Mahrīz weather in January

In January, Mahrīz sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Mahrīz's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahrīz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
22 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:57 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
33%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Mahrīz is city in Yazd 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mahrīz reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1120
2120
3120
4120
5120
6110
7110
8110
9110
1011-1
1111-1
1211-1
1310-1
1410-1
1510-1
1610-1
1710-1
1810-1
1910-1
2010-1
2111-1
2211-1
2311-1
2411-1
25110
26110
27110
28120
29120
30120
31120

How January really feels in Mahrīz

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.

Mahrīz weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -1°2251.810.23.3
Feb14° / 153.50.910.84.9
Mar18° / 2340.211.87.0
Apr24° / 11°143.3012.88.1
May29° / 16°61.7013.66.9
Jun34° / 21°00.10144.0
Jul36° / 23°00.1013.93.1
Aug34° / 21°00.1013.24.2
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.3
Oct25° / 11°30.7011.29.0
Nov18° / 132.80.210.47.0
Dec13° / 183.60.8104.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37624
47624
57624
67525
77426
87426
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
177426
187426
197426
207426
217624
227624
237624
247822
257822
267822
277822
287921
298020
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mahrīz gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 19% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1113
2123
3134
4134
5144
6155
7155
8166
9166
10176
11177
12177
13187
14187
15197
16198
17198
18197
19197
20187
21187
22176
23176
24166
25165
26155
27155
28144
29144
30134
31134

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:56 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:564:55
210.06:564:55
310.06:574:56
410.06:574:57
510.06:574:57
610.06:574:58
710.06:574:59
810.06:575:00
910.16:575:00
1010.16:575:01
1110.16:575:02
1210.16:575:03
1310.16:575:04
1410.16:575:04
1510.16:575:05
1610.26:575:06
1710.26:575:07
1810.26:575:08
1910.26:565:09
2010.26:565:09
2110.26:565:10
2210.36:565:11
2310.36:555:12
2410.36:555:13
2510.36:555:14
2610.36:545:15
2710.46:545:16
2810.46:535:17
2910.46:535:17
3010.46:525:18
3110.56:525:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mahrīz

In seasonPeak

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

Mahrīz sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Mahrīz?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mahrīz.

What to pack for Mahrīz in January

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

In January, Mahrīz sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Mahrīz in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mahrīz peaks around July 12 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Mahrīz 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 Mahrīz is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2131 µg/m³Nov 2213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mahrīz?

Mahrīz sits at 31.6°N, 54.4°E, 1,475 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Taft, 29 km away.

AnārAbarkūh

Topography around Mahrīz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahrīz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,479 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,900 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,104 m.

The land around Mahrīz is covered by bare terrain (41%), artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
1,900 m
80 km
3,104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Taft 29 km · Yazd 36 km · Ashkez̄ar 51 km · Meybod 84 km · Ardakān 90 km · Bāfq 91 km · Anār 112 km · Abarkūh 121 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 Mahrīz (31.5843°, 54.4428°, elevation 1,475 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).