Al ‘Azīzīyah weather in January

In January, Al ‘Azīzīyah sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al ‘Azīzīyah's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al ‘Azīzīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:07 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
38%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Al ‘Azīzīyah is In Iraq.

Founded
1866

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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al ‘Azīzīyah reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 21°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)
1188
2188
3188
4188
5188
6188
7178
8178
9178
10178
11178
12178
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24178
25178
26178
27178
28188
29188
30188
31188

How January really feels in Al ‘Azīzīyah

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.

Al ‘Azīzīyah 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
Jan17° / 314.810.16.7
Feb20° / 223.910.87.6
Mar26° / 14°233.511.78.2
Apr32° / 19°162.912.85.0
May39° / 25°61.213.71.1
Jun44° / 29°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 31°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct35° / 21°101.511.23.1
Nov25° / 14°343.510.37.9
Dec19° / 274.49.97.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
197228
207129
217129
227129
237129
247129
257228
267327
277327
287327
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al ‘Azīzīyah gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.8 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
414
514
614
715
815
915
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1715
1815
1915
2015
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3115

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 7:07 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:074:59
29.97:075:00
39.97:075:00
49.97:085:01
59.97:085:02
69.97:085:02
79.97:085:03
89.97:085:04
99.97:085:05
1010.07:085:06
1110.07:085:06
1210.07:085:07
1310.07:085:08
1410.07:085:09
1510.07:085:10
1610.17:075:11
1710.17:075:11
1810.17:075:12
1910.17:075:13
2010.17:075:14
2110.17:065:15
2210.27:065:16
2310.27:065:17
2410.27:055:18
2510.27:055:19
2610.37:045:20
2710.37:045:21
2810.37:045:21
2910.37:035:22
3010.37:025:23
3110.47:025:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.22 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
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
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 Al ‘Azīzīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Al ‘Azīzīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Al ‘Azīzīyah?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Al ‘Azīzīyah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al ‘Azīzīyah in January

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

In January, Al ‘Azīzīyah sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Al ‘Azīzīyah 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 Al ‘Azīzīyah peaks around June 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep5High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al ‘Azīzīyah 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 Al ‘Azīzīyah is worst in October — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyOct 2099 µg/m³Jul 1574 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar91Unhealthy
Apr91Unhealthy
May90Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug78Unhealthy
Sep87Unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov95Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al ‘Azīzīyah?

Al ‘Azīzīyah sits at 32.9°N, 45.1°E, 28 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Aş Şuwayrah, 27 km away.

Nāḩiyat al IskandarīyahAl MaḩāwīlAl MaḩmūdīyahAl-MusayabSaddat al HindīyahAl-Qāsim

Topography around Al ‘Azīzīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al ‘Azīzīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m.

The land around Al ‘Azīzīyah is covered by cropland (36%), bare terrain (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and bare terrain (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
15 m
80 km
50 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Aş Şuwayrah 27 km · An Nu‘mānīyah 51 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 67 km · Al Maḩāwīl 67 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 67 km · Al-Musayab 74 km · Saddat al Hindīyah 76 km · Al-Qāsim 77 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,410
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
27.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Christian 1%

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 Al ‘Azīzīyah (32.9094°, 45.0636°, 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).