Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm weather in January

In January, Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 75% 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
24%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

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.

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 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
Jan21° / 61.510.78.5
Feb24° / 12°51.111.29.1
Mar28° / 16°81.811.87.5
Apr34° / 21°91.912.54.0
May39° / 26°10.113.10.7
Jun42° / 28°0013.40.0
Jul43° / 29°0013.30.0
Aug43° / 29°0012.80.0
Sep40° / 26°0012.10.4
Oct35° / 20°10.111.43.8
Nov28° / 15°60.810.98.1
Dec22° / 11°5110.68.9

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 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38416
48416
58317
68218
78218
88218
98218
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299010
309010
31919

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
54
64
74
85
95
105
116
126
136
146
156
166
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206
216
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255
265
275
285
295
305
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 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
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812light breeze
912light breeze
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1112light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 6:38 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:385:13
210.66:395:14
310.66:395:14
410.66:395:15
510.66:395:15
610.66:405:16
710.66:405:17
810.66:405:17
910.66:405:18
1010.66:405:19
1110.66:415:19
1210.76:415:20
1310.76:415:21
1410.76:415:21
1510.76:415:22
1610.76:415:23
1710.76:415:23
1810.76:415:24
1910.76:415:25
2010.76:415:26
2110.86:415:26
2210.86:405:27
2310.86:405:28
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2610.86:405:30
2710.86:405:30
2810.96:395:31
2910.96:395:32
3010.96:395:32
3110.96:385:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
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244.8Bright
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294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

In seasonPeak

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

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm in January

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

In January, Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm is worst in March — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2189 µg/m³Oct 1544 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar90Unhealthy
Apr85Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm?

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sits at 23.5°N, 46.9°E, 648 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ad Dilam, 62 km away.

Riyadh‘IrqahLayláAd Dir‘īyahRumāḩShaqra

Topography around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 596 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m.

The land around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm is covered by bare terrain (70%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
741 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ad Dilam 62 km · Al Kharj 87 km · Riyadh 133 km · ‘Irqah 134 km · Laylá 135 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 144 km · Rumāḩ 232 km · Shaqra 254 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm (23.496°, 46.878°, elevation 648 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).