Nakhl-e Taqī weather in January

In January, Nakhl-e Taqī sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 58 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nakhl-e Taqī's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakhl-e Taqī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:56 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
33%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Nakhl-e Taqī is city in Bushehr Province, Iran.

Founded
2003

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 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nakhl-e Taqī reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Nakhl-e Taqī

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.

Nakhl-e Taqī 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 15°585.510.57.4
Feb21° / 16°293.1118.0
Mar23° / 19°253.311.88.5
Apr28° / 23°40.712.67.9
May32° / 27°00.113.35.3
Jun34° / 30°0013.73.9
Jul35° / 31°0013.63.3
Aug35° / 32°00133.3
Sep34° / 30°00.112.24.3
Oct31° / 27°10.111.36.1
Nov26° / 22°18210.68.3
Dec22° / 18°463.910.38.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47426
57426
67327
77327
87228
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147327
157327
167426
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nakhl-e Taqī gets around 58 mm of rain over 5.5 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 rain averages around 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
214
314
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516
616
717
818
918
1019
1119
1219
1319
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1620
1720
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
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2716
2816
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3015
3114

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
158348
258348
358348
460337
560337
660337
762326
863316
964306
1066295
1167285
1268275
1369265
1471254
1572244
1673234
1774233
1875223
1976213
2076213
2176213
2277212
2376213
2476213
2575223
2675223
2774233
2872244
2972244
3071254
3170255

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:545:12
210.36:545:12
310.36:555:13
410.36:555:13
510.36:555:14
610.36:555:15
710.36:555:15
810.36:565:16
910.46:565:17
1010.46:565:18
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
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193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nakhl-e Taqī

In seasonPeak

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

Nakhl-e Taqī sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Nakhl-e Taqī?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Nakhl-e Taqī for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Nakhl-e Taqī in January

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

In January, Nakhl-e Taqī sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Nakhl-e Taqī in January

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr24Warm
May27Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Nakhl-e Taqī in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nakhl-e Taqī peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighHighModerateJun 17UV 11Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Nakhl-e Taqī 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 Nakhl-e Taqī is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1854 µg/m³Nov 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr41Poor
May45Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug46Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nakhl-e Taqī?

Nakhl-e Taqī sits at 27.5°N, 52.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Makū, 42 km away.

Qīr

Topography around Nakhl-e Taqī

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nakhl-e Taqī.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakhl-e Taqī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,479 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,773 m.

The land around Nakhl-e Taqī is covered by water (44%), artificial surfaces (26%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
1,479 m
80 km
1,773 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Makū 42 km · Jam 45 km · Pārsiān 55 km · Lamerd 61 km · Bandar-e Kangān 64 km · Bandar-e Deyr 74 km · Khonj 94 km · Qīr 118 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 Nakhl-e Taqī (27.4975°, 52.5865°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).