Sūsangerd weather in January

In January, Sūsangerd sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 52 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Sūsangerd's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sūsangerd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:22 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
40%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Sūsangerd 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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sūsangerd reaches about 18°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 14°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
6189
7189
8189
9189
10189
11189
12189
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18188
19188
20188
21188
22188
23188
24189
25189
26189
27189
28199
29199
30199
31199

How January really feels in Sūsangerd

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.

Sūsangerd weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 526.310.26.9
Feb21° / 10°334.510.87.8
Mar27° / 14°384.211.87.8
Apr33° / 20°223.212.84.3
May40° / 26°60.813.60.6
Jun45° / 30°00.1140.0
Jul47° / 32°00.113.80.0
Aug47° / 31°00.213.20.0
Sep43° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°91.411.22.3
Nov27° / 15°484.110.47.4
Dec20° / 10°606.1107.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76832
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
137030
147030
156931
166931
176931
186931
196832
206832
216832
226733
236733
246832
256832
266931
276931
286931
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sūsangerd gets around 52 mm of rain over 6.3 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 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
419
519
619
719
819
920
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2321
2421
2521
2621
2720
2820
2920
3019
3119

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24946
25946
26946
27946
28946
29946
30946
31937

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:21 AM to 7:17 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)
110.07:215:20
210.07:215:20
310.07:225:21
410.07:225:22
510.07:225:22
610.07:225:23
710.07:225:24
810.07:225:25
910.17:225:25
1010.17:225:26
1110.17:225:27
1210.17:225:28
1310.17:225:29
1410.17:225:29
1510.17:225:30
1610.27:225:31
1710.27:225:32
1810.27:225:33
1910.27:215:34
2010.27:215:35
2110.27:215:35
2210.37:215:36
2310.37:205:37
2410.37:205:38
2510.37:205:39
2610.37:195:40
2710.47:195:41
2810.47:185:42
2910.47:185:42
3010.47:175:43
3110.57:175:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sūsangerd

In seasonPeak

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

Sūsangerd 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 Sūsangerd?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sūsangerd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sūsangerd in January

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

In January, Sūsangerd sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

UV index in Sūsangerd 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 Sūsangerd peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sūsangerd 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 Sūsangerd is worst in March — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1967 µg/m³Jul 1152 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug55Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov55Unhealthy
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sūsangerd?

Sūsangerd sits at 31.6°N, 48.2°E, 15 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Hoveyzeh, 16 km away.

Topography around Sūsangerd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sūsangerd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m.

The land around Sūsangerd is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
256 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Hoveyzeh 16 km · Ḥamīdiyeh 25 km · ‘Eyn-e Do 46 km · Ahvaz 54 km · Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh 57 km · Sheybān 60 km · Veys 66 km · Shush 70 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 Sūsangerd (31.5635°, 48.1896°, elevation 15 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).