Sabzevar weather in January

In January, Sabzevar sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sabzevar's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabzevar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:55 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
44%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Sabzevar is city in Razavi Khorasan 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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sabzevar reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°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)
19-1
28-1
38-1
48-1
58-1
68-1
78-1
88-1
98-1
108-1
118-1
128-1
138-2
147-2
157-2
167-2
177-2
187-2
198-2
208-2
218-1
228-1
238-1
248-1
258-1
268-1
278-1
288-1
298-1
309-1
319-1

How January really feels in Sabzevar

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.

Sabzevar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°215.12.19.81.5
Feb10° / 305.71.710.62.8
Mar16° / 437.81.111.75.3
Apr23° / 11°316.40.112.97.4
May29° / 16°174013.96.6
Jun34° / 21°51.2014.44.0
Jul36° / 23°10.4014.22.9
Aug35° / 21°10.2013.43.7
Sep31° / 17°10.4012.26.3
Oct24° / 11°61.6011.18.8
Nov16° / 122.80.210.15.9
Dec10° / 153.70.79.62.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
46931
56832
66733
76634
86634
96436
106436
116436
126337
136337
146337
156238
166238
176238
186238
196238
206238
216337
226337
236337
246337
256337
266436
276436
286436
296436
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sabzevar gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 5.1 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 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1123
2124
3134
4134
5135
6145
7145
8146
9146
10156
11157
12157
13157
14157
15168
16168
17168
18168
19178
20178
21178
22188
23188
24198
25198
26198
27208
28208
29208
30208
31218

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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 6:55 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:554:30
29.66:554:30
39.66:564:31
49.66:564:32
59.66:564:33
69.66:564:33
79.66:564:34
89.76:564:35
99.76:564:36
109.76:564:37
119.76:564:38
129.76:564:39
139.76:564:39
149.76:554:40
159.86:554:41
169.86:554:42
179.86:554:43
189.86:544:44
199.96:544:45
209.96:544:46
219.96:534:47
229.96:534:48
239.96:524:49
2410.06:524:50
2510.06:524:51
2610.06:514:52
2710.06:504:53
2810.16:504:54
2910.16:494:55
3010.16:494:56
3110.26:484:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sabzevar?

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

1.5
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 Sabzevar.

What to pack for Sabzevar in January

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

In January, Sabzevar sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sabzevar 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 Sabzevar peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sabzevar 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 Sabzevar is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 930 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabzevar?

Sabzevar sits at 36.2°N, 57.7°E, 974 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Esfarāyen, 97 km away.

NeyshābūrBardaskanQūchānKāshmarShīrvānChenārānGolbahār

Topography around Sabzevar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabzevar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 981 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,133 m.

The land around Sabzevar is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
1,130 m
80 km
2,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Esfarāyen 97 km · Neyshābūr 100 km · Bardaskan 109 km · Qūchān 124 km · Kāshmar 129 km · Shīrvān 133 km · Chenārān 137 km · Golbahār 141 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 Sabzevar (36.2126°, 57.6819°, elevation 974 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).