Marāgheh weather in January

In January, Marāgheh sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-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 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Marāgheh's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marāgheh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:46 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Marāgheh 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 -3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-4
26-4
35-4
45-4
55-5
65-5
75-5
85-5
94-5
104-5
114-5
124-5
134-5
144-6
154-6
164-6
174-6
183-6
193-6
203-6
213-6
224-6
234-6
244-6
254-6
264-6
274-5
284-5
294-5
304-5
314-5

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
11 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 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°3064.89.80.0
Feb / -4°478.15.410.60.4
Mar11° / 7011.13.511.72.8
Apr18° / 6311.30.912.95.6
May23° / 12°3470.113.97.6
Jun28° / 16°51.4014.48.0
Jul30° / 18°10.2014.27.3
Aug28° / 16°00013.48.3
Sep25° / 12°10.4012.29.4
Oct20° / 920.111.18.1
Nov12° / 1941.310.14.1
Dec / -3°234.53.19.61.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46733
56634
66535
76535
86535
96436
106337
116337
126238
136238
146238
156238
166139
176139
186238
196238
206238
216238
226337
236337
246436
256436
266436
276535
286535
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Marāgheh gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11410
21410
31511
41511
51612
61612
71713
81713
91814
101814
111815
121915
131916
141916
151917
161917
172017
182018
192018
202018
212018
222118
232118
242118
252218
262218
272318
282318
292417
302417
312417

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 6:46 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:464:23
29.66:474:24
39.66:474:24
49.66:474:25
59.66:474:26
69.76:474:27
79.76:474:27
89.76:474:28
99.76:474:29
109.76:474:30
119.76:474:31
129.76:474:32
139.86:474:33
149.86:474:34
159.86:464:34
169.86:464:35
179.86:464:36
189.96:464:37
199.96:454:38
209.96:454:39
219.96:454:40
229.96:444:41
2310.06:444:42
2410.06:434:43
2510.06:434:44
2610.06:424:45
2710.16:424:46
2810.16:414:47
2910.16:414:48
3010.26:404:49
3110.26:394:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Marāgheh

In seasonPeak

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

Marāgheh sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

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
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 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 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

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 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 17UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
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 April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1736 µg/m³Jan 1427 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May35Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marāgheh?

Marāgheh sits at 35.8°N, 59.6°E, 1,477 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Mashad, 52 km away.

ChenārānTorbat-e Jām

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 246 m around an average of 1,487 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,607 m.

The land around Marāgheh is covered by bare terrain (62%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
246 m
16 km
1,408 m
80 km
2,607 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Mashad 52 km · Ţorqabeh 58 km · Gorjī-ye Soflá 62 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 72 km · Neyshābūr 87 km · Golbahār 91 km · Chenārān 102 km · Torbat-e Jām 111 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 (35.8292°, 59.6332°, elevation 1,477 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).