Fujairah weather in January

In January, Fujairah sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 17 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 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 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 Fujairah's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fujairah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:06 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
27%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
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 Fujairah reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°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 Fujairah

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.

Fujairah 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° / 15°172.710.68.8
Feb26° / 16°152.611.18.6
Mar29° / 19°222.911.87.0
Apr34° / 23°81.212.63.8
May39° / 28°10.313.20.8
Jun40° / 30°00.213.50.0
Jul39° / 31°30.213.40.5
Aug38° / 30°00.112.91.3
Sep37° / 28°10.212.22.1
Oct35° / 25°40.811.43.7
Nov30° / 21°91.510.86.8
Dec26° / 17°122.210.58.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 16%.

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

Any precipitation

Fujairah gets around 17 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 9% and peaks near 11% 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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 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 7:04 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:045:32
210.57:045:32
310.57:045:33
410.57:055:34
510.57:055:34
610.57:055:35
710.57:055:36
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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 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fujairah

In seasonPeak

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

Fujairah sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Fujairah 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 Fujairah?

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

8.8
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 Fujairah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fujairah in January

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

In January, Fujairah sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Fujairah in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 July at about 33°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

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

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Fujairah 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 Fujairah peaks around June 11 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 11UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Fujairah 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 Fujairah is worst in July — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1679 µg/m³Oct 2444 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fujairah?

Fujairah sits at 25.1°N, 56.3°E, 15 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Ţarīf Kalbā, 5.0 km away.

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Topography around Fujairah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fujairah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,719 m.

The land around Fujairah is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
1,006 m
80 km
1,719 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ţarīf Kalbā 5.0 km · Kalbā 7.0 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 10 km · Madha 19 km · Khor Fakkan 24 km · Hatta 41 km · Shināş 43 km · Adh Dhayd 50 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 Fujairah (25.1164°, 56.3414°, elevation 15 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).