Shāhīn Shahr weather in January

In January, Shāhīn Shahr sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 3.7 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shāhīn Shahr's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shāhīn Shahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:11 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
34%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Shāhīn Shahr is city in Isfahan province, Iran.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 38.9 µg/m³ · 2016

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shāhīn Shahr reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
110-3
29-3
39-3
49-3
59-3
69-3
79-3
89-3
99-3
108-3
118-4
128-4
138-4
148-4
158-4
168-4
178-4
188-4
198-4
208-4
218-4
228-4
239-4
249-4
259-3
269-3
279-3
289-3
2910-3
3010-3
3110-3

How January really feels in Shāhīn Shahr

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.

Shāhīn Shahr 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
Jan / -3°173.72.210.12.1
Feb12° / -1°143.20.710.84.2
Mar17° / 184.20.211.86.6
Apr23° / 144.4012.87.8
May28° / 14°113.2013.77.0
Jun34° / 19°10.3014.13.9
Jul37° / 21°00.1013.92.3
Aug35° / 19°00013.23.2
Sep32° / 15°10.1012.25.8
Oct25° / 51.6011.28.7
Nov16° / 173.20.210.36.1
Dec11° / -2°143.40.99.93.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37525
47525
57525
67426
77327
87327
97327
107327
117228
127228
137228
147327
157327
167327
177327
187327
197327
207426
217426
227426
237525
247525
257624
267624
277723
287723
297723
307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shāhīn Shahr gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1104
2105
3105
4116
5116
6117
7127
8128
9128
10128
11138
12138
13139
14139
15139
16139
17139
18139
19128
20128
21128
22127
23127
24127
25117
26116
27116
28116
29116
30115
31115

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 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 7:11 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:115:03
29.97:115:04
39.97:115:04
49.97:115:05
59.97:125:06
69.97:125:07
79.97:125:07
89.97:125:08
99.97:125:09
1010.07:125:10
1110.07:125:11
1210.07:125:11
1310.07:125:12
1410.07:125:13
1510.07:125:14
1610.17:115:15
1710.17:115:16
1810.17:115:16
1910.17:115:17
2010.17:115:18
2110.17:105:19
2210.27:105:20
2310.27:105:21
2410.27:095:22
2510.27:095:23
2610.37:085:24
2710.37:085:25
2810.37:075:26
2910.37:075:27
3010.47:065:27
3110.47:065:28

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Shāhīn Shahr?

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

2.1
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 Shāhīn Shahr.

What to pack for Shāhīn Shahr in January

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

In January, Shāhīn Shahr sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Shāhīn Shahr 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 Shāhīn Shahr peaks around July 16 at about 11 (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 highExtremeVery highModerateJul 16UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shāhīn Shahr 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 Shāhīn Shahr is worst in April — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Shāhīn Shahr's WHO annual average of 38.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModerateApr 2050 µg/m³Aug 1931 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr50Poor
May48Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug30Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shāhīn Shahr?

Shāhīn Shahr sits at 32.9°N, 51.6°E, 1,591 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gaz-e Borkhar, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Shāhīn Shahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shāhīn Shahr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 1,596 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 979 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,451 m.

The land around Shāhīn Shahr is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and bare terrain (45%) within 3 km, bare terrain (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
979 m
80 km
2,451 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Gaz-e Borkhar 9.0 km · Dastgerd 12 km · Khowrzūq 12 km · Dowlatābād 15 km · Khomeynī Shahr 19 km · Rehnān 20 km · Isfahan 26 km · Dorcheh Pīāz 27 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 Shāhīn Shahr (32.8579°, 51.5529°, elevation 1,591 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).