Ţorqabeh weather in January

In January, Ţorqabeh sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 3°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ţorqabeh's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţorqabeh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
1st coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
46%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ţorqabeh is city in Razavi Khorasan 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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ţorqabeh reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-5
25-5
34-5
44-5
54-5
64-5
74-6
84-6
93-6
103-6
113-6
123-6
133-6
143-6
153-6
163-6
173-7
183-7
193-7
203-7
213-7
223-7
233-7
243-7
253-7
263-7
273-6
283-6
293-6
303-6
313-6

How January really feels in Ţorqabeh

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
19 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ţorqabeh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°366.75.99.80.0
Feb / -5°579.46.910.60.2
Mar10° / -0°8912.85.111.72.2
Apr17° / 8813.61.112.94.9
May22° / 11°6612.30.113.96.6
Jun27° / 15°184.4014.48.0
Jul29° / 17°61.5014.27.3
Aug28° / 15°41013.48.0
Sep25° / 12°51.3012.29.2
Oct19° / 142.90.111.17.7
Nov12° / 285.7210.13.5
Dec / -4°2653.89.60.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46733
56634
66634
76535
86436
96337
106238
116337
126238
136238
146139
156238
166238
176238
186238
196238
206238
216337
226337
236337
246436
256436
266535
276535
286535
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ţorqabeh gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11513
21614
31614
41715
51715
61815
71816
81816
91916
101917
111917
121917
132018
142018
152019
162119
172119
182220
192220
202321
212321
222421
232422
242522
252522
262623
272623
282723
292723
302823
312823

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 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 6:49 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:494:23
29.66:494:23
39.66:494:24
49.66:494:25
59.66:494:26
69.66:494:26
79.66:494:27
89.66:494:28
99.76:494:29
109.76:494:30
119.76:494:31
129.76:494:32
139.76:494:32
149.76:494:33
159.86:494:34
169.86:484:35
179.86:484:36
189.86:484:37
199.86:484:38
209.96:474:39
219.96:474:40
229.96:464:41
239.96:464:42
2410.06:454:43
2510.06:454:44
2610.06:444:45
2710.06:444:46
2810.16:434:47
2910.16:434:48
3010.16:424:49
3110.16:414:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ţorqabeh?

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 Ţorqabeh.

What to pack for Ţorqabeh in January

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

In January, Ţorqabeh sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ţorqabeh 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 Ţorqabeh peaks around July 16 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ţorqabeh 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 Ţorqabeh is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1033 µg/m³Dec 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ţorqabeh?

Ţorqabeh sits at 36.3°N, 59.4°E, 1,316 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Mashad, 21 km away.

Torbat-e ḨeydarīyehQūchān

Topography around Ţorqabeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţorqabeh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m around an average of 1,330 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,573 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,647 m.

The land around Ţorqabeh is covered by bare terrain (37%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
311 m
16 km
1,573 m
80 km
2,647 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Mashad 21 km · Gorjī-ye Soflá 28 km · Golbahār 33 km · Chenārān 44 km · Neyshābūr 53 km · Marāgheh 58 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 116 km · Qūchān 117 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 Ţorqabeh (36.3104°, 59.3735°, elevation 1,316 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).