Meybod weather in January

In January, Meybod sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Meybod's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Meybod's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:00 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
34%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Meybod 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Meybod reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3143
4142
5142
6142
7132
8132
9132
10132
11132
12132
13132
14132
15132
16132
17132
18132
19132
20132
21132
22132
23132
24132
25142
26143
27143
28143
29143
30143
31153

How January really feels in Meybod

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.

Meybod weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 184.41.410.14.6
Feb17° / 122.70.410.86.6
Mar22° / 163.70.111.87.9
Apr27° / 15°112.7012.87.6
May32° / 20°41.1013.64.8
Jun38° / 24°00014.11.7
Jul39° / 26°00.1013.90.4
Aug38° / 24°00013.21.5
Sep34° / 20°00012.24.0
Oct28° / 14°20.5011.28.0
Nov20° / 92.10.110.37.9
Dec15° / 142.90.49.95.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 25%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47525
57525
67426
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
177426
187426
197426
207426
217525
227525
237525
247624
257624
267624
277723
287723
297723
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Meybod gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 4.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 14% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
192
2102
3102
4113
5123
6133
7134
8144
9144
10155
11165
12165
13166
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19166
20166
21155
22155
23145
24145
25134
26134
27124
28123
29113
30113
31103

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 6 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
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
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 7:00 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:004:55
29.97:004:55
39.97:004:56
49.97:004:57
510.07:004:57
610.07:004:58
710.07:004:59
810.07:015:00
910.07:015:00
1010.07:015:01
1110.07:015:02
1210.07:015:03
1310.17:015:04
1410.17:005:05
1510.17:005:05
1610.17:005:06
1710.17:005:07
1810.17:005:08
1910.27:005:09
2010.26:595:10
2110.26:595:11
2210.26:595:12
2310.26:585:12
2410.36:585:13
2510.36:585:14
2610.36:575:15
2710.36:575:16
2810.36:565:17
2910.46:565:18
3010.46:555:19
3110.46:555:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Meybod

In seasonPeak

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

Meybod 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 Meybod?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Meybod for sightseeing.

What to pack for Meybod in January

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

In January, Meybod sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Meybod 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 Meybod peaks around July 15 at about 10 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Meybod 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 Meybod is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2231 µg/m³Dec 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Meybod?

Meybod sits at 32.3°N, 54.0°E, 1,071 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ardakān, 7.0 km away.

Nā’īnAbarkūhBāfq

Topography around Meybod

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meybod has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 1,076 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,220 m.

The land around Meybod is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (85%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
3,220 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ardakān 7.0 km · Ashkez̄ar 33 km · Yazd 51 km · Taft 59 km · Mahrīz 84 km · Nā’īn 110 km · Abarkūh 143 km · Bāfq 149 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 Meybod (32.2501°, 54.0166°, elevation 1,071 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).