Shaqra weather in January

In January, Shaqra sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Shaqra's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shaqra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 2.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:51 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 11th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Shaqra reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

How January really feels in Shaqra

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.

Shaqra weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 9°	18	2.7	10.6	7.9
Feb	23° / 11°	8	1.5	11.1	8.8
Mar	27° / 15°	16	2.8	11.8	7.9
Apr	33° / 20°	17	3.5	12.6	4.5
May	38° / 25°	3	0.5	13.2	1.2
Jun	41° / 27°	0	0	13.5	0.0
Jul	42° / 28°	0	0	13.4	0.0
Aug	42° / 28°	0	0	12.9	0.0
Sep	40° / 25°	0	0	12.2	0.4
Oct	34° / 20°	2	0.2	11.4	3.8
Nov	27° / 15°	23	3.5	10.8	7.8
Dec	22° / 10°	12	2.7	10.5	8.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	80	79	79	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	85	86
Cloudier (%)	20	21	21	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	86	14

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Shaqra gets around 18 mm of rain over 2.7 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 8% and peaks near 10% 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 (%)	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

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.

	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 (%)	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
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	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 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 6:49 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:37 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	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	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48
Sunset (PM)	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:49	5:16
2	10.5	6:49	5:16
3	10.5	6:49	5:17
4	10.5	6:49	5:18
5	10.5	6:50	5:18
6	10.5	6:50	5:19
7	10.5	6:50	5:20
8	10.5	6:50	5:20
9	10.5	6:50	5:21
10	10.5	6:50	5:22
11	10.5	6:50	5:22
12	10.5	6:51	5:23
13	10.6	6:51	5:24
14	10.6	6:51	5:24
15	10.6	6:51	5:25
16	10.6	6:51	5:26
17	10.6	6:51	5:27
18	10.6	6:51	5:27
19	10.6	6:50	5:28
20	10.6	6:50	5:29
21	10.7	6:50	5:30
22	10.7	6:50	5:30
23	10.7	6:50	5:31
24	10.7	6:50	5:32
25	10.7	6:50	5:32
26	10.7	6:49	5:33
27	10.7	6:49	5:34
28	10.8	6:49	5:35
29	10.8	6:48	5:35
30	10.8	6:48	5:36
31	10.8	6:48	5:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.28 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)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8
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	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Shaqra

In seasonPeak

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

Shaqra 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 Shaqra?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shaqra in January

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

In January, Shaqra sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Shaqra 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 Shaqra peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	6	8	8	8	10	11	12	11	9	9	6	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Shaqra 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 Shaqra is worst in March — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 49 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)	68	77	96	87	85	61	57	56	49	50	59	66
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	68	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	96	Unhealthy
Apr	87	Unhealthy
May	85	Unhealthy
Jun	61	Unhealthy
Jul	57	Unhealthy
Aug	56	Unhealthy
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	50	Poor
Nov	59	Unhealthy
Dec	66	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Shaqra?

Shaqra sits at 25.2°N, 45.3°E, 715 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ad Dawādimī, 119 km away.

Topography around Shaqra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shaqra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 727 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m.

The land around Shaqra is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

bare terrain 62%

16 km

183 m

bare terrain 94%

80 km

388 m

bare terrain 97%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

January weather nearby: Ad Dawādimī 119 km · Al Mithnab 124 km · Az Zulfī 126 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 141 km · ‘Irqah 151 km · Unaizah 158 km · Riyadh 160 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 173 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 Shaqra (25.2402°, 45.251°, elevation 715 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	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	20	9
5	20	9
6	20	9
7	20	9
8	20	9
9	20	9
10	20	9
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	20	8
20	20	8
21	20	8
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	21	9
28	21	9
29	21	9
30	21	9
31	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
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	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
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	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	78	22
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	77	23
13	77	23
14	77	23
15	78	22
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	86	14

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
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	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2