Tafresh weather in January

In January, Tafresh sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tafresh's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tafresh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:22 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tafresh is city in Markazi 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical January day in Tafresh reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-3
24-3
34-3
44-4
54-4
64-4
73-4
83-4
93-4
103-4
113-5
123-5
132-5
142-5
152-5
162-5
172-5
182-5
192-5
202-5
212-5
222-5
232-5
242-5
252-5
262-5
272-5
282-5
293-5
303-5
313-5

How January really feels in Tafresh

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.

Tafresh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°488.87.29.90.0
Feb / -3°4695.710.70.4
Mar11° / 7111.53.911.72.8
Apr17° / 6912.70.712.85.1
May23° / 13°459.50.113.87.1
Jun30° / 18°81.8014.36.8
Jul32° / 21°41014.15.3
Aug31° / 20°20.8013.35.9
Sep27° / 16°30.9012.28.4
Oct20° / 10°285.6011.17.5
Nov11° / 488.32.210.23.1
Dec / -2°518.35.99.70.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46337
56238
66238
76139
86139
96139
106139
116238
126238
136238
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196238
206337
216337
226337
236436
246436
256436
266436
276436
286436
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tafresh gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12418
22418
32519
42519
52620
62620
72621
82721
92721
102722
112722
122722
132722
142722
152723
162723
172723
182723
192723
202824
212824
222924
232925
243025
253025
263126
273126
283226
293226
303226
313225

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 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 7:22 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:225:04
29.77:225:05
39.77:225:06
49.77:225:07
59.77:225:07
69.87:235:08
79.87:235:09
89.87:235:10
99.87:235:11
109.87:235:11
119.87:235:12
129.87:225:13
139.97:225:14
149.97:225:15
159.97:225:16
169.97:225:17
179.97:225:17
1810.07:215:18
1910.07:215:19
2010.07:215:20
2110.07:205:21
2210.07:205:22
2310.17:205:23
2410.17:195:24
2510.17:195:25
2610.17:185:26
2710.27:185:27
2810.27:175:28
2910.27:175:29
3010.27:165:30
3110.37:165:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
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
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tafresh

In seasonPeak

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

Tafresh sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tafresh?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tafresh.

What to pack for Tafresh in January

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

In January, Tafresh sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tafresh 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 Tafresh peaks around July 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateJul 21UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tafresh 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 Tafresh is worst in December — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1564 µg/m³Aug 1335 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tafresh?

Tafresh sits at 34.7°N, 50.0°E, 1,910 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sāveh, 48 km away.

Topography around Tafresh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tafresh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m around an average of 1,954 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,662 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,229 m.

The land around Tafresh is covered by grassland (36%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (41%), grassland (29%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
422 m
16 km
1,662 m
80 km
2,229 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Sāveh 48 km · Arāk 73 km · Shahrak-e Pardīsān 73 km · Karahrūd 78 km · Qom 79 km · Māmūnīyeh 81 km · Mahājerān 89 km · Maḩallāt 96 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 Tafresh (34.6931°, 50.016°, elevation 1,910 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).