Rāvar weather in January

In January, Rāvar sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 62% 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 Rāvar's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rāvar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
1st coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:47 AM – 4:57 PM
Cloud cover
34%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Rāvar is city in Kerman 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rāvar reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1120
2120
3120
4110
5110
6110
7110
8110
9110
10110
11110
12100
13100
14100
15100
1610-1
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22110
23110
24110
25110
26110
27110
28110
29121
30121
31121

How January really feels in Rāvar

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.

Rāvar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -0°235.31.610.23.2
Feb14° / 245110.94.6
Mar18° / 296.40.211.86.7
Apr24° / 12°195.1012.77.8
May29° / 18°82.7013.66.8
Jun33° / 23°00.10144.6
Jul34° / 24°00013.84.1
Aug33° / 22°00.1013.15.2
Sep30° / 18°00012.27.0
Oct25° / 12°30.9011.29.2
Nov18° / 112.60.110.47.0
Dec13° / 163.10.4104.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37624
47525
57426
67426
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167426
177426
187426
197525
207525
217624
227624
237723
247723
257822
267822
277822
287822
297921
307921
317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Rāvar gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1112
2123
3123
4134
5144
6155
7165
8165
9166
10176
11176
12186
13186
14196
15196
16196
17206
18206
19206
20196
21196
22195
23195
24185
25184
26184
27184
28174
29174
30164
31164

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 7 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 5:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.06:464:46
210.06:464:47
310.06:464:47
410.06:474:48
510.06:474:49
610.06:474:49
710.16:474:50
810.16:474:51
910.16:474:52
1010.16:474:52
1110.16:474:53
1210.16:474:54
1310.16:474:55
1410.16:474:56
1510.26:474:56
1610.26:474:57
1710.26:474:58
1810.26:474:59
1910.26:465:00
2010.26:465:01
2110.36:465:02
2210.36:465:02
2310.36:455:03
2410.36:455:04
2510.36:455:05
2610.46:445:06
2710.46:445:07
2810.46:435:08
2910.46:435:09
3010.56:425:09
3110.56:425:10

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Rāvar

In seasonPeak

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

Rāvar 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 Rāvar?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rāvar.

What to pack for Rāvar in January

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

In January, Rāvar sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Rāvar 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 Rāvar peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rāvar 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 Rāvar is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1532 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rāvar?

Rāvar sits at 31.3°N, 56.8°E, 1,181 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarand, 55 km away.

KermanRafsanjānBāfqMāhānBardsīrAnārShahr-e Bābak

Topography around Rāvar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rāvar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,183 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,174 m.

The land around Rāvar is covered by cropland (48%), bare terrain (29%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
1,580 m
80 km
3,174 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Zarand 55 km · Kerman 112 km · Rafsanjān 123 km · Bāfq 138 km · Māhān 142 km · Bardsīr 151 km · Anār 153 km · Shahr-e Bābak 206 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 Rāvar (31.2656°, 56.8055°, elevation 1,181 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).