Kurayyimah weather in January

In January, Kurayyimah sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 78 mm of rain across 9.8 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 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Kurayyimah's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kurayyimah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 78 mm; 9.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 6:44 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover: 49%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kurayyimah reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°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 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	17	7

How January really feels in Kurayyimah

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Kurayyimah 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 7°	78	9.8	10.1	5.7
Feb	18° / 8°	73	9	10.8	6.1
Mar	22° / 11°	46	6.8	11.8	7.3
Apr	26° / 14°	16	3.6	12.8	8.0
May	31° / 17°	6	1.3	13.6	6.0
Jun	34° / 20°	1	0.2	14.1	4.2
Jul	36° / 23°	0	0	13.9	2.9
Aug	36° / 23°	0	0.1	13.2	2.8
Sep	34° / 21°	1	0.3	12.2	3.9
Oct	31° / 18°	9	1.9	11.2	5.9
Nov	24° / 13°	27	4.3	10.3	8.0
Dec	19° / 9°	58	7.5	9.9	6.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	61	61	60	60	61	60	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	57	57	57
Cloudier (%)	39	39	40	40	39	40	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kurayyimah gets around 78 mm of rain over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	27
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	33
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:03 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39
Sunset (PM)	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	6:43	4:38
2	9.9	6:43	4:39
3	9.9	6:44	4:40
4	9.9	6:44	4:40
5	10.0	6:44	4:41
6	10.0	6:44	4:42
7	10.0	6:44	4:43
8	10.0	6:44	4:43
9	10.0	6:44	4:44
10	10.0	6:44	4:45
11	10.0	6:44	4:46
12	10.0	6:44	4:47
13	10.1	6:44	4:47
14	10.1	6:44	4:48
15	10.1	6:44	4:49
16	10.1	6:44	4:50
17	10.1	6:44	4:51
18	10.1	6:44	4:52
19	10.2	6:43	4:52
20	10.2	6:43	4:53
21	10.2	6:43	4:54
22	10.2	6:43	4:55
23	10.2	6:42	4:56
24	10.3	6:42	4:57
25	10.3	6:41	4:58
26	10.3	6:41	4:59
27	10.3	6:41	5:00
28	10.3	6:40	5:01
29	10.4	6:40	5:01
30	10.4	6:39	5:02
31	10.4	6:39	5:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kurayyimah?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kurayyimah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kurayyimah in January

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

In January, Kurayyimah sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kurayyimah in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 2 to Dec 26 — about 7.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	18	18	19	21	25	27	28	28	26	24	21
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	19	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	24	Refreshing
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Kurayyimah 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 Kurayyimah peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	3	6	7	9	11	10	10	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Kurayyimah 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 Kurayyimah is worst in December — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 40 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	81	85	80	75	61	49	41	40	46	57	79	86
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	81	Unhealthy
Feb	85	Unhealthy
Mar	80	Unhealthy
Apr	75	Unhealthy
May	61	Unhealthy
Jun	49	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	57	Unhealthy
Nov	79	Unhealthy
Dec	86	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kurayyimah?

Kurayyimah sits at 32.3°N, 35.6°E, -183 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is ‘Anjarah, 15 km away.

Topography around Kurayyimah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kurayyimah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m around an average of -129 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,521 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,660 m.

The land around Kurayyimah is covered by grassland (62%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

526 m

grassland 62%

16 km

1,521 m

grassland 62%

80 km

1,660 m

grassland 32%

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← December Kurayyimah year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: ‘Anjarah 15 km · Ajlun 16 km · Judita 18 km · Ţūbās 22 km · Jerash 28 km · As Salt 29 km · Balāţah 30 km · Nablus 33 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

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 Kurayyimah (32.2764°, 35.5994°, elevation -183 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	17	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	27
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	33
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	17	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	27
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	33
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	17	7
23	17	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	7
30	17	7
31	17	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	61	39
2	61	39
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	57	43
30	57	43
31	57	43

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	27
4	28
5	28
6	28
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	29
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	30
17	30
18	30
19	31
20	32
21	32
22	33
23	33
24	34
25	34
26	35
27	35
28	35
29	35
30	35
31	35

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100