Lordegān weather in January

In January, Lordegān sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 143 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lordegān's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lordegān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
143 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:11 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Lordegān is city in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

Density
12/km²
people per km²

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 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical January day in Lordegān reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 5°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-6
25-6
35-6
44-7
54-7
64-7
74-7
83-7
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103-8
113-8
123-8
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272-9
282-8
292-8
302-8
312-8

How January really feels in Lordegān

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.

Lordegān weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°14310.99.410.20.0
Feb / -6°13010.47.310.80.2
Mar11° / 13610.83.311.82.8
Apr17° / 7190.212.75.8
May24° / 11°143013.68.3
Jun30° / 16°10.20146.8
Jul33° / 19°10.3013.84.7
Aug33° / 18°00013.15.1
Sep29° / 14°00.2012.27.9
Oct22° / 91.7011.28.7
Nov14° / 806.90.710.44.7
Dec / -4°1198.75.2101.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45248
55248
65248
75347
85347
95248
105248
115347
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
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245248
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305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lordegān gets around 143 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13124
23125
33225
43326
53327
63428
73429
83429
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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
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15100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 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 7:10 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:105:09
210.07:115:10
310.07:115:11
410.07:115:11
510.07:115:12
610.07:115:13
710.07:115:13
810.07:125:14
910.17:125:15
1010.17:125:16
1110.17:125:17
1210.17:125:17
1310.17:125:18
1410.17:125:19
1510.17:115:20
1610.27:115:21
1710.27:115:21
1810.27:115:22
1910.27:115:23
2010.27:115:24
2110.27:105:25
2210.37:105:26
2310.37:105:27
2410.37:095:28
2510.37:095:28
2610.37:095:29
2710.47:085:30
2810.47:085:31
2910.47:075:32
3010.47:075:33
3110.57:065:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.28 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lordegān

In seasonPeak

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

Lordegān's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Lordegān?

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 Lordegān.

What to pack for Lordegān in January

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

In January, Lordegān sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Lordegān in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lordegān peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 13Jan 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Lordegān 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 Lordegān is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1933 µg/m³Dec 1217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lordegān?

Lordegān sits at 31.5°N, 50.8°E, 1,764 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Borūjen, 66 km away.

Topography around Lordegān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lordegān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 1,603 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,171 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,718 m.

The land around Lordegān is covered by cropland (60%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
2,171 m
80 km
3,718 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Borūjen 66 km · Semīrom 71 km · Hafshejān 79 km · Dehdasht 84 km · Charām 85 km · Farrokh Shahr 86 km · Fārsān 86 km · Bāgh-e Malek 89 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 Lordegān (31.5134°, 50.8267°, elevation 1,764 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).