Saḩāb weather in January

In January, Saḩāb sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 10.2 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 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Saḩāb's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saḩāb's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 43 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 6:41 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 12th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Saḩāb is city.

Founded: 1894

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Saḩāb reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°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.

	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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How January really feels in Saḩāb

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.

Saḩāb 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	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 5°	43	6.9	0.6	10.2	4.0
Feb	14° / 6°	37	6.9	0.5	10.8	4.7
Mar	18° / 8°	26	5.1	0.1	11.8	6.8
Apr	23° / 12°	8	2.1	0	12.8	8.6
May	27° / 16°	3	0.9	0	13.6	8.3
Jun	31° / 19°	0	0.1	0	14	6.7
Jul	32° / 21°	0	0	0	13.9	5.6
Aug	32° / 21°	0	0	0	13.2	5.5
Sep	30° / 19°	1	0.3	0	12.2	6.7
Oct	27° / 16°	5	1.4	0	11.2	8.5
Nov	20° / 10°	15	3.6	0	10.4	7.7
Dec	15° / 6°	26	4.9	0.1	10	5.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 29%.

	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 (%)	72	72	71	71	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	70	70	70	70
Cloudier (%)	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Saḩāb gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. 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 (%)	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	28
Snow chance (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:02 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)	10.0	10.0	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	10.1	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	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36
Sunset (PM)	4:38	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	4:53	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	6:41	4:38
2	10.0	6:41	4:38
3	10.0	6:41	4:39
4	10.0	6:41	4:40
5	10.0	6:41	4:40
6	10.0	6:42	4:41
7	10.0	6:42	4:42
8	10.0	6:42	4:43
9	10.0	6:42	4:43
10	10.0	6:42	4:44
11	10.1	6:42	4:45
12	10.1	6:42	4:46
13	10.1	6:42	4:47
14	10.1	6:42	4:47
15	10.1	6:42	4:48
16	10.1	6:41	4:49
17	10.1	6:41	4:50
18	10.2	6:41	4:51
19	10.2	6:41	4:52
20	10.2	6:41	4:53
21	10.2	6:40	4:53
22	10.2	6:40	4:54
23	10.3	6:40	4:55
24	10.3	6:39	4:56
25	10.3	6:39	4:57
26	10.3	6:39	4:58
27	10.3	6:38	4:59
28	10.4	6:38	5:00
29	10.4	6:37	5:01
30	10.4	6:37	5:02
31	10.4	6:36	5:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.34 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)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7
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	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.4	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate
31	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Saḩāb?

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 Saḩāb for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saḩāb in January

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

In January, Saḩāb sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Saḩāb 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 Saḩāb 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	7	10	11	11	11	10	7	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Saḩāb 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 Saḩāb is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 24 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)	36	37	37	39	35	27	24	26	29	32	36	36
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	35	Poor
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Saḩāb?

Saḩāb sits at 31.9°N, 36.0°E, 872 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Ḩayy al Quwaysimah, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Saḩāb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saḩāb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 856 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,660 m.

The land around Saḩāb is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, bare terrain (31%), artificial surfaces (29%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

171 m

artificial surfaces 62%

16 km

393 m

bare terrain 31%

80 km

1,660 m

bare terrain 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

January weather nearby: Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 7.0 km · Khuraybat as Sūq 8.0 km · Amman 11 km · Umm as Summāq 14 km · Marj Al Hamam 15 km · Russeifa 17 km · Al Jubayhah 19 km · Wādī as Sīr 20 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 Saḩāb (31.8703°, 36.0048°, elevation 872 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	71	29
9	71	29
10	71	29
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

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

	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