Ibra weather in January

In January, Ibra sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ibra's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:53 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
22%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ibra reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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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212614
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292614
302614
312614

How January really feels in Ibra

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.

Ibra weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°51.110.88.8
Feb28° / 15°6111.28.0
Mar32° / 19°202.311.85.4
Apr36° / 23°111.912.52.6
May40° / 27°3113.10.3
Jun42° / 28°90.913.40.0
Jul41° / 28°9213.30.0
Aug40° / 26°81.812.80.1
Sep38° / 25°10.212.11.1
Oct35° / 22°30.711.53.2
Nov31° / 18°60.810.96.3
Dec27° / 15°60.710.68.5

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 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
39010
49010
58911
68812
78812
88812
98713
108713
118713
128614
138515
148515
158515
168515
178515
188515
198614
208614
218614
228713
238812
248812
258812
268812
278911
289010
299010
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ibra gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
83
93
103
113
123
134
144
154
164
175
185
195
205
215
225
235
244
254
264
274
284
294
304
314

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188102
29091
39091
49181
59181
69181
79181
89181
99181
109181
119181
129091
139091
149091
159091
1689101
1789101
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1988111
2088111
2188111
2287121
2386122
2486122
2586122
2686122
2786122
2885123
2985123
3085123
3185123

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:505:28
210.66:505:29
310.66:515:29
410.66:515:30
510.76:515:30
610.76:515:31
710.76:525:32
810.76:525:32
910.76:525:33
1010.76:525:34
1110.76:525:34
1210.76:525:35
1310.76:535:36
1410.76:535:36
1510.76:535:37
1610.76:535:38
1710.86:535:38
1810.86:535:39
1910.86:535:40
2010.86:535:40
2110.86:535:41
2210.86:525:42
2310.86:525:42
2410.86:525:43
2510.96:525:44
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2710.96:525:45
2810.96:515:46
2910.96:515:46
3010.96:515:47
3111.06:515:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ibra

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Ibra?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ibra in January

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

In January, Ibra sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ibra in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ibra peaks around April 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 19UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Ibra 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 Ibra is worst in July — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 18107 µg/m³Dec 1424 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr52Poor
May64Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul110Unhealthy
Aug88Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ibra?

Ibra sits at 22.7°N, 58.5°E, 446 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Badīyah, 38 km away.

QurayyātIzkīSufālat Samā’ilBidbidSamā’ilBawsharMuscat

Topography around Ibra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 443 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,185 m.

The land around Ibra is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
2,185 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Badīyah 38 km · Qurayyāt 75 km · Izkī 83 km · Sufālat Samā’il 87 km · Bidbid 90 km · Samā’il 90 km · Bawshar 100 km · Muscat 100 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 Ibra (22.6906°, 58.5334°, elevation 446 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).