Al-Kut weather in January

In January, Al-Kut sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 33 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 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-Kut's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Kut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:04 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
38%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Al-Kut is city in eastern 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 18°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al-Kut reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°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)
1189
2189
3189
4189
5189
6189
7188
8188
9188
10188
11188
12188
13178
14178
15178
16178
17178
18178
19178
20178
21178
22188
23188
24188
25188
26188
27188
28188
29188
30188
31189

How January really feels in Al-Kut

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-Kut 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
Jan18° / 334.910.16.9
Feb21° / 10°233.810.87.8
Mar26° / 14°243.711.88.0
Apr32° / 20°183.112.84.6
May39° / 25°71.113.60.9
Jun44° / 30°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 32°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 32°0013.20.0
Sep43° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°71.311.22.8
Nov26° / 15°303.610.37.8
Dec20° / 10°314.79.97.4

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 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36931
46931
56931
66931
77030
87129
97129
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
197228
207228
217228
227228
237327
247327
257228
267228
277228
287228
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al-Kut gets around 33 mm of rain over 4.9 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1415
1515
1615
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2915
3015
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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light 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 7:03 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:57 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:034:57
29.97:034:57
39.97:034:58
49.97:044:59
59.97:045:00
69.97:045:00
710.07:045:01
810.07:045:02
910.07:045:03
1010.07:045:03
1110.07:045:04
1210.07:045:05
1310.07:045:06
1410.07:045:07
1510.17:045:08
1610.17:045:08
1710.17:035:09
1810.17:035:10
1910.17:035:11
2010.27:035:12
2110.27:025:13
2210.27:025:14
2310.27:025:15
2410.27:015:16
2510.37:015:16
2610.37:015:17
2710.37:005:18
2810.37:005:19
2910.36:595:20
3010.46:595:21
3110.46:585:22

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.25 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
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
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-Kut

In seasonPeak

None of Al-Kut'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-Kut 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-Kut?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Al-Kut for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al-Kut in January

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

In January, Al-Kut sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Al-Kut 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-Kut peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al-Kut 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-Kut is worst in May — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1263 µg/m³Nov 1750 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug54Poor
Sep54Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al-Kut?

Al-Kut sits at 32.5°N, 45.8°E, 22 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is An Nu‘mānīyah, 38 km away.

‘AfakQal‘at Sukkar‘Alī al GharbīAl ‘AzīzīyahAl DiwaniyahAş Şuwayrah

Topography around Al-Kut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Kut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m.

The land around Al-Kut is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and bare terrain (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (48%) and cropland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
366 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: An Nu‘mānīyah 38 km · Al Ḩayy 43 km · ‘Afak 73 km · Qal‘at Sukkar 76 km · ‘Alī al Gharbī 82 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 83 km · Al Diwaniyah 102 km · Aş Şuwayrah 108 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-Kut (32.5128°, 45.8182°, elevation 22 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).