Jīroft weather in January

In January, Jīroft sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Jīroft's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jīroft's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:38 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
34%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Jīroft is city in Kerman 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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jīroft reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5155
6155
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16145
17145
18135
19135
20135
21145
22145
23145
24145
25145
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How January really feels in Jīroft

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.

Jīroft weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 596.210.44.8
Feb16° / 626.3115.7
Mar20° / 10°476.511.87.3
Apr26° / 15°112.112.78.0
May32° / 20°10.213.45.1
Jun36° / 24°10.213.82.6
Jul37° / 26°30.913.61.9
Aug36° / 24°30.8132.7
Sep33° / 21°00.112.24.7
Oct28° / 16°10.411.38.1
Nov21° / 10°71.410.68.6
Dec17° / 253.110.26.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37723
47624
57525
67426
77426
87228
97228
107228
117129
127129
137228
147129
157129
167228
177228
187327
197426
207426
217525
227624
237624
247723
257723
267723
277723
287822
297822
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jīroft gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
213
314
415
516
617
718
819
920
1020
1121
1221
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
1922
2022
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2722
2822
2922
3023
3123

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 6 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
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
317calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:364:48
210.26:364:49
310.26:374:50
410.26:374:50
510.26:374:51
610.26:374:52
710.26:374:52
810.36:374:53
910.36:384:54
1010.36:384:54
1110.36:384:55
1210.36:384:56
1310.36:384:57
1410.36:384:58
1510.36:384:58
1610.46:384:59
1710.46:375:00
1810.46:375:01
1910.46:375:01
2010.46:375:02
2110.46:375:03
2210.56:375:04
2310.56:365:05
2410.56:365:05
2510.56:365:06
2610.56:365:07
2710.56:355:08
2810.66:355:09
2910.66:345:10
3010.66:345:10
3110.66:345:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
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
304.2Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jīroft

In seasonPeak

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

Jīroft sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Jīroft?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Jīroft for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jīroft in January

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

In January, Jīroft sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Jīroft in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jīroft peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highModerateJun 16UV 12Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jīroft 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 Jīroft is worst in July — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 1635 µg/m³Nov 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug26Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jīroft?

Jīroft sits at 28.7°N, 57.7°E, 680 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Anbarābād, 25 km away.

BāftManūjānRūdānMāhān

Topography around Jīroft

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jīroft has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,254 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,373 m.

The land around Jīroft is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
1,254 m
80 km
3,373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: ‘Anbarābād 25 km · Bam 77 km · Baravāt 78 km · Kahnūj 82 km · Bāft 127 km · Manūjān 144 km · Rūdān 148 km · Māhān 160 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 Jīroft (28.6781°, 57.7406°, elevation 680 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).