Al Maḩāwīl weather in January

In January, Al Maḩāwīl sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3.9 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 61% 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 Maḩāwīl's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Maḩāwīl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:10 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover
36%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Al Maḩāwīl is human settlement in 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 Maḩāwīl reaches about 18°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
7188
8188
9188
10188
11188
12178
13177
14177
15177
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22187
23188
24188
25188
26188
27188
28188
29188
30188
31188

How January really feels in Al Maḩāwīl

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 Maḩāwīl 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° / 243.910.17.0
Feb21° / 183.510.87.8
Mar26° / 13°17311.88.2
Apr32° / 19°122.612.84.9
May39° / 25°4113.71.1
Jun43° / 29°0014.10.0
Jul46° / 31°0013.90.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.0
Oct35° / 22°61.211.23.0
Nov26° / 14°21310.38.0
Dec19° / 193.49.97.5

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57228
67228
77327
87327
97426
107426
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
167426
177426
187426
197426
207327
217327
227426
237426
247426
257525
267426
277426
287426
297624
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Maḩāwīl gets around 24 mm of rain over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2713
2813
2913
3013
3113

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
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3111calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 5:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:095:02
29.97:095:03
39.97:095:03
49.97:105:04
59.97:105:05
69.97:105:06
79.97:105:06
810.07:105:07
910.07:105:08
1010.07:105:09
1110.07:105:10
1210.07:105:10
1310.07:105:11
1410.07:105:12
1510.17:105:13
1610.17:105:14
1710.17:095:15
1810.17:095:15
1910.17:095:16
2010.17:095:17
2110.27:085:18
2210.27:085:19
2310.27:085:20
2410.27:075:21
2510.27:075:22
2610.37:075:23
2710.37:065:24
2810.37:065:25
2910.37:055:25
3010.47:055:26
3110.47:045:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.28 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
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Maḩāwīl

In seasonPeak

None of Al Maḩāwīl'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 Maḩāwīl 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 Maḩāwīl?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Al Maḩāwīl for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Maḩāwīl in January

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

In January, Al Maḩāwīl sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Al Maḩāwīl 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 Maḩāwīl peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Maḩāwīl 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 Maḩāwīl is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 1772 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct103Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Maḩāwīl?

Al Maḩāwīl sits at 32.7°N, 44.4°E, 30 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Saddat al Hindīyah, 14 km away.

Topography around Al Maḩāwīl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Maḩāwīl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Al Maḩāwīl is covered by trees (36%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and bare terrain (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
133 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Saddat al Hindīyah 14 km · Al-Musayab 17 km · Al Hindīyah 22 km · Al Hillah 22 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 26 km · Karbala 36 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 45 km · Aş Şuwayrah 45 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 Maḩāwīl (32.6614°, 44.4085°, elevation 30 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).