Nizwa weather in January

In January, Nizwa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°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 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nizwa's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:57 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 21%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.1; out of 10

Nizwa is city in Ad Dakhiliyah governorate, Oman.

Density: 21/km²; people per km²

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 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nizwa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°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)	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How January really feels in Nizwa

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.

Nizwa weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 13°	7	1.3	10.7	9.1
Feb	25° / 15°	5	1.1	11.2	9.0
Mar	29° / 18°	20	2.3	11.8	7.3
Apr	33° / 23°	11	2.2	12.5	4.5
May	37° / 27°	5	1.6	13.1	1.9
Jun	39° / 29°	8	1.6	13.4	0.5
Jul	39° / 29°	16	3.4	13.3	0.8
Aug	37° / 28°	15	4.1	12.8	1.5
Sep	36° / 26°	2	0.7	12.1	2.8
Oct	32° / 23°	6	1.2	11.5	5.0
Nov	28° / 18°	11	1.2	10.9	8.0
Dec	25° / 15°	6	0.8	10.6	9.2

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%.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	90
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	87	13
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nizwa gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 6% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5

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

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 97% 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 (%)	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95
Comfortable (%)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 6:55 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:51 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)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:55	5:31
2	10.6	6:55	5:32
3	10.6	6:55	5:33
4	10.6	6:55	5:33
5	10.6	6:56	5:34
6	10.6	6:56	5:35
7	10.7	6:56	5:35
8	10.7	6:56	5:36
9	10.7	6:57	5:36
10	10.7	6:57	5:37
11	10.7	6:57	5:38
12	10.7	6:57	5:38
13	10.7	6:57	5:39
14	10.7	6:57	5:40
15	10.7	6:57	5:40
16	10.7	6:57	5:41
17	10.7	6:57	5:42
18	10.8	6:57	5:43
19	10.8	6:57	5:43
20	10.8	6:57	5:44
21	10.8	6:57	5:45
22	10.8	6:57	5:45
23	10.8	6:57	5:46
24	10.8	6:57	5:47
25	10.8	6:56	5:47
26	10.9	6:56	5:48
27	10.9	6:56	5:49
28	10.9	6:56	5:49
29	10.9	6:56	5:50
30	10.9	6:55	5:51
31	10.9	6:55	5:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.71 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)	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Nizwa

In seasonPeak

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

Nizwa 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 Nizwa?

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

9.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nizwa in January

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

In January, Nizwa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nizwa 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 Nizwa peaks around May 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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)	7	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	7	6
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Nizwa 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 Nizwa is worst in July — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 25 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)	28	33	37	43	48	57	84	67	44	31	27	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	43	Poor
May	48	Poor
Jun	57	Unhealthy
Jul	84	Unhealthy
Aug	67	Unhealthy
Sep	44	Poor
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nizwa?

Nizwa sits at 22.9°N, 57.5°E, 511 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Izkī, 24 km away.

Topography around Nizwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizwa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m around an average of 578 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,697 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,929 m.

The land around Nizwa is covered by bare terrain (65%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (92%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

609 m

bare terrain 65%

16 km

1,697 m

bare terrain 92%

80 km

2,929 m

bare terrain 97%

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

January weather nearby: Izkī 24 km · Bahla 24 km · Rustaq 52 km · Samā’il 59 km · Adam 62 km · Sufālat Samā’il 65 km · Bidbid 81 km · Barkā’ 90 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

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 Nizwa (22.9333°, 57.5333°, elevation 511 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	24	14
2	24	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	14
27	24	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	87	13
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	87	13
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	85	15
14	85	15
15	85	15
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	86	14
23	87	13
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	97	3
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	95	5
30	95	5
31	95	5