Tikrīt weather in January

In January, Tikrīt sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tikrīt's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tikrīt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:17 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
41%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Tikrīt is city in Saladin, Iraq.

Founded
~615 CE

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 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tikrīt reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°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)
1166
2166
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12156
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25156
26156
27156
28156
29156
30166
31166

How January really feels in Tikrīt

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.

Tikrīt 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
Jan15° / 355.99.95.3
Feb18° / 304.910.76.7
Mar23° / 11°304.511.78.1
Apr29° / 17°183.112.86.4
May36° / 22°41.113.82.5
Jun42° / 27°0014.30.0
Jul44° / 30°0014.10.0
Aug44° / 29°0013.30.0
Sep40° / 25°00.112.20.5
Oct33° / 20°111.311.14.5
Nov23° / 12°253.810.28.1
Dec17° / 325.59.76.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96733
106733
116733
126634
136733
146733
156733
166634
176634
186634
196634
206634
216634
226634
236733
246733
256733
266733
276832
286832
296832
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tikrīt gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.9 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
718
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1318
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2018
2118
2219
2319
2420
2520
2620
2720
2821
2921
3020
3120

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 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
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2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:175:00
29.77:175:01
39.77:175:01
49.77:175:02
59.87:185:03
69.87:185:04
79.87:185:04
89.87:185:05
99.87:185:06
109.87:185:07
119.87:185:08
129.87:185:09
139.97:185:09
149.97:175:10
159.97:175:11
169.97:175:12
179.97:175:13
1810.07:175:14
1910.07:165:15
2010.07:165:16
2110.07:165:17
2210.07:155:18
2310.17:155:19
2410.17:145:20
2510.17:145:21
2610.17:145:22
2710.27:135:23
2810.27:135:24
2910.27:125:24
3010.27:115:25
3110.37:115:26

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tikrīt

In seasonPeak

None of Tikrīt's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tikrīt sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tikrīt?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tikrīt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tikrīt in January

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

In January, Tikrīt sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tikrīt 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 Tikrīt peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul5Moderate
Aug8Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tikrīt 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 Tikrīt is worst in July — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1959 µg/m³Nov 1643 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr50Poor
May55Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tikrīt?

Tikrīt sits at 34.6°N, 43.7°E, 112 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-'Alam, 10 km away.

BaladŢūz KhūrmātūTāzah KhūrmātūAd DujaylAsh Sharqāt

Topography around Tikrīt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tikrīt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m.

The land around Tikrīt is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
469 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Al-'Alam 10 km · Bayjī 39 km · Sāmarrā’ 50 km · Balad 79 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 92 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 97 km · Ad Dujayl 100 km · Ash Sharqāt 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 Tikrīt (34.6158°, 43.6786°, elevation 112 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).