshahr 7.0 km · Sahand 12 km · Oskū 13 km · Sardrūd 18 km · Āz̄arshahr 20 km · Tabriz 32 km · Shabestar 36 km · Ajab Shīr 52 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 Īlkhchī (37.9373°, 45.979°, elevation 1,315 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).