Shādegān weather in January

In January, Shādegān sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 48 mm of rain across 6 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 19°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 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 Shādegān's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shādegān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:18 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
40%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Shādegān 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 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shādegān reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°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)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10189
11189
12189
13189
14189
15189
16189
17189
18189
19189
20189
21189
22189
23189
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

How January really feels in Shādegān

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.

Shādegān 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 48610.27.0
Feb22° / 11°284.210.97.9
Mar27° / 15°30411.87.8
Apr33° / 20°132.312.74.1
May41° / 26°40.713.50.4
Jun45° / 30°00.113.90.0
Jul47° / 32°00.113.80.0
Aug47° / 31°00.113.10.0
Sep43° / 27°10.312.20.0
Oct37° / 22°61.111.22.3
Nov27° / 15°614.310.47.4
Dec20° / 10°565.710.17.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56832
66832
76832
86931
96931
106931
117030
127030
137030
147129
157030
167030
177030
187129
197129
207030
217030
227030
237030
247129
257129
267129
277129
287228
297228
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Shādegān gets around 48 mm of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
418
518
619
719
819
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2319
2419
2518
2618
2718
2818
2918
3018
3117

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
288111
389101
489101
589101
689101
789101
889101
989101
1089101
119091
129091
139091
149091
159181
169181
179181
189280
199280
209280
219280
229280
239280
249280
259280
269190
279190
289190
299190
309190
3190100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:17 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:175:20
210.17:175:21
310.17:175:21
410.17:185:22
510.17:185:23
610.17:185:23
710.17:185:24
810.17:185:25
910.17:185:26
1010.17:185:26
1110.17:185:27
1210.27:185:28
1310.27:185:29
1410.27:185:30
1510.27:185:30
1610.27:185:31
1710.27:185:32
1810.37:185:33
1910.37:185:34
2010.37:175:35
2110.37:175:35
2210.37:175:36
2310.37:175:37
2410.47:165:38
2510.47:165:39
2610.47:165:40
2710.47:155:41
2810.47:155:41
2910.57:145:42
3010.57:145:43
3110.57:135:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.37 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Shādegān

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Shādegān?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Shādegān for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Shādegān in January

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

In January, Shādegān sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Shādegān 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 Shādegān peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shādegān 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 Shādegān is worst in May — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorMay 1055 µg/m³Nov 1045 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr54Poor
May55Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shādegān?

Shādegān sits at 30.6°N, 48.7°E, 10 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Chamrān, 48 km away.

Topography around Shādegān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shādegān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m.

The land around Shādegān is covered by bare terrain (44%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
166 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Chamrān 48 km · Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni 48 km · Abadan 49 km · Bandar-e Māhshahr 51 km · Khorramshahr 52 km · Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh 66 km · Ahvaz 75 km · Rāmshīr 76 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 Shādegān (30.6492°, 48.665°, elevation 10 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).