Khomām weather in January

In January, Khomām sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 106 mm of precipitation across 11.4 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Khomām's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khomām's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
106 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:30 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Khomām is city in Gilan 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical January day in Khomām reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1129
2129
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Khomām weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 10611.40.59.72.7
Feb10° / 9210.60.710.62.4
Mar12° / 7710.80.111.73.1
Apr15° / 12°497.6012.94.9
May20° / 17°244.90147.2
Jun25° / 22°294.7014.58.2
Jul28° / 25°385.7014.37.4
Aug28° / 25°527.8013.46.8
Sep25° / 23°13111.7012.36.8
Oct22° / 19°17213.60116.2
Nov17° / 14°17714.10.1104.9
Dec13° / 10°11711.40.29.53.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85248
95149
105248
115149
125050
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Khomām gets around 106 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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2311
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4321
5331
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7351
8361
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11381
12391
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14391
15391
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17391
18391
19381
20381
21381
22382
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24382
25382
26373
27373
28373
29373
30373
31373

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 7:31 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:314:58
29.57:314:59
39.57:315:00
49.57:315:01
59.57:315:01
69.57:315:02
79.57:315:03
89.57:315:04
99.67:315:05
109.67:315:06
119.67:315:07
129.67:315:08
139.67:315:08
149.67:305:09
159.77:305:10
169.77:305:11
179.77:305:12
189.77:295:13
199.87:295:14
209.87:295:15
219.87:285:16
229.87:285:17
239.87:275:18
249.97:275:19
259.97:265:20
269.97:265:21
2710.07:255:23
2810.07:255:24
2910.07:245:25
3010.07:235:26
3110.17:235:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.1Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Khomām

In seasonPeak

In January, Khomām sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Khomām's rainy season runs September–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Khomām?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khomām.

What to pack for Khomām in January

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

In January, Khomām sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Khomām in January

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Nov 3 — about 5.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar11Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May19Cool
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec15Bracing

UV index in Khomām 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 Khomām peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highHighModerateJul 18UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Khomām 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 Khomām is worst in March — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1826 µg/m³Jul 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khomām?

Khomām sits at 37.4°N, 49.7°E, -15 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Rasht, 14 km away.

Topography around Khomām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khomām has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of -18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,110 m.

The land around Khomām is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
3,110 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Rasht 14 km · Bandar-e Anzalī 20 km · Āstāneh-ye Ashrafīyeh 29 km · Şowme‘eh Sarā 32 km · Sīāhkal 32 km · Fūman 36 km · Lāhījān 37 km · Māsāl 47 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 Khomām (37.3902°, 49.6585°, elevation -15 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).