Al ‘Aqīq weather in January

In January, Al ‘Aqīq sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al ‘Aqīq's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al ‘Aqīq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:57 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 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 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al ‘Aqīq reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Al ‘Aqīq

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 ‘Aqīq weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°61.410.98.9
Feb27° / 12°20.611.38.6
Mar30° / 15°91.811.96.8
Apr32° / 18°123.312.54.8
May36° / 21°72.3132.8
Jun38° / 24°10.113.21.4
Jul38° / 24°10.313.11.4
Aug38° / 24°30.912.71.2
Sep36° / 22°00.112.12.4
Oct32° / 18°20.511.55.3
Nov28° / 14°30.6117.9
Dec26° / 11°30.710.88.9

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 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
28911
38812
48812
58812
68713
78713
88515
98515
108416
118416
128416
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148416
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198614
208812
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25919
26919
27928
28928
29937
30937
31946

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al ‘Aqīq gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
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55
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75
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96
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312

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 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 6:54 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:545:40
210.86:555:41
310.86:555:42
410.86:555:42
510.86:565:43
610.86:565:43
710.86:565:44
810.86:565:45
910.86:575:45
1010.86:575:46
1110.86:575:47
1210.86:575:47
1310.86:575:48
1410.96:575:49
1510.96:575:49
1610.96:575:50
1710.96:575:50
1810.96:575:51
1910.96:575:52
2010.96:575:52
2110.96:575:53
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2711.06:575:57
2811.06:575:58
2911.06:565:58
3011.06:565:59
3111.16:565:59

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
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104.7Bright
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245.0Bright
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265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al ‘Aqīq

In seasonPeak

None of Al ‘Aqīq'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 ‘Aqīq sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Al ‘Aqīq?

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
8.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al ‘Aqīq in January

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

In January, Al ‘Aqīq sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al ‘Aqīq in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al ‘Aqīq peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 23UV 12Dec 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec5High

Air quality in Al ‘Aqīq 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 ‘Aqīq is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1569 µg/m³Oct 1753 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul54Poor
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct53Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al ‘Aqīq?

Al ‘Aqīq sits at 20.6°N, 41.4°E, 1,395 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Turabah, 67 km away.

Ash ShafāTa'ifAl LīthSabt AlalayahQal‘at Bīshah

Topography around Al ‘Aqīq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al ‘Aqīq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 1,428 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,478 m.

The land around Al ‘Aqīq is covered by bare terrain (96%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
2,478 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain
January weather nearby: Turabah 67 km · Al Bahah 71 km · Baljurashi 89 km · Ash Shafā 123 km · Ta'if 125 km · Al Līth 132 km · Sabt Alalayah 132 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 143 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

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 ‘Aqīq (20.65°, 41.4167°, elevation 1,395 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).