Al Sajaah weather in January

In January, Al Sajaah sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.3 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Sajaah's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Sajaah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:09 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
28%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Sajaah reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°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 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Al Sajaah

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 Sajaah 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°142.310.68.9
Feb26° / 15°111.911.18.7
Mar29° / 18°15211.87.0
Apr34° / 22°50.712.63.9
May39° / 25°10.113.20.8
Jun41° / 28°00.113.50.0
Jul42° / 30°30.213.40.0
Aug42° / 30°10.212.90.0
Sep40° / 27°00.112.20.4
Oct36° / 23°10.211.42.9
Nov30° / 19°20.410.86.5
Dec26° / 16°81.310.58.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38416
48416
58317
68317
78218
88119
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318713

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Sajaah gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
56
66
77
87
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108
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128
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307
317

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15233141
25333131
35433121
45533111
55534101
65633101
7573391
8583390
9593380
10603280
11623170
12623170
13633070
14642970
15642970
16652870
17652870
18662770
19672760
20672760
21682660
22672670
23672670
24672670
25662680
26662680
27652690
28652690
296525100
306425110
316424111

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
212calm
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512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:075:34
210.57:075:35
310.57:085:35
410.57:085:36
510.57:085:37
610.57:085:37
710.57:095:38
810.57:095:39
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Sajaah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Sajaah'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 Sajaah sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Al Sajaah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is January a good time to visit Al Sajaah?

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
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Sajaah in January

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

In January, Al Sajaah sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Al Sajaah in January

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Al Sajaah 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 Al Sajaah peaks around June 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Sajaah 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 Sajaah is worst in July — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1991 µg/m³Dec 1037 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul92Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep67Unhealthy
Oct51Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Sajaah?

Al Sajaah sits at 25.3°N, 55.6°E, 67 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Al Ḩamīdīyah, 14 km away.

Topography around Al Sajaah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Sajaah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,731 m.

The land around Al Sajaah is covered by bare terrain (69%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
1,731 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Al Ḩamīdīyah 14 km · Al Jurf 17 km · Ajman 18 km · Al Mizhar First 21 km · Halwan 21 km · Sharjah 22 km · Ar Rumaylah 22 km · Mirdif 24 km

United Arab Emirates travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 63% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$50,274
2024
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 487

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 Sajaah (25.3153°, 55.6321°, elevation 67 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).