Liwá weather in January

In January, Liwá sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Liwá's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liwá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:04 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
24%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

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 Liwá reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Liwá

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.

Liwá weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°132.110.68.9
Feb25° / 17°111.911.18.9
Mar28° / 20°182.611.87.7
Apr33° / 24°81.612.64.8
May37° / 28°20.813.22.1
Jun38° / 31°20.313.51.3
Jul37° / 31°40.213.41.8
Aug36° / 30°10.212.92.5
Sep35° / 29°10.212.23.3
Oct33° / 26°51.211.44.7
Nov29° / 21°91.710.87.6
Dec25° / 18°142.210.58.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38713
48713
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Liwá gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15529151
25529151
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75728141
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105927131
116126130
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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 7:02 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:025:32
210.57:025:33
310.57:025:33
410.57:035:34
510.57:035:35
610.57:035:35
710.57:035:36
810.67:035:36
910.67:045:37
1010.67:045:38
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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 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Liwá

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Liwá?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Liwá in January

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

In January, Liwá sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Liwá 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 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
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Liwá 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 Liwá peaks around May 24 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 24UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Liwá 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 Liwá is worst in July — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1679 µg/m³Oct 2444 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Liwá?

Liwá sits at 24.5°N, 56.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Sohar, 25 km away.

KalbāŢarīf KalbāFujairahReef Al Fujairah City

Topography around Liwá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liwá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 m.

The land around Liwá is covered by bare terrain (54%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
1,562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Sohar 25 km · Shināş 25 km · Şaḩam 52 km · Hatta 53 km · Kalbā 62 km · Ţarīf Kalbā 64 km · Fujairah 69 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 75 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 Liwá (24.5308°, 56.563°, elevation 9 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).