Shaqlāwah weather in January

In January, Shaqlāwah sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 143 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shaqlāwah's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shaqlāwah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
143 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:19 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
55%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Shaqlāwah is city 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shaqlāwah reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2101
3101
4100
5100
690
790
890
990
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

How January really feels in Shaqlāwah

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.

Shaqlāwah 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 14312.33.39.81.8
Feb11° / 14012.32.910.62.5
Mar15° / 14912.90.611.74.5
Apr21° / 11311.60.112.96.3
May27° / 14°517.8013.96.9
Jun34° / 19°31.2014.44.2
Jul38° / 23°10.3014.21.4
Aug38° / 22°10.2013.41.4
Sep34° / 18°30.8012.24.3
Oct27° / 13°475.1011.17.3
Nov17° / 988.50.210.15.9
Dec11° / 12910.31.29.62.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95347
105347
115248
125347
135347
145347
155347
165347
175248
185149
195050
205050
214951
224753
234753
244654
254654
264555
274555
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Shaqlāwah gets around 143 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1367
2367
3378
4378
5378
6378
7379
8379
9379
10379
11379
12369
13369
143610
153610
163610
173610
183710
193710
203811
213911
224011
234112
244212
254313
264413
274513
284514
294514
304614
314614

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 06 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 7:19 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:194:53
29.67:194:53
39.67:194:54
49.67:204:55
59.67:204:56
69.67:204:56
79.67:204:57
89.67:204:58
99.77:204:59
109.77:205:00
119.77:205:01
129.77:205:01
139.77:195:02
149.77:195:03
159.87:195:04
169.87:195:05
179.87:195:06
189.87:185:07
199.87:185:08
209.97:185:09
219.97:175:10
229.97:175:11
239.97:165:12
2410.07:165:13
2510.07:155:14
2610.07:155:15
2710.07:145:16
2810.17:145:17
2910.17:135:18
3010.17:125:19
3110.17:125:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Shaqlāwah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Shaqlāwah?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shaqlāwah.

What to pack for Shaqlāwah in January

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

In January, Shaqlāwah sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Shaqlāwah 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 Shaqlāwah peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 20UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shaqlāwah 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 Shaqlāwah is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1338 µg/m³Dec 1325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shaqlāwah?

Shaqlāwah sits at 36.4°N, 44.3°E, 870 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Pīrmām, 12 km away.

Topography around Shaqlāwah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shaqlāwah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 963 m around an average of 1,036 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,431 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,378 m.

The land around Shaqlāwah is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
963 m
16 km
1,431 m
80 km
3,378 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pīrmām 12 km · Ḩarir 17 km · Khalīfān 24 km · Baḥarkah 28 km · Khasnahzān 28 km · Ṟuwandiz 29 km · Soran 34 km · Erbil 37 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 Shaqlāwah (36.4042°, 44.3256°, elevation 870 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).