Shahr-e Bābak weather in January

In January, Shahr-e Bābak sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shahr-e Bābak's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shahr-e Bābak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -1°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 22 mm; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 6:51 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Shahr-e Bābak is city in Kerman Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shahr-e Bābak reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	0
2	13	0
3	13	0
4	13	0
5	12	0
6	12	0
7	12	-1
8	12	-1
9	12	-1
10	12	-1
11	12	-1
12	12	-1
13	12	-1
14	11	-1
15	11	-1
16	11	-1
17	11	-1
18	11	-1
19	11	-1
20	11	-1
21	11	-1
22	12	-1
23	12	-1
24	12	-1
25	12	-1
26	12	0
27	12	0
28	12	0
29	12	0
30	13	0
31	13	0

How January really feels in Shahr-e Bābak

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Shahr-e Bābak 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / -1°	22	4.6	1.1	10.3	3.8
Feb	15° / 2°	25	4.1	0.2	10.9	5.3
Mar	19° / 6°	23	4.8	0	11.8	7.2
Apr	24° / 11°	12	2.6	0	12.7	8.3
May	30° / 16°	3	0.8	0	13.5	6.8
Jun	35° / 20°	0	0.1	0	13.9	3.7
Jul	36° / 23°	0	0.1	0	13.7	2.7
Aug	35° / 20°	0	0.1	0	13.1	3.7
Sep	31° / 16°	0	0	0	12.2	6.0
Oct	26° / 10°	2	0.3	0	11.3	9.1
Nov	19° / 5°	10	2	0	10.5	7.5
Dec	14° / 1°	19	2.7	0.2	10.1	5.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	77	77	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83
Cloudier (%)	23	23	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shahr-e Bābak gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	10	11	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Snow chance (%)	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	1
2	11	2
3	12	2
4	13	2
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	15	3
8	16	3
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	17	4
12	17	4
13	17	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	16	4
19	16	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	14	4
23	14	3
24	14	3
25	14	3
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	1
31	13	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 4:55 PM to 5:19 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47
Sunset (PM)	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	6:50	4:55
2	10.1	6:50	4:56
3	10.1	6:50	4:57
4	10.1	6:51	4:57
5	10.1	6:51	4:58
6	10.1	6:51	4:59
7	10.1	6:51	5:00
8	10.2	6:51	5:00
9	10.2	6:51	5:01
10	10.2	6:51	5:02
11	10.2	6:51	5:03
12	10.2	6:51	5:03
13	10.2	6:51	5:04
14	10.2	6:51	5:05
15	10.2	6:51	5:06
16	10.3	6:51	5:07
17	10.3	6:51	5:07
18	10.3	6:51	5:08
19	10.3	6:51	5:09
20	10.3	6:50	5:10
21	10.3	6:50	5:11
22	10.4	6:50	5:11
23	10.4	6:50	5:12
24	10.4	6:49	5:13
25	10.4	6:49	5:14
26	10.4	6:49	5:15
27	10.5	6:48	5:16
28	10.5	6:48	5:17
29	10.5	6:48	5:17
30	10.5	6:47	5:18
31	10.5	6:47	5:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Shahr-e Bābak?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shahr-e Bābak.

What to pack for Shahr-e Bābak in January

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

In January, Shahr-e Bābak sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Shahr-e Bābak in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shahr-e Bābak peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	7	9	8	11	12	12	11	10	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Shahr-e Bābak 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 Shahr-e Bābak is worst in July — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	26	34	37	42	38	36	44	36	32	26	19	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	26	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	44	Poor
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Shahr-e Bābak?

Shahr-e Bābak sits at 30.1°N, 55.1°E, 1,846 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Anār, 85 km away.

Topography around Shahr-e Bābak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shahr-e Bābak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 1,845 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,095 m.

The land around Shahr-e Bābak is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and bare terrain (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (89%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

772 m

bare terrain 89%

80 km

2,095 m

bare terrain 93%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← December Shahr-e Bābak year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Anār 85 km · Rafsanjān 90 km · Sirjan 92 km · Najafshahr 100 km · Neyrīz 127 km · Bardsīr 142 km · Surian 146 km · Estahbān 151 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

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 Shahr-e Bābak (30.1165°, 55.1186°, elevation 1,846 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	0
2	13	0
3	13	0
4	13	0
5	12	0
6	12	0
7	12	-1
8	12	-1
9	12	-1
10	12	-1
11	12	-1
12	12	-1
13	12	-1
14	11	-1
15	11	-1
16	11	-1
17	11	-1
18	11	-1
19	11	-1
20	11	-1
21	11	-1
22	12	-1
23	12	-1
24	12	-1
25	12	-1
26	12	0
27	12	0
28	12	0
29	12	0
30	13	0
31	13	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	1
2	11	2
3	12	2
4	13	2
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	15	3
8	16	3
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	17	4
12	17	4
13	17	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	16	4
19	16	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	14	4
23	14	3
24	14	3
25	14	3
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	1
31	13	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	0
2	13	0
3	13	0
4	13	0
5	12	0
6	12	0
7	12	-1
8	12	-1
9	12	-1
10	12	-1
11	12	-1
12	12	-1
13	12	-1
14	11	-1
15	11	-1
16	11	-1
17	11	-1
18	11	-1
19	11	-1
20	11	-1
21	11	-1
22	12	-1
23	12	-1
24	12	-1
25	12	-1
26	12	0
27	12	0
28	12	0
29	12	0
30	13	0
31	13	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	1
2	11	2
3	12	2
4	13	2
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	15	3
8	16	3
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	17	4
12	17	4
13	17	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	16	4
19	16	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	14	4
23	14	3
24	14	3
25	14	3
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	1
31	13	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	0
2	13	0
3	13	0
4	13	0
5	12	0
6	12	0
7	12	-1
8	12	-1
9	12	-1
10	12	-1
11	12	-1
12	12	-1
13	12	-1
14	11	-1
15	11	-1
16	11	-1
17	11	-1
18	11	-1
19	11	-1
20	11	-1
21	11	-1
22	12	-1
23	12	-1
24	12	-1
25	12	-1
26	12	0
27	12	0
28	12	0
29	12	0
30	13	0
31	13	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	1
2	11	2
3	12	2
4	13	2
5	14	3
6	14	3
7	15	3
8	16	3
9	16	4
10	16	4
11	17	4
12	17	4
13	17	5
14	17	5
15	17	5
16	17	5
17	17	5
18	16	4
19	16	4
20	15	4
21	15	4
22	14	4
23	14	3
24	14	3
25	14	3
26	13	2
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	1
31	13	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100