Hatta weather in January

In January, Hatta sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.4 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 Hatta's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hatta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:06 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
26%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Hatta is human settlement in United Arab Emirates.

Density
813/km²
people per km²

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hatta reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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 Hatta

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.

Hatta 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°162.410.68.9
Feb26° / 16°152.511.18.7
Mar29° / 19°22311.87.0
Apr34° / 23°101.612.63.9
May39° / 28°20.713.20.9
Jun40° / 30°20.613.50.0
Jul40° / 31°51.113.40.3
Aug39° / 30°41.312.91.0
Sep37° / 28°20.812.21.9
Oct34° / 25°41.111.43.8
Nov29° / 20°91.510.87.0
Dec26° / 16°12210.58.8

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28713
38713
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88317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hatta gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.4 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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46
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67
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1910
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278
288
297
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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172217
273216
374206
474206
574206
675196
775196
876186
976186
1077176
1178175
1279165
1379165
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2079174
2178175
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2976168
3076168
3176159

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:045:33
210.57:045:34
310.57:055:34
410.57:055:35
510.57:055:36
610.57:055:36
710.57:065:37
810.57:065:38
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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 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.31 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 Hatta

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hatta 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 Hatta?

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
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hatta in January

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

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

light clothes

Sea temperature near Hatta 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 at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) 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 Hatta 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 Hatta peaks around June 16 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 16UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Hatta 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 Hatta 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 Hatta?

Hatta sits at 24.8°N, 56.1°E, 335 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Shināş, 35 km away.

ShināşKalbāŢarīf KalbāReef Al Fujairah CityFujairahLiwáMadhaAdh Dhayd

Topography around Hatta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hatta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 371 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,161 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,470 m.

The land around Hatta is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
16 km
1,161 m
80 km
1,470 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Shināş 35 km · Kalbā 36 km · Ţarīf Kalbā 36 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 40 km · Fujairah 41 km · Liwá 53 km · Madha 58 km · Adh Dhayd 60 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 Hatta (24.8007°, 56.1273°, elevation 335 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).