Qeładizê weather in January

In January, Qeładizê sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 154 mm of precipitation across 12.7 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Qeładizê's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qeładizê's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
154 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:15 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Qeładizê reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-4
25-4
35-4
45-4
55-4
65-4
74-4
84-4
94-4
104-4
114-5
124-5
134-5
144-5
154-5
164-5
174-5
184-5
194-5
204-5
214-5
224-5
234-5
244-5
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
314-4

How January really feels in Qeładizê

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Qeładizê weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°15412.710.89.80.0
Feb / -3°16112.39.110.60.4
Mar11° / 15713.85.311.72.4
Apr17° / 11312.40.612.95.1
May23° / 11°467.3013.97.5
Jun30° / 15°41.1014.46.8
Jul34° / 19°10.4014.24.0
Aug34° / 18°10.1013.43.9
Sep30° / 14°20.7012.27.0
Oct23° / 394.6011.18.0
Nov13° / 948.81.210.14.1
Dec / -2°13310.46.79.60.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45050
55050
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
125050
135050
145050
155050
164951
174951
184951
194753
204654
214654
224555
234357
244357
254258
264258
274159
284159
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Qeładizê gets around 154 mm of rain and snow over 12.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13628
23729
33730
43730
53731
63832
73832
83833
93833
103833
113833
123833
133833
143733
153733
163733
173733
183833
193833
203933
214034
224135
234236
244337
254437
264438
274539
284639
294640
304640
314740

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:154:50
29.67:164:51
39.67:164:51
49.67:164:52
59.67:164:53
69.67:164:54
79.67:164:55
89.77:164:55
99.77:164:56
109.77:164:57
119.77:164:58
129.77:164:59
139.77:165:00
149.87:155:01
159.87:155:02
169.87:155:02
179.87:155:03
189.87:155:04
199.97:145:05
209.97:145:06
219.97:135:07
229.97:135:08
239.97:135:09
2410.07:125:10
2510.07:125:11
2610.07:115:12
2710.07:115:13
2810.17:105:14
2910.17:095:15
3010.17:095:16
3110.27:085:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Qeładizê

In seasonPeak

In January, Qeładizê sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Qeładizê's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Qeładizê sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Qeładizê?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qeładizê.

What to pack for Qeładizê in January

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

In January, Qeładizê sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Qeładizê in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qeładizê peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qeładizê 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 Qeładizê is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2342 µg/m³Dec 1429 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr42Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qeładizê?

Qeładizê sits at 36.2°N, 45.1°E, 630 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Rānyah, 24 km away.

PiranshahrBānehṞuwandizSulaymaniyah

Topography around Qeładizê

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qeładizê has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 642 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,909 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,301 m.

The land around Qeładizê is covered by cropland (43%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
1,909 m
80 km
3,301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Rānyah 24 km · Hajiawa 31 km · Sardasht 31 km · Koysinceq 46 km · Piranshahr 58 km · Bāneh 71 km · Ṟuwandiz 72 km · Sulaymaniyah 74 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 Qeładizê (36.1825°, 45.1302°, elevation 630 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).