Mīāneh weather in January

In January, Mīāneh sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 9.7 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 43% 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 Mīāneh's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mīāneh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:38 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mīāneh 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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mīāneh reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 10°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)
15-4
25-4
35-4
44-5
54-5
64-5
74-5
84-5
94-5
104-5
114-5
124-5
133-6
143-6
153-6
163-6
173-6
183-6
193-6
203-6
213-6
223-6
233-6
243-6
254-6
264-6
274-6
284-6
294-6
304-6
314-6

How January really feels in Mīāneh

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.

Mīāneh 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 / -6°367.15.89.70.0
Feb / -4°427.95.410.60.7
Mar12° / 5210.43.611.73.4
Apr18° / 5710.70.812.95.8
May24° / 10°358.40.1147.2
Jun30° / 14°92.8014.56.4
Jul33° / 17°51.2014.34.9
Aug33° / 16°20.6013.45.1
Sep28° / 13°61.4012.37.8
Oct21° / 234.20.1117.7
Nov12° / 416.81.9103.5
Dec / -3°346.94.89.50.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46139
56139
66139
76040
86040
96040
105941
115941
126040
136040
146040
156139
166139
176139
186139
196139
206238
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276139
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mīāneh gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12014
22115
32115
42216
52216
62217
72317
82318
92318
102318
112218
122219
132219
142118
152118
162018
172018
182018
192018
202118
212119
222219
232219
242320
252420
262420
272521
282621
292621
302622
312722

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 6 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
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:38 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:385:06
29.57:395:07
39.57:395:08
49.57:395:08
59.57:395:09
69.57:395:10
79.57:395:11
89.57:395:12
99.67:395:13
109.67:395:13
119.67:395:14
129.67:395:15
139.67:395:16
149.67:385:17
159.77:385:18
169.77:385:19
179.77:385:20
189.77:375:21
199.87:375:22
209.87:375:23
219.87:365:24
229.87:365:25
239.87:355:26
249.97:355:27
259.97:345:28
269.97:345:29
2710.07:335:30
2810.07:325:31
2910.07:325:32
3010.07:315:33
3110.17:305:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mīāneh?

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 Mīāneh.

What to pack for Mīāneh in January

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

In January, Mīāneh sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Mīāneh 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 Mīāneh 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
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mīāneh 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 Mīāneh is worst in April — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2328 µg/m³Dec 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mīāneh?

Mīāneh sits at 37.4°N, 47.7°E, 1,097 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Hashtrūd, 59 km away.

ArdabīlZanjanMeshgīn ShahrHashtpar

Topography around Mīāneh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mīāneh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 1,102 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 854 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,736 m.

The land around Mīāneh is covered by cropland (34%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
854 m
80 km
2,736 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Hashtrūd 59 km · Sarāb 60 km · Khalkhāl 75 km · Bostānābād 91 km · Ardabīl 105 km · Zanjan 108 km · Meshgīn Shahr 109 km · Hashtpar 113 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 Mīāneh (37.421°, 47.715°, elevation 1,097 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).