Masjed Soleymān weather in January

In January, Masjed Soleymān sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 120 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Masjed Soleymān's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masjed Soleymān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:18 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
43%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Masjed Soleymān is city in Khuzestan 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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Masjed Soleymān reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1178
2178
3177
4177
5177
6177
7167
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17167
18166
19166
20166
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30167
31177

How January really feels in Masjed Soleymān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Masjed Soleymān 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 12010.210.15.4
Feb18° / 87810.86.4
Mar23° / 12°1057.211.87.6
Apr29° / 16°605.512.86.4
May37° / 22°71.113.62.1
Jun43° / 26°00140.0
Jul45° / 28°00.113.90.0
Aug44° / 28°10.213.20.0
Sep41° / 24°10.412.20.3
Oct34° / 19°14211.24.0
Nov24° / 13°936.210.47.5
Dec18° / 1288.8106.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126436
136436
146436
156436
166436
176436
186535
196535
206535
216535
226634
236634
246634
256634
266634
276634
286634
296733
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Masjed Soleymān gets around 120 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
329
430
530
631
731
831
932
1032
1131
1231
1331
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2032
2132
2232
2333
2433
2533
2634
2734
2834
2933
3033
3133

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

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 7 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
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 7:18 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:185:14
210.07:185:15
310.07:185:16
410.07:185:16
510.07:185:17
610.07:185:18
710.07:195:19
810.07:195:19
910.07:195:20
1010.07:195:21
1110.07:195:22
1210.17:195:22
1310.17:195:23
1410.17:195:24
1510.17:185:25
1610.17:185:26
1710.17:185:27
1810.27:185:28
1910.27:185:28
2010.27:185:29
2110.27:175:30
2210.27:175:31
2310.37:175:32
2410.37:165:33
2510.37:165:34
2610.37:165:35
2710.37:155:35
2810.47:155:36
2910.47:145:37
3010.47:145:38
3110.47:135:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Masjed Soleymān

In seasonPeak

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

Masjed Soleymān's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Masjed Soleymān sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Masjed Soleymān?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Masjed Soleymān for sightseeing.

What to pack for Masjed Soleymān in January

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

In January, Masjed Soleymān sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Masjed Soleymān 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 Masjed Soleymān peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Masjed Soleymān 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 Masjed Soleymān is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1638 µg/m³Dec 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Masjed Soleymān?

Masjed Soleymān sits at 31.9°N, 49.3°E, 240 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shūshtar, 45 km away.

Topography around Masjed Soleymān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masjed Soleymān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,720 m.

The land around Masjed Soleymān is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (27%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
833 m
80 km
3,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Shūshtar 45 km · Lālī 48 km · Īz̄eh 55 km · Gotvand 58 km · Haftkel 58 km · Veys 64 km · Bāgh-e Malek 72 km · Sheybān 76 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 Masjed Soleymān (31.9364°, 49.3039°, elevation 240 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).