Al Khābūrah weather in January

In January, Al Khābūrah sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Khābūrah's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Khābūrah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:01 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
22%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Al Khābūrah is human settlement in Oman.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Khābūrah reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Al Khābūrah

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.

Al Khābūrah 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°91.810.79.0
Feb26° / 18°71.311.28.8
Mar29° / 21°131.711.87.1
Apr34° / 25°5112.53.7
May39° / 29°10.213.10.7
Jun40° / 31°20.113.50.3
Jul38° / 31°60.313.31.0
Aug37° / 30°0012.81.9
Sep36° / 29°00.112.12.6
Oct34° / 26°20.311.43.9
Nov30° / 22°6110.86.8
Dec26° / 19°81.210.58.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28911
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Khābūrah gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
126333210
22633329
32633329
42733328
52734318
62734318
72834317
82934307
92935306
103035296
113135286
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 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 6:58 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:585:31
210.56:595:32
310.66:595:32
410.66:595:33
510.67:005:34
610.67:005:34
710.67:005:35
810.67:005:36
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1010.67:005:37
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Khābūrah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Khābūrah sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Al Khābūrah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

Cyclone
Dust
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Is January a good time to visit Al Khābūrah?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Al Khābūrah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Khābūrah in January

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

In January, Al Khābūrah sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Khābūrah in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 17 km away) is warmest in July at about 32°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Al Khābūrah in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Khābūrah peaks around May 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highHighMay 18UV 10Dec 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Al Khābūrah 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 Al Khābūrah is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1661 µg/m³Dec 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr44Poor
May49Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug51Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Khābūrah?

Al Khābūrah sits at 24.0°N, 57.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Şaḩam, 30 km away.

YanqulRustaqLiwáBarkā’‘Ibrī

Topography around Al Khābūrah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Khābūrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,765 m.

The land around Al Khābūrah is covered by artificial surfaces (23%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
2,765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Şaḩam 30 km · As Suwayq 38 km · Sohar 57 km · Yanqul 71 km · Rustaq 73 km · Liwá 82 km · Barkā’ 87 km · ‘Ibrī 102 km

Oman travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,947
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 407
Religion
Muslim 86%Christian 6%Hindu 6%other and unaffiliated 2%

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 Al Khābūrah (23.9714°, 57.0931°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).