Jizan weather in January

In January, Jizan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jizan's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jizan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:46 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
25%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Jizan is capital of Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Jizan reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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

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.

Jizan 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
Jan27° / 24°143.511.18.2
Feb27° / 25°51.211.48.6
Mar28° / 26°101.811.98.1
Apr30° / 28°101.112.46.7
May32° / 30°30.412.85.6
Jun33° / 31°10.2134.8
Jul33° / 31°131.212.94.3
Aug33° / 30°202.412.64.5
Sep33° / 31°51.112.14.8
Oct31° / 29°234.311.65.4
Nov29° / 27°195.411.26.6
Dec27° / 25°154.5117.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
39010
48911
58911
68911
78812
88812
98812
108812
118812
128812
138812
148812
158812
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198911
208911
21919
22919
23919
24919
25928
26928
27928
28928
29928
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jizan gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1712
1812
1912
2011
2111
2211
2311
2410
2510
2610
2710
2810
299
309
318

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1011782
2021880
3021880
4021979
5132076
6132175
7132274
8142273
9142372
10142471
11142471
12142570
13142570
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21142174
22142075
23142075
24141976
25041878
26141877
27141778
28141778
29141778
30141778
31141778

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 12 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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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2012calm
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2512light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:435:43
211.06:435:44
311.06:435:44
411.06:445:45
511.06:445:45
611.06:445:46
711.06:455:47
811.06:455:47
911.06:455:48
1011.16:455:48
1111.16:455:49
1211.16:465:50
1311.16:465:50
1411.16:465:51
1511.16:465:51
1611.16:465:52
1711.16:465:52
1811.16:465:53
1911.16:475:54
2011.16:475:54
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2211.16:475:55
2311.26:475:56
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2511.26:475:57
2611.26:465:58
2711.26:465:58
2811.26:465:59
2911.26:465:59
3011.26:466:00
3111.26:466:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jizan

In seasonPeak

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

Jizan sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Jizan?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jizan in January

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

In January, Jizan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jizan in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 September at about 32°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct32Tropical
Nov31Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Jizan 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 Jizan peaks around March 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 23UV 11Dec 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Jizan 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 Jizan is worst in June — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 48 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1878 µg/m³Dec 1448 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr63Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun79Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep77Unhealthy
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov49Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Jizan?

Jizan sits at 16.9°N, 42.6°E, 19 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Şabyā, 30 km away.

Sa'dahSarāt ‘AbīdahAbha

Topography around Jizan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jizan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Jizan is covered by water (37%), artificial surfaces (33%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, water (59%) and bare terrain (29%) within 16 km, and water (47%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
2,681 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Şabyā 30 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 31 km · Ḑamad 34 km · Şāmitah 53 km · Fayfā’ 76 km · Sa'dah 129 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 147 km · Abha 148 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 Jizan (16.8892°, 42.5511°, elevation 19 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. 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).