Ṣafādasht weather in January

In January, Ṣafādasht sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 Ṣafādasht's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ṣafādasht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:21 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
40%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ṣafādasht reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 0°C and 12°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)
18-2
27-2
37-2
47-2
57-2
67-2
77-2
87-2
96-3
106-3
116-3
126-3
136-3
146-3
156-3
166-3
176-3
186-3
196-3
206-3
216-3
226-3
236-3
246-3
256-3
266-3
276-3
286-3
296-3
307-3
317-3

How January really feels in Ṣafādasht

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.

Ṣafādasht weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°367.13.99.90.7
Feb / -1°397.92.810.61.8
Mar14° / 499.41.211.74.4
Apr20° / 448.40.312.96.7
May27° / 14°174013.97.5
Jun33° / 19°30.8014.44.5
Jul36° / 22°20.3014.22.6
Aug35° / 21°20.3013.33.3
Sep31° / 16°20.4012.26.5
Oct23° / 11°163.3011.18.4
Nov14° / 386.60.610.14.7
Dec / -0°387.32.39.61.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
127030
137030
147030
157129
167030
177030
187030
197030
206931
216931
226931
236931
246931
256931
266832
276832
286832
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ṣafādasht gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1209
2219
32110
42110
52110
62111
72211
82211
92212
102112
112112
122112
132112
142112
152112
162113
172113
182113
192113
202113
212213
222313
232313
242413
252513
262513
272613
282713
292713
302813
312813

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 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
277calm
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 7:21 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:214:58
29.67:214:59
39.67:215:00
49.67:225:01
59.77:225:01
69.77:225:02
79.77:225:03
89.77:225:04
99.77:225:05
109.77:225:05
119.77:225:06
129.87:225:07
139.87:225:08
149.87:215:09
159.87:215:10
169.87:215:11
179.97:215:12
189.97:205:13
199.97:205:14
209.97:205:15
219.97:195:16
2210.07:195:17
2310.07:195:18
2410.07:185:19
2510.07:185:20
2610.17:175:21
2710.17:175:22
2810.17:165:23
2910.17:165:24
3010.27:155:25
3110.27:145:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ṣafādasht?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ṣafādasht.

What to pack for Ṣafādasht in January

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

In January, Ṣafādasht sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ṣafādasht 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 Ṣafādasht peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ṣafādasht 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 Ṣafādasht is worst in December — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 51 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 23169 µg/m³Jul 1852 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan167Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul51Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep74Unhealthy
Oct102Unhealthy
Nov135Unhealthy
Dec170Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ṣafādasht?

Ṣafādasht sits at 35.7°N, 50.8°E, 1,157 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Māhdāsht, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Ṣafādasht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ṣafādasht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,163 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,929 m.

The land around Ṣafādasht is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
722 m
80 km
3,929 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Māhdāsht 5.0 km · Moḩammad Shahr 10 km · Meshkīn Dasht 11 km · Malārd 12 km · Shahrak-e Mohandesī-ye Zerā‘ī 13 km · Fardīs 15 km · Shahre Jadide Andisheh 16 km · Kamālshahr 19 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 Ṣafādasht (35.6924°, 50.8483°, elevation 1,157 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).