Marand weather in January

In January, Marand sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-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 44% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Marand's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
7:48 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
49%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Marand 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 Marand 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 -5°C and 5°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)
11-7
21-7
31-7
41-8
50-8
60-8
70-8
80-8
90-8
100-8
110-8
120-8
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310-8

How January really feels in Marand

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.

Marand weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -8°417.87.69.60.0
Feb / -6°509.48.410.50.0
Mar / -1°87147.511.71.2
Apr14° / 106172.1133.5
May20° / 11718.60.214.15.2
Jun25° / 13°5911.6014.67.1
Jul29° / 15°255.4014.47.0
Aug29° / 15°163.5013.57.1
Sep25° / 11°275012.38.3
Oct18° / 528.80.3116.1
Nov / 507.62.89.91.9
Dec / -6°427.86.59.40.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
205842
215842
225842
235842
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265941
275941
285941
295941
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Marand gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12322
22322
32322
42322
52322
62323
72323
82323
92323
102323
112323
122223
132222
142222
152222
162222
172222
182222
192323
202423
212424
222525
232625
242726
252827
262927
272928
283028
293029
303129
313129

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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14100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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28100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:49 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.47:495:11
29.47:495:12
39.47:495:12
49.47:505:13
59.47:505:14
69.47:505:15
79.47:505:16
89.47:505:17
99.57:505:17
109.57:495:18
119.57:495:19
129.57:495:20
139.57:495:21
149.67:495:22
159.67:495:23
169.67:485:24
179.67:485:25
189.67:485:26
199.77:475:27
209.77:475:28
219.77:465:29
229.77:465:30
239.87:455:31
249.87:455:32
259.87:445:34
269.87:445:35
279.97:435:36
289.97:425:37
299.97:425:38
3010.07:415:39
3110.07:405:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Marand

In seasonPeak

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

Marand's rainy season runs March–June, 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 Marand?

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 Marand.

What to pack for Marand in January

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

In January, Marand sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Marand 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 Marand peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Marand 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 Marand is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2334 µg/m³Aug 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marand?

Marand sits at 38.4°N, 45.8°E, 1,322 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shabestar, 29 km away.

Topography around Marand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marand has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 1,332 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,937 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,395 m.

The land around Marand is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
1,937 m
80 km
3,395 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Shabestar 29 km · Hādīshahr 47 km · Sardrūd 56 km · Īlkhchī 58 km · Khosrowshahr 59 km · Tabriz 60 km · Sahand 61 km · Oskū 65 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 Marand (38.4329°, 45.7749°, elevation 1,322 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).