Qaşr-e Qand weather in January

In January, Qaşr-e Qand sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 24 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 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Qaşr-e Qand's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaşr-e Qand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 4:52 PM
Cloud cover
27%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Qaşr-e Qand 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 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Qaşr-e Qand reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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 Qaşr-e Qand

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.

Qaşr-e Qand 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
Jan22° / 11°243.110.58.3
Feb24° / 12°182.311.18.7
Mar28° / 16°212.411.87.4
Apr34° / 21°40.812.64.0
May39° / 26°31.213.31.0
Jun40° / 28°51.413.60.1
Jul39° / 28°41.113.51.0
Aug37° / 26°30.712.91.9
Sep36° / 25°10.512.22.7
Oct34° / 22°30.811.44.2
Nov29° / 16°50.710.77.8
Dec24° / 12°141.710.49.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38218
48218
58218
68119
78119
88020
98020
107921
117921
127921
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Qaşr-e Qand gets around 24 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
57
67
77
88
98
109
119
129
1310
1410
1511
1611
1712
1812
1912
2013
2113
2213
2312
2412
2512
2612
2711
2811
2911
3010
3110

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
49640
59541
69541
79541
89451
99451
109451
119451
129541
139541
149541
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219640
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249640
259550
269550
279550
289460
299460
309361
319361

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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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49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
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129calm
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319calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 4:42 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:194:42
210.46:194:42
310.46:194:43
410.46:194:44
510.46:204:44
610.46:204:45
710.46:204:46
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910.46:204:47
1010.56:204:48
1110.56:214:48
1210.56:214:49
1310.56:214:50
1410.56:214:50
1510.56:214:51
1610.56:214:52
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1810.56:204:53
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2010.66:204:55
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2510.76:194:59
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2710.76:195:00
2810.76:185:01
2910.76:185:02
3010.76:185:02
3110.86:175:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.3 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
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244.5Bright
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274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Qaşr-e Qand

In seasonPeak

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

Qaşr-e Qand 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 Qaşr-e Qand?

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
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Qaşr-e Qand for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Qaşr-e Qand in January

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

In January, Qaşr-e Qand sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

UV index in Qaşr-e Qand 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 Qaşr-e Qand 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 highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Qaşr-e Qand 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 Qaşr-e Qand is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1763 µg/m³Nov 2215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May36Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug51Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qaşr-e Qand?

Qaşr-e Qand sits at 26.2°N, 60.8°E, 503 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Nīkshahr, 54 km away.

KonārakIranshahrChabaharSarāvānKhāshJālq

Topography around Qaşr-e Qand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaşr-e Qand has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,025 m.

The land around Qaşr-e Qand is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
994 m
80 km
2,025 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Nīkshahr 54 km · Pīshīn 102 km · Konārak 105 km · Iranshahr 106 km · Chabahar 107 km · Sarāvān 200 km · Khāsh 224 km · Jālq 246 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 Qaşr-e Qand (26.2483°, 60.7525°, elevation 503 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).