Veys weather in January

In January, Veys sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 72 mm of rain across 7.6 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 53% 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 Veys's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Veys's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:19 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
42%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Veys 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 Veys 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.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6189
7189
8189
9189
10189
11189
12188
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18188
19188
20188
21188
22188
23188
24189
25189
26189
27189
28199
29199
30199
31199

How January really feels in Veys

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.

Veys 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° / 727.610.26.6
Feb21° / 10°435.610.87.5
Mar26° / 14°495.311.87.8
Apr33° / 19°23312.74.5
May40° / 25°40.813.60.6
Jun45° / 28°00.1140.0
Jul47° / 31°00.113.80.0
Aug47° / 30°00.113.10.0
Sep43° / 26°10.112.20.0
Oct36° / 21°71.411.22.4
Nov27° / 15°704.610.47.3
Dec20° / 10°856.9107.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 33%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56634
66634
76634
86634
96634
106634
116733
126733
136733
146733
156832
166832
176832
186733
196733
206832
216832
226733
236733
246832
256832
266832
276832
286832
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Veys gets around 72 mm of rain over 7.6 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1422
1522
1622
1722
1823
1923
2023
2124
2224
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3124

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 (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7937
8937
9937
10946
11946
12946
13955
14955
15955
16964
17964
18964
19964
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30955
31955

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:18 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:185:17
210.07:185:18
310.07:195:18
410.07:195:19
510.07:195:20
610.07:195:21
710.07:195:21
810.07:195:22
910.17:195:23
1010.17:195:24
1110.17:195:24
1210.17:195:25
1310.17:195:26
1410.17:195:27
1510.17:195:28
1610.27:195:29
1710.27:195:29
1810.27:195:30
1910.27:195:31
2010.27:185:32
2110.27:185:33
2210.37:185:34
2310.37:175:35
2410.37:175:35
2510.37:175:36
2610.37:165:37
2710.47:165:38
2810.47:155:39
2910.47:155:40
3010.47:155:41
3110.57:145:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Veys

In seasonPeak

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

Veys 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 Veys?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Veys for sightseeing.

What to pack for Veys in January

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

In January, Veys sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

UV index in Veys 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 Veys peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateAug 10UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Veys 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 Veys is worst in May — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1161 µg/m³Aug 1844 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Veys?

Veys sits at 31.5°N, 48.9°E, 28 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sheybān, 12 km away.

Topography around Veys

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Veys has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,371 m.

The land around Veys is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), bare terrain (29%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
1,371 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Sheybān 12 km · Ahvaz 26 km · ‘Eyn-e Do 30 km · Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh 34 km · Ḥamīdiyeh 42 km · Haftkel 62 km · Shūshtar 63 km · Masjed Soleymān 64 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 Veys (31.4859°, 48.8751°, elevation 28 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).