Ḩayy al Quwaysimah weather in January

In January, Ḩayy al Quwaysimah sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 7.2 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 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Ḩayy al Quwaysimah's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḩayy al Quwaysimah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:42 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
43%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Ḩayy al Quwaysimah is town in Amman Governorate, Jordan.

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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ḩayy al Quwaysimah reaches about 13°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 9°C and 17°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)
1135
2135
3135
4135
5134
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8134
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10134
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How January really feels in Ḩayy al Quwaysimah

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.

Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 427.20.710.14.0
Feb14° / 407.30.510.84.7
Mar18° / 285.70.111.86.8
Apr23° / 11°112.9012.88.4
May28° / 15°41.3013.67.9
Jun31° / 18°00.10146.1
Jul33° / 20°00013.95.0
Aug33° / 20°00013.24.9
Sep31° / 18°10.4012.26.2
Oct27° / 15°61.6011.28.2
Nov20° / 10°163.8010.47.7
Dec15° / 275.10.1105.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56733
66832
76832
86832
96832
106832
116832
126832
136832
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ḩayy al Quwaysimah gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1181
2181
3182
4192
5192
6192
7202
8202
9202
10212
11212
12212
13212
14212
15222
16222
17222
18221
19231
20241
21242
22252
23262
24272
25272
26272
27282
28282
29282
30282
31292

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 (%)
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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
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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 6:41 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.96:414:38
210.06:414:38
310.06:414:39
410.06:424:40
510.06:424:41
610.06:424:41
710.06:424:42
810.06:424:43
910.06:424:44
1010.06:424:44
1110.16:424:45
1210.16:424:46
1310.16:424:47
1410.16:424:48
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1610.16:424:49
1710.16:424:50
1810.26:414:51
1910.26:414:52
2010.26:414:53
2110.26:414:54
2210.26:404:54
2310.36:404:55
2410.36:404:56
2510.36:394:57
2610.36:394:58
2710.36:384:59
2810.46:385:00
2910.46:385:01
3010.46:375:02
3110.46:375:03

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 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 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
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ḩayy al Quwaysimah?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ḩayy al Quwaysimah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ḩayy al Quwaysimah in January

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

In January, Ḩayy al Quwaysimah sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Ḩayy al Quwaysimah in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ḩayy al Quwaysimah peaks around June 19 at about 11 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 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 Ḩayy al Quwaysimah is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 2250 µg/m³Jul 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr50Poor
May43Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ḩayy al Quwaysimah?

Ḩayy al Quwaysimah sits at 31.9°N, 35.9°E, 983 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Khuraybat as Sūq, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Ḩayy al Quwaysimah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḩayy al Quwaysimah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 917 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 804 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,660 m.

The land around Ḩayy al Quwaysimah is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (48%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
804 m
80 km
1,660 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Khuraybat as Sūq 4.0 km · Amman 5.0 km · Saḩāb 7.0 km · Umm as Summāq 9.0 km · Marj Al Hamam 10 km · Al Jubayhah 12 km · Wādī as Sīr 13 km · Ḩayy Khildā 14 km

Jordan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type B / C / D / F / G / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,348
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 426
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 2%Buddhist 0%Hindu 0%

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 Ḩayy al Quwaysimah (31.9104°, 35.9498°, elevation 983 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).