Al Bahah weather in January

In January, Al Bahah sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Bahah's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Bahah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Al Bahah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Founded
1600

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 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Bahah reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°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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302213
312213

How January really feels in Al Bahah

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 Bahah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°426.210.97.6
Feb23° / 14°223.611.38.5
Mar25° / 16°356.611.98.1
Apr28° / 19°439.712.46.7
May31° / 21°511512.94.4
Jun33° / 23°319.213.23.7
Jul32° / 24°379.713.14.1
Aug31° / 23°1482012.73.5
Sep31° / 21°13019.512.13.8
Oct28° / 18°3810.311.56.6
Nov25° / 15°174.811.18.3
Dec23° / 13°213.910.88.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
47921
57921
67723
77723
87624
97525
107525
117426
127426
137426
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248119
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268218
278218
288416
298416
308515
318614

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Bahah gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
417
518
619
720
820
921
1021
1122
1222
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1922
2022
2121
2221
2320
2419
2519
2618
2717
2817
2916
3015
3114

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
58911
68911
78911
88911
98911
108812
118812
128812
138713
148713
158614
168614
178515
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208317
218317
228218
238218
248119
258119
268119
278119
288119
298218
308218
318317

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
96calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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316calm

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 6:53 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:535:42
210.86:535:42
310.86:545:43
410.86:545:43
510.86:545:44
610.86:545:45
710.86:555:45
810.86:555:46
910.96:555:46
1010.96:555:47
1110.96:565:48
1210.96:565:48
1310.96:565:49
1410.96:565:49
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1610.96:565:51
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1910.96:565:53
2011.06:565:53
2111.06:565:54
2211.06:565:55
2311.06:565:55
2411.06:565:56
2511.06:565:56
2611.06:565:57
2711.06:565:58
2811.06:555:58
2911.16:555:59
3011.16:556:00
3111.16:556:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
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264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Bahah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Bahah'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 Bahah's rainy season runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Al Bahah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Al Bahah?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Al Bahah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Bahah in January

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

In January, Al Bahah sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Al Bahah 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 Bahah peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 10UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Al Bahah 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 Bahah is worst in September — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2280 µg/m³Jul 1965 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep81Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Bahah?

Al Bahah sits at 20.0°N, 41.5°E, 2,176 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baljurashi, 19 km away.

Al LīthBariqTurabah

Topography around Al Bahah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Bahah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m around an average of 2,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,016 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,544 m.

The land around Al Bahah is covered by shrubs (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,016 m
16 km
2,016 m
80 km
2,544 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Baljurashi 19 km · Sabt Alalayah 71 km · Al ‘Aqīq 71 km · An Nimas 118 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 119 km · Al Līth 126 km · Bariq 130 km · Turabah 135 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 Bahah (20.0129°, 41.4677°, elevation 2,176 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).