Rāmshīr weather in January

In January, Rāmshīr sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 81 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rāmshīr's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rāmshīr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:16 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
42%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Rāmshīr is city in Khuzestan 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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rāmshīr reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°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)
11910
21910
31910
41910
51910
6199
7189
8189
9189
10189
11189
12189
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22189
23189
24189
25189
26189
27189
28199
29199
30199
31199

How January really feels in Rāmshīr

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.

Rāmshīr 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 818.110.26.6
Feb21° / 11°495.510.97.5
Mar26° / 14°505.111.87.8
Apr32° / 20°213.412.74.5
May40° / 25°40.713.50.6
Jun45° / 28°00140.0
Jul47° / 30°00.113.80.0
Aug46° / 30°10.213.10.0
Sep43° / 26°10.412.20.0
Oct36° / 22°71.311.22.5
Nov27° / 16°724.810.47.3
Dec20° / 11°857.4107.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126535
136634
146634
156634
166634
176634
186634
196634
206733
216634
226634
236733
246634
256733
266733
276832
286832
296931
306931
317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rāmshīr gets around 81 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
224
324
425
525
625
726
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1425
1525
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3125

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2928
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9946
10946
11946
12955
13955
14955
15964
16964
17964
18973
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29964
30964
31964

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
39calm
49calm
59calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:155:16
210.07:155:17
310.07:155:18
410.17:155:18
510.17:155:19
610.17:165:20
710.17:165:21
810.17:165:21
910.17:165:22
1010.17:165:23
1110.17:165:24
1210.17:165:24
1310.27:165:25
1410.27:165:26
1510.27:165:27
1610.27:165:28
1710.27:155:29
1810.27:155:29
1910.37:155:30
2010.37:155:31
2110.37:155:32
2210.37:145:33
2310.37:145:34
2410.37:145:34
2510.47:135:35
2610.47:135:36
2710.47:135:37
2810.47:125:38
2910.57:125:39
3010.57:115:40
3110.57:115:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Rāmshīr

In seasonPeak

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

Rāmshīr sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Rāmshīr?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Rāmshīr for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rāmshīr in January

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

In January, Rāmshīr sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Rāmshīr in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rāmshīr peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Rāmshīr 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 Rāmshīr is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 1948 µg/m³Nov 1934 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr48Poor
May48Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rāmshīr?

Rāmshīr sits at 30.9°N, 49.4°E, 26 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Chamrān, 31 km away.

Topography around Rāmshīr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rāmshīr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,596 m.

The land around Rāmshīr is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and bare terrain (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (43%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
2,596 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Chamrān 31 km · Omīdīyeh 32 km · Bandar-e Māhshahr 43 km · Aghajari 46 km · Rāmhormoz 47 km · Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni 59 km · Haftkel 63 km · Līkak 65 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 Rāmshīr (30.8931°, 49.4079°, elevation 26 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).