Bawshar weather in January

In January, Bawshar sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bawshar's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bawshar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:55 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
24%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Bawshar is wilayat in Muscat Governorate, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bawshar reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°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)
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How January really feels in Bawshar

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.

Bawshar 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
Jan24° / 17°182.510.79.0
Feb26° / 18°111.511.28.9
Mar29° / 21°182.311.87.3
Apr33° / 25°71.312.54.5
May37° / 30°10.413.11.7
Jun38° / 31°110.313.41.1
Jul37° / 31°40.213.31.7
Aug36° / 30°10.212.82.5
Sep35° / 28°00.112.13.2
Oct33° / 25°10.611.44.5
Nov29° / 21°120.910.97.5
Dec26° / 18°131.810.68.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48614
58614
68614
78515
88416
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118416
128317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bawshar gets around 18 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
46
56
66
77
87
97
107
118
128
138
149
159
169
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
2210
2310
249
259
269
278
288
298
307
317

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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14037203
24038203
34138192
44138192
54138192
64238182
74337182
84337182
94436182
104536182
114635172
124734171
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224636161
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244537172
254437172
264338182
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Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:525:27
210.66:535:27
310.66:535:28
410.66:535:28
510.66:545:29
610.66:545:30
710.66:545:30
810.66:545:31
910.66:545:32
1010.66:545:32
1110.66:555:33
1210.76:555:34
1310.76:555:34
1410.76:555:35
1510.76:555:36
1610.76:555:36
1710.76:555:37
1810.76:555:38
1910.76:555:39
2010.76:555:39
2110.86:555:40
2210.86:555:41
2310.86:545:41
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2710.86:545:44
2810.96:535:45
2910.96:535:46
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3110.96:535:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
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94.4Bright
104.4Bright
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214.5Bright
224.6Bright
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254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bawshar

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bawshar sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bawshar?

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
7.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bawshar in January

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

In January, Bawshar sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bawshar 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 offshore is warmest in June at about 32°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Bawshar in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bawshar peaks around May 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 17UV 11Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Bawshar 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 Bawshar is worst in July — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1888 µg/m³Dec 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr42Poor
May49Poor
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul90Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct30Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bawshar?

Bawshar sits at 23.6°N, 58.4°E, 18 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Muscat, 1.0 km away.

QurayyātIzkī

Topography around Bawshar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bawshar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,435 m.

The land around Bawshar is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
890 m
80 km
2,435 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Muscat 1.0 km · Seeb 24 km · Bidbid 34 km · Sufālat Samā’il 49 km · Barkā’ 54 km · Samā’il 55 km · Qurayyāt 64 km · Izkī 97 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 Bawshar (23.5777°, 58.3998°, elevation 18 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).