Nīkshahr weather in January

In January, Nīkshahr sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 26 mm of rain across 3.1 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nīkshahr's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nīkshahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:23 AM – 4:54 PM
Cloud cover
26%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Nīkshahr is city in Sistan and Baluchestan 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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nīkshahr reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Nīkshahr

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.

Nīkshahr 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
Jan21° / 11°263.110.58.3
Feb23° / 13°192.511.18.7
Mar28° / 17°253.111.87.6
Apr33° / 21°50.712.64.4
May38° / 26°41.213.31.3
Jun40° / 28°51.613.60.2
Jul39° / 28°61.613.50.9
Aug37° / 27°40.912.91.7
Sep36° / 25°20.912.22.8
Oct33° / 22°41.111.44.5
Nov28° / 17°50.710.78.0
Dec24° / 13°151.710.49.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28317
38317
48218
58218
68218
78218
88020
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108020
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nīkshahr gets around 26 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
26
36
46
56
67
77
88
98
108
119
129
1310
1410
1511
1611
1712
1812
1912
2013
2113
2213
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2811
2911
3011
3111

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49550
59550
69550
79550
89550
99550
109550
119550
129550
139550
149640
159640
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189640
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209640
219640
229640
239640
249640
259550
269550
279550
289361
299361
309271
319271

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 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 6:21 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 4:44 PM to 5:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:214:44
210.46:214:44
310.46:214:45
410.46:224:46
510.46:224:46
610.46:224:47
710.46:224:48
810.46:224:48
910.46:224:49
1010.56:234:50
1110.56:234:50
1210.56:234:51
1310.56:234:52
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1610.56:234:54
1710.56:234:55
1810.66:234:56
1910.66:234:56
2010.66:224:57
2110.66:224:58
2210.66:224:59
2310.66:224:59
2410.66:225:00
2510.76:215:01
2610.76:215:02
2710.76:215:02
2810.76:215:03
2910.76:205:04
3010.76:205:05
3110.86:205:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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44.2Bright
54.2Bright
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144.3Bright
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184.3Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nīkshahr

In seasonPeak

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

Nīkshahr sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Nīkshahr?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Nīkshahr for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Nīkshahr in January

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

In January, Nīkshahr sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

UV index in Nīkshahr in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nīkshahr peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Nīkshahr 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 Nīkshahr is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1760 µg/m³Nov 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug48Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nīkshahr?

Nīkshahr sits at 26.2°N, 60.2°E, 466 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qaşr-e Qand, 54 km away.

ChabaharIranshahrPīshīnKhāshSarāvānJask

Topography around Nīkshahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nīkshahr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,050 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m.

The land around Nīkshahr is covered by bare terrain (84%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
296 m
16 km
1,050 m
80 km
2,032 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Qaşr-e Qand 54 km · Konārak 98 km · Chabahar 112 km · Iranshahr 118 km · Pīshīn 155 km · Khāsh 243 km · Sarāvān 246 km · Jask 252 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 Nīkshahr (26.2258°, 60.2143°, elevation 466 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).