Marāgheh weather in January

In January, Marāgheh sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 0°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Marāgheh's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marāgheh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:44 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
49%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Marāgheh is city in East Azerbaijan 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 0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Marāgheh reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-7
21-7
31-7
41-7
51-7
61-7
70-8
80-8
90-8
100-8
110-8
120-8
130-8
140-8
150-8
160-8
170-8
180-9
190-9
200-8
210-8
220-8
230-8
240-8
250-8
260-8
270-8
280-8
290-8
300-8
310-8

How January really feels in Marāgheh

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Marāgheh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°498.99.79.70.0
Feb / -6°589.89.710.60.0
Mar / -2°7212.2911.70.9
Apr13° / 7113.62.712.93.5
May19° / 42100.1146.4
Jun26° / 13°123.1014.58.5
Jul30° / 17°51.6014.36.9
Aug30° / 16°30.8013.47.1
Sep25° / 12°71.7012.39.0
Oct17° / 224.70.2116.7
Nov / -0°477.43.9101.8
Dec / -6°478.289.50.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45743
55644
65644
75644
85644
95743
105743
115842
125842
135941
145941
156040
166139
176139
186139
196139
206139
216040
226040
236040
245941
255941
265941
275842
285842
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Marāgheh gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12728
22829
32829
42829
52830
62830
72730
82730
92729
102629
112629
122528
132528
142527
152427
162427
172427
182527
192528
202629
212730
222831
232932
243133
253234
263335
273335
283436
293537
303537
313637

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 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:44 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:445:12
29.57:445:13
39.57:455:14
49.57:455:14
59.57:455:15
69.57:455:16
79.57:455:17
89.57:455:18
99.67:455:18
109.67:455:19
119.67:455:20
129.67:455:21
139.67:445:22
149.67:445:23
159.77:445:24
169.77:445:25
179.77:435:26
189.77:435:27
199.87:435:28
209.87:425:29
219.87:425:30
229.87:425:31
239.87:415:32
249.97:415:33
259.97:405:34
269.97:395:35
2710.07:395:36
2810.07:385:37
2910.07:385:38
3010.07:375:39
3110.17:365:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Marāgheh?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marāgheh.

What to pack for Marāgheh in January

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

In January, Marāgheh sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Marāgheh 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 Marāgheh peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Marāgheh 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 Marāgheh is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 932 µg/m³Aug 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marāgheh?

Marāgheh sits at 37.4°N, 46.2°E, 1,455 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bonāb, 17 km away.

Topography around Marāgheh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marāgheh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 1,477 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,422 m.

The land around Marāgheh is covered by artificial surfaces (43%), trees (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
1,017 m
80 km
2,422 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bonāb 17 km · Malekān 30 km · Ajab Shīr 32 km · Āz̄arshahr 47 km · Mīāndoāb 49 km · Oskū 59 km · Sahand 63 km · Khosrowshahr 64 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 Marāgheh (37.3921°, 46.2391°, elevation 1,455 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).