Al Shamkhah City weather in January

In January, Al Shamkhah City sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.7 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Shamkhah City's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Shamkhah City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:11 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
30%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 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 Shamkhah City 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 Shamkhah City

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 Shamkhah City 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
Jan24° / 14°91.710.78.9
Feb26° / 15°101.411.28.7
Mar30° / 18°131.711.86.7
Apr35° / 22°50.612.63.5
May39° / 25°00.113.20.5
Jun41° / 28°00.113.50.0
Jul42° / 30°10.113.40.0
Aug43° / 31°10.312.80.0
Sep40° / 28°00.112.20.2
Oct36° / 24°10.211.42.6
Nov31° / 20°20.610.86.2
Dec26° / 16°50.710.58.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Al Shamkhah City gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14835162
24835151
34936141
45036131
55037121
65137111
75237101
8543790
9563680
10563680
11573670
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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
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:095:40
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310.57:095:41
410.57:105:42
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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 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Shamkhah City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone
Dust
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Feb
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Apr
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Al Shamkhah City?

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
7.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Shamkhah City in January

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

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

light clothes

Sea temperature near Al Shamkhah City in January

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 34°C and coldest in February near 21°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
Jan22Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May29Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec24Warm

UV index in Al Shamkhah City 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 Shamkhah City peaks around May 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 18UV 11Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Shamkhah City 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 Shamkhah City is worst in July — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2278 µg/m³Nov 2329 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr47Poor
May52Poor
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul78Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Shamkhah City?

Al Shamkhah City sits at 24.4°N, 54.7°E, 34 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Khalifah A City, 11 km away.

Abu DhabiJebel AliDubai Investments ParkAl Furjan

Topography around Al Shamkhah City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Shamkhah City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m.

The land around Al Shamkhah City is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and bare terrain (47%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
259 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Khalifah A City 11 km · Bani Yas City 12 km · Mohammed Bin Zayed City 16 km · Musaffah 23 km · Abu Dhabi 32 km · Jebel Ali 79 km · Dubai Investments Park 82 km · Al Furjan 83 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 Shamkhah City (24.3927°, 54.7078°, elevation 34 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).