Khūy weather in January

In January, Khūy sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Khūy's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khūy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:52 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Khūy is city in West Azarbaijan 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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Khūy reaches about 4°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 -2°C and 8°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)
14-5
24-5
34-5
44-5
54-5
64-5
74-5
84-5
93-5
103-5
113-5
123-6
133-6
143-6
153-6
163-6
173-6
183-6
193-6
203-6
213-6
223-6
234-6
244-6
254-6
264-5
274-5
284-5
294-5
304-5
314-5

How January really feels in Khūy

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.

Khūy weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°326.75.49.60.0
Feb / -4°357.95.510.50.7
Mar12° / 5810.93.611.73.1
Apr18° / 6111.60.4135.5
May23° / 11°5311.3014.16.7
Jun29° / 15°195.4014.66.6
Jul32° / 19°82.1014.45.0
Aug32° / 18°61.4013.55.0
Sep28° / 13°102.4012.37.7
Oct21° / 2860.1117.4
Nov12° / 356.11.39.93.5
Dec / -3°326.73.69.40.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55644
65644
75743
85743
95743
105743
115743
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175743
185743
195743
205644
215644
225644
235644
245644
255545
265545
275545
285545
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Khūy gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12013
22014
32114
42115
52115
62115
72115
82016
92016
102016
112016
121916
131917
141917
151917
161817
171817
181917
191917
202018
212018
222119
232219
242320
252320
262421
272421
282521
292521
302521
312521

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 6 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
316calm

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 7:53 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:535:14
29.47:535:15
39.47:535:15
49.47:535:16
59.47:535:17
69.47:535:18
79.47:535:19
89.47:535:20
99.57:535:20
109.57:535:21
119.57:535:22
129.57:535:23
139.57:535:24
149.57:525:25
159.67:525:26
169.67:525:27
179.67:525:28
189.67:515:29
199.77:515:30
209.77:505:31
219.77:505:32
229.77:505:33
239.87:495:34
249.87:485:35
259.87:485:37
269.87:475:38
279.97:475:39
289.97:465:40
299.97:455:41
3010.07:455:42
3110.07:445:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Khūy?

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 Khūy.

What to pack for Khūy in January

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

In January, Khūy sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Khūy 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 Khūy peaks around June 23 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 highModerateJun 23UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khūy 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 Khūy is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1032 µg/m³Jan 1118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khūy?

Khūy sits at 38.6°N, 45.0°E, 1,143 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn, 38 km away.

Topography around Khūy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khūy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 1,147 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 930 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,895 m.

The land around Khūy is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), grassland (32%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
130 m
16 km
930 m
80 km
2,895 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 38 km · Salmās 42 km · Hādīshahr 70 km · Marand 73 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 75 km · Showţ 76 km · Nehram 77 km · Shabestar 77 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 Khūy (38.5503°, 44.9521°, elevation 1,143 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).