Al Fallūjah weather in January

In January, Al Fallūjah sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Fallūjah's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Fallūjah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:14 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
36%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Al Fallūjah is city in the province of Al Anbar, Iraq.

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 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Fallūjah reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°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)
1167
2167
3167
4167
5167
6167
7167
8167
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17167
18167
19167
20167
21167
22167
23167
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30177
31177

How January really feels in Al Fallūjah

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 Fallūjah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 214.2106.1
Feb19° / 183.510.87.4
Mar24° / 13°152.811.78.5
Apr31° / 18°122.112.86.0
May37° / 24°30.713.72.0
Jun42° / 28°0014.20.0
Jul44° / 30°00140.0
Aug44° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep40° / 26°00.112.20.4
Oct34° / 21°6111.24.2
Nov24° / 13°182.910.38.3
Dec18° / 203.69.86.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57030
67129
77129
87129
97228
107327
117327
127426
137426
147426
157426
167426
177426
187327
197327
207327
217426
227426
237426
247426
257426
267426
277426
287426
297426
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Fallūjah gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.2 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2414
2514
2614
2714
2814
2914
3014
3114

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.87:135:03
29.87:135:04
39.87:145:04
49.97:145:05
59.97:145:06
69.97:145:06
79.97:145:07
89.97:145:08
99.97:145:09
109.97:145:10
119.97:145:10
1210.07:145:11
1310.07:145:12
1410.07:145:13
1510.07:145:14
1610.07:145:15
1710.07:135:16
1810.17:135:16
1910.17:135:17
2010.17:135:18
2110.17:125:19
2210.17:125:20
2310.27:125:21
2410.27:115:22
2510.27:115:23
2610.27:105:24
2710.27:105:25
2810.37:105:26
2910.37:095:27
3010.37:085:28
3110.37:085:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
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
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Fallūjah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Fallūjah'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 Fallūjah 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 Fallūjah?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Al Fallūjah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Fallūjah in January

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

In January, Al Fallūjah sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Al Fallūjah 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 Fallūjah peaks around June 15 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Fallūjah 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 Fallūjah is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2380 µg/m³Jul 2365 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Fallūjah?

Al Fallūjah sits at 33.3°N, 43.8°E, 45 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Abū Ghurayb, 37 km away.

BaghdadSadr CityAl MaḩmūdīyahAd DujaylNāḩiyat al IskandarīyahAl-Musayab

Topography around Al Fallūjah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Fallūjah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m.

The land around Al Fallūjah is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (47%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
101 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Abū Ghurayb 37 km · Ramadi 45 km · Baghdad 57 km · Sadr City 63 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 63 km · Ad Dujayl 69 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 73 km · Al-Musayab 79 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 Fallūjah (33.3491°, 43.786°, elevation 45 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).