Kalāleh weather in January

In January, Kalāleh sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 6.2 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 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Kalāleh's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalāleh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:07 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Kalāleh 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 Kalāleh reaches about 12°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 18°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)
1132
2132
3132
4122
5122
6122
7122
8122
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14122
15112
16111
17111
18111
19111
20111
21111
22121
23122
24122
25122
26122
27122
28122
29122
30122
31122

How January really feels in Kalāleh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kalāleh 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
Jan12° / 426.22.39.73.5
Feb13° / 557.72.710.63.9
Mar17° / 668.61.311.75.6
Apr22° / 11°547.4012.97.1
May28° / 16°3150146.9
Jun33° / 20°183.4014.54.4
Jul35° / 23°224.5014.33.0
Aug35° / 23°274.6013.43.2
Sep31° / 19°283.9012.35.5
Oct25° / 13°274.20118.2
Nov18° / 365.30.3106.7
Dec14° / 285.40.99.54.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46634
56634
66535
76535
86436
96337
106337
116238
126238
136238
146139
156139
166139
176139
186040
196040
206040
216040
226139
236139
246139
256040
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kalāleh gets around 42 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 24% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1174
2175
3175
4185
5185
6185
7196
8196
9196
10206
11207
12207
13207
14208
15208
16208
17208
18209
19209
20219
21219
22219
23219
242110
252210
262210
272210
282311
292311
302411
312412

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 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 7:07 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:074:35
29.57:074:36
39.57:084:37
49.57:084:37
59.57:084:38
69.57:084:39
79.57:084:40
89.57:084:41
99.67:084:42
109.67:084:42
119.67:084:43
129.67:074:44
139.67:074:45
149.67:074:46
159.77:074:47
169.77:074:48
179.77:064:49
189.77:064:50
199.87:064:51
209.87:054:52
219.87:054:53
229.87:044:54
239.97:044:55
249.97:044:56
259.97:034:57
269.97:024:58
2710.07:024:59
2810.07:015:00
2910.07:015:01
3010.07:005:02
3110.16:595:04

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 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 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
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kalāleh?

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

3.5
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 Kalāleh.

What to pack for Kalāleh in January

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

In January, Kalāleh sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kalāleh 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 Kalāleh peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kalāleh 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 Kalāleh 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 Kalāleh?

Kalāleh sits at 37.4°N, 55.5°E, 152 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gālīkesh, 13 km away.

Āq Qalā

Topography around Kalāleh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalāleh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,606 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,957 m.

The land around Kalāleh is covered by cropland (70%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), bare terrain (26%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
1,606 m
80 km
2,957 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Gālīkesh 13 km · Mīnūdasht 20 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 32 km · Āzādshahr 43 km · 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl 76 km · Fāẕelābād 85 km · Jājarm 92 km · Āq Qalā 101 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 Kalāleh (37.379°, 55.493°, elevation 152 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).