Qom weather in January

In January, Qom sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Qom's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:18 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
37%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Qom is city in Qom Province, Iran.

Density
7,313/km²
people per km²
Founded
~805 CE

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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Qom reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4112
5112
6112
7112
8111
9111
10111
11111
12111
13111
14111
15111
16111
17111
18111
19111
20111
21111
22111
23111
24111
25111
26111
27121
28121
29122
30122
31122

How January really feels in Qom

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.

Qom weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 214.71.59.93.4
Feb15° / 184.40.710.75.2
Mar20° / 255.20.111.77.4
Apr26° / 15°194.6012.87.5
May33° / 20°92.2013.84.5
Jun38° / 25°10.3014.31.2
Jul41° / 27°00.1014.10.0
Aug39° / 25°00013.30.4
Sep35° / 20°00.1012.23.4
Oct28° / 14°61.5011.17.6
Nov18° / 183.6010.26.9
Dec12° / 194.40.29.74.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47030
57030
67030
77030
86931
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
157129
167129
177129
187129
197030
207030
217030
227030
237030
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Qom gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1132
2132
3143
4143
5143
6154
7154
8154
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16156
17156
18156
19156
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25155
26165
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 7:18 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 5:01 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:185:01
29.77:185:02
39.77:195:03
49.77:195:03
59.87:195:04
69.87:195:05
79.87:195:06
89.87:195:06
99.87:195:07
109.87:195:08
119.87:195:09
129.87:195:10
139.97:195:11
149.97:195:11
159.97:185:12
169.97:185:13
179.97:185:14
1810.07:185:15
1910.07:185:16
2010.07:175:17
2110.07:175:18
2210.07:175:19
2310.17:165:20
2410.17:165:21
2510.17:155:22
2610.17:155:23
2710.27:145:24
2810.27:145:25
2910.27:135:26
3010.27:135:27
3110.37:125:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Qom

In seasonPeak

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

Qom 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 Qom?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qom.

What to pack for Qom in January

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

In January, Qom sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Qom 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 Qom peaks around July 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qom 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 Qom is worst in December — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 38 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2097 µg/m³Aug 1239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan94Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov89Unhealthy
Dec98Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Qom?

Qom sits at 34.6°N, 50.9°E, 935 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shahrak-e Pardīsān, 11 km away.

Topography around Qom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 930 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,644 m.

The land around Qom is covered by artificial surfaces (93%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
728 m
80 km
2,644 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Shahrak-e Pardīsān 11 km · Sāveh 64 km · Delījān 74 km · Tafresh 79 km · Māmūnīyeh 81 km · Ārān Bīdgol 85 km · Ḩasanābād 87 km · Kashan 89 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 Qom (34.6401°, 50.8764°, elevation 935 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).