Khvāf weather in January

In January, Khvāf sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 6.2 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 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Khvāf's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khvāf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
40%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Khvāf 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Khvāf reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°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 15°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)
1100
2100
3100
490
590
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
138-1
148-1
158-1
168-1
1780
1880
1980
2080
2190
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
29100
30100
31101

How January really feels in Khvāf

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.

Khvāf 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 / -0°346.22.19.92.0
Feb11° / 4271.610.73.2
Mar17° / 427.50.811.75.9
Apr24° / 12°214.60.112.87.8
May30° / 18°61.6013.86.5
Jun34° / 22°10.2014.34.1
Jul35° / 24°00014.13.2
Aug34° / 22°00013.34.2
Sep30° / 17°00012.26.8
Oct24° / 11°20.6011.19.2
Nov17° / 112.60.210.26.5
Dec11° / 214.119.73.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47129
57129
67030
76931
86931
96832
106832
116832
126832
136733
146733
156733
166733
176733
186832
196733
206733
216832
226832
236931
246931
256832
266931
276931
286931
296931
307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Khvāf gets around 34 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. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1164
2164
3175
4175
5185
6186
7196
8196
9197
10197
11197
12198
13198
14198
15198
16198
17198
18198
19198
20208
21208
22208
23217
24217
25227
26227
27237
28237
29237
30236
31246

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 6:41 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 4:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:414:24
29.76:414:25
39.76:414:26
49.76:414:26
59.86:424:27
69.86:424:28
79.86:424:29
89.86:424:29
99.86:424:30
109.86:424:31
119.86:424:32
129.96:424:33
139.96:424:34
149.96:414:35
159.96:414:35
169.96:414:36
179.96:414:37
1810.06:414:38
1910.06:404:39
2010.06:404:40
2110.06:404:41
2210.06:394:42
2310.16:394:43
2410.16:394:44
2510.16:384:45
2610.16:384:46
2710.26:374:47
2810.26:374:48
2910.26:364:49
3010.26:354:50
3110.36:354:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Khvāf

In seasonPeak

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

Khvāf sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Khvāf?

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

2.0
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 Khvāf.

What to pack for Khvāf in January

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

In January, Khvāf sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Khvāf 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 Khvāf peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khvāf 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 Khvāf is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 1840 µg/m³Jan 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr36Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khvāf?

Khvāf sits at 34.6°N, 60.1°E, 975 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Tāybād, 61 km away.

Torbat-e ḨeydarīyehQā’enGonābādMarāghehKāshmar

Topography around Khvāf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khvāf has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m around an average of 990 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,210 m.

The land around Khvāf is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
262 m
16 km
623 m
80 km
2,210 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Tāybād 61 km · Eslam Qaleh 85 km · Torbat-e Jām 86 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 114 km · Qā’en 129 km · Gonābād 136 km · Marāgheh 147 km · Kāshmar 170 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 Khvāf (34.5763°, 60.1409°, elevation 975 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).