Seyah Cheshmeh weather in January

In January, Seyah Cheshmeh sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 5.9 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Seyah Cheshmeh's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seyah Cheshmeh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
1st coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:56 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Seyah Cheshmeh is city in West Azarbaijan 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 -1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Seyah Cheshmeh reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 3°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)
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How January really feels in Seyah Cheshmeh

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Seyah Cheshmeh weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -11°245.979.60.0
Feb / -10°317.98.110.50.0
Mar / -4°6213.4911.70.4
Apr11° / 9518.54.4132.3
May16° / 12121.80.614.13.9
Jun21° / 10°7815.6014.76.1
Jul25° / 14°459.7014.57.5
Aug25° / 13°307.5013.57.9
Sep21° / 317.5012.37.5
Oct15° / 39100.8114.7
Nov / -3°296.44.29.91.0
Dec / -8°246.56.79.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175743
185743
195743
205644
215545
225545
235545
245446
255446
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Seyah Cheshmeh gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11921
21921
31921
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51921
61921
71821
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121721
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191721
201822
211822
221923
231923
242024
252024
262125
272125
282225
292226
302226
312326

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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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 7:57 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:575:15
29.37:575:15
39.37:575:16
49.37:575:17
59.37:575:18
69.47:575:19
79.47:575:19
89.47:575:20
99.47:575:21
109.47:575:22
119.47:575:23
129.57:575:24
139.57:565:25
149.57:565:26
159.57:565:27
169.57:565:28
179.67:555:29
189.67:555:30
199.67:545:31
209.67:545:32
219.77:545:33
229.77:535:34
239.77:535:35
249.77:525:36
259.87:515:38
269.87:515:39
279.87:505:40
289.97:505:41
299.97:495:42
309.97:485:43
319.97:475:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
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172.8Moderate
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233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Seyah Cheshmeh

In seasonPeak

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

Seyah Cheshmeh's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Seyah Cheshmeh?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Seyah Cheshmeh.

What to pack for Seyah Cheshmeh in January

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

In January, Seyah Cheshmeh sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Seyah Cheshmeh 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 Seyah Cheshmeh peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highModerateJul 11UV 11Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Seyah Cheshmeh 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 Seyah Cheshmeh is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1127 µg/m³Jan 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Seyah Cheshmeh?

Seyah Cheshmeh sits at 39.1°N, 44.4°E, 1,832 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Maku, 26 km away.

Topography around Seyah Cheshmeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seyah Cheshmeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 1,857 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,402 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,320 m.

The land around Seyah Cheshmeh is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
1,402 m
80 km
4,320 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Maku 26 km · Showţ 37 km · Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn 59 km · Doğubayazıt 59 km · Poldasht 67 km · Khūy 75 km · Diyadin 81 km · Erciş 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 Seyah Cheshmeh (39.0651°, 44.3842°, elevation 1,832 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).