Kāshmar weather in January

In January, Kāshmar sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kāshmar's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kāshmar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover
39%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Kāshmar is city in Razavi Khorasan 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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kāshmar reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

-10°-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
190
290
390
490
580
68-1
78-1
88-1
98-1
108-1
118-1
128-1
138-1
148-1
157-1
167-1
177-1
187-1
197-1
208-1
218-1
228-1
238-1
248-1
258-1
268-1
278-1
2880
2980
3090
3190

How January really feels in Kāshmar

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.

Kāshmar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°264.91.89.91.6
Feb10° / 336110.72.8
Mar16° / 396.80.511.75.6
Apr23° / 12°203.8012.97.9
May29° / 17°71.6013.86.8
Jun34° / 21°10.3014.33.8
Jul36° / 23°00.1014.12.6
Aug35° / 21°00.1013.33.5
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.5
Oct24° / 11°30.7011.19.0
Nov16° / 92.4010.16.1
Dec10° / 163.70.89.72.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37327
47327
57327
67228
77129
87129
97030
107030
117030
126931
136931
146832
156832
166832
176832
186832
196733
206832
216832
226931
236931
246931
256931
267030
277030
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kāshmar gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1114
2124
3124
4124
5135
6135
7145
8146
9156
10156
11166
12167
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21187
22186
23186
24186
25186
26196
27195
28195
29195
30195
31205

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 4:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:494:29
29.76:504:30
39.76:504:31
49.76:504:31
59.76:504:32
69.76:504:33
79.76:504:34
89.76:504:34
99.86:504:35
109.86:504:36
119.86:504:37
129.86:504:38
139.86:504:39
149.86:504:40
159.86:504:41
169.96:494:41
179.96:494:42
189.96:494:43
199.96:494:44
209.96:484:45
2110.06:484:46
2210.06:484:47
2310.06:474:48
2410.06:474:49
2510.16:464:50
2610.16:464:51
2710.16:454:52
2810.16:454:53
2910.26:444:54
3010.26:434:55
3110.26:434:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kāshmar

In seasonPeak

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

Kāshmar sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Kāshmar?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kāshmar.

What to pack for Kāshmar in January

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

In January, Kāshmar sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kāshmar 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 Kāshmar peaks around July 19 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 19UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kāshmar 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 Kāshmar is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Dec 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kāshmar?

Kāshmar sits at 35.2°N, 58.5°E, 1,054 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bardaskan, 45 km away.

NeyshābūrMarāghehSabzevarFerdowsŢorqabeh

Topography around Kāshmar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kāshmar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,057 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,316 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,131 m.

The land around Kāshmar is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), cropland (36%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
1,316 m
80 km
2,131 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Bardaskan 45 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 69 km · Gonābād 100 km · Neyshābūr 112 km · Marāgheh 124 km · Sabzevar 129 km · Ferdows 138 km · Ţorqabeh 145 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 Kāshmar (35.2383°, 58.4656°, elevation 1,054 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).