January is one of the cooler months of the year in Al Majāridah, with average highs near 28.2°C and lows around 16.3°C (mean 22.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 8 mm of rainfall and 58% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Al Majāridah. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Al Majāridah was 2019 — when the month averaged 23.7°C — while the coldest was 1989 at 20.6°C. Typical January days reach 28.2°C with nights near 16.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is about average for rainfall in Al Majāridah, averaging 8 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2000 with 100 mm, while the driest were 2016, 2017 and 2019, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Al Majāridah during January averages 58%. The most humid January was 2000 at 68%, and the least humid was 2010 at 46%.
January receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Al Majāridah. The sunniest January was 2017 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1998 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Al Majāridah during January is 2.4 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1992 and 1998 at 2.7 m/s, while the calmest were 2000, 2002 and 2017, among others at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 21.9°C | 22.0°C | 22.2°C | 22.7°C | 22.6°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg High | 28.1°C | 27.8°C | 28.0°C | 28.9°C | 28.5°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Low | 15.8°C | 16.1°C | 16.4°C | 16.5°C | 16.6°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 6 mm | 12 mm | 14 mm | 1 mm | 4 mm | -2 mm |
January temperatures in Al Majāridah have risen by about 0.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 8.7°C (1992) to a record high of 33.1°C (2014).
Rainfall in January is about average for rainfall, averaging 8 mm, with a wettest year of 100 mm.
One of the best times to visit Al Majāridah
January is one of the best times to visit Al Majāridah. Expect days averaging 28.2°C and nights around 16.3°C (mean 22.3°C) — cooler than Al Majāridah's yearly average — with low rainfall (8 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.9°C | 22.7°C | 16.5°C | 31.1°C | 13.8°C | 5 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 28.8°C | 23.2°C | 17.6°C | 30.8°C | 14.9°C | 1 mm | 62% | 2.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 28.8°C | 23.0°C | 17.1°C | 30.6°C | 15.2°C | 2 mm | 62% | 2.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 28.2°C | 22.5°C | 16.8°C | 30.9°C | 14.0°C | 11 mm | 62% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 28.8°C | 22.8°C | 16.8°C | 31.6°C | 14.9°C | 3 mm | 54% | 2.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2020 | 27.4°C | 21.1°C | 14.8°C | 31.4°C | 9.6°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2019 🔥 | 30.2°C | 23.7°C | 17.2°C | 32.4°C | 15.3°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 28.1°C | 21.8°C | 15.4°C | 30.5°C | 12.0°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 30.0°C | 23.5°C | 16.9°C | 31.7°C | 15.4°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 28.1°C | 22.4°C | 16.7°C | 30.8°C | 10.8°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 28.9°C | 22.2°C | 15.5°C | 32.5°C | 12.4°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2014 | 28.6°C | 22.7°C | 16.7°C | 33.1°C | 14.8°C | 3 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 29.2°C | 23.1°C | 17.1°C | 31.3°C | 15.5°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 28.5°C | 22.2°C | 16.0°C | 31.8°C | 10.8°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 27.7°C | 22.3°C | 16.9°C | 30.4°C | 14.7°C | 3 mm | 62% | 2.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 29.8°C | 23.1°C | 16.3°C | 32.6°C | 12.4°C | 0 mm | 46% | 2.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2009 | 28.5°C | 22.5°C | 16.5°C | 30.7°C | 14.5°C | 2 mm | 59% | 2.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 28.0°C | 22.5°C | 17.1°C | 30.3°C | 14.9°C | 0 mm | 64% | 2.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2007 | 27.4°C | 22.0°C | 16.7°C | 30.0°C | 15.5°C | 7 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2006 | 29.3°C | 23.1°C | 17.0°C | 32.6°C | 14.4°C | 0 mm | 57% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 27.4°C | 21.9°C | 16.3°C | 30.4°C | 14.6°C | 15 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 28.6°C | 23.0°C | 17.3°C | 31.6°C | 10.9°C | 6 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 29.1°C | 22.6°C | 16.1°C | 32.2°C | 12.8°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 27.2°C | 21.7°C | 16.1°C | 30.4°C | 13.5°C | 12 mm | 66% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2001 | 27.6°C | 21.3°C | 15.0°C | 29.9°C | 10.5°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 🌧️ | 27.3°C | 21.5°C | 15.7°C | 29.0°C | 13.6°C | 100 mm | 68% | 2.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 27.8°C | 22.0°C | 16.2°C | 30.6°C | 13.5°C | 39 mm | 59% | 2.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 27.3°C | 22.0°C | 16.6°C | 30.3°C | 9.9°C | 16 mm | 64% | 2.7 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1997 | 27.1°C | 21.3°C | 15.5°C | 30.4°C | 9.1°C | 12 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 27.6°C | 22.1°C | 16.6°C | 30.3°C | 12.4°C | 8 mm | 65% | 2.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 28.6°C | 22.4°C | 16.3°C | 30.6°C | 14.7°C | 18 mm | 60% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 29.6°C | 22.9°C | 16.3°C | 31.8°C | 13.7°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 27.7°C | 21.7°C | 15.7°C | 31.7°C | 11.5°C | 6 mm | 60% | 2.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 26.2°C | 20.7°C | 15.2°C | 30.5°C | 8.7°C | 22 mm | 63% | 2.7 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1991 | 28.0°C | 22.2°C | 16.4°C | 31.5°C | 10.2°C | 1 mm | 58% | 2.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 28.4°C | 22.5°C | 16.5°C | 31.7°C | 11.2°C | 1 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1989 ❄️ | 26.9°C | 20.6°C | 14.4°C | 29.4°C | 10.8°C | 1 mm | 58% | 2.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 28.7°C | 22.9°C | 17.2°C | 31.7°C | 12.7°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 27.5°C | 20.9°C | 14.4°C | 30.5°C | 9.1°C | 33 mm | 55% | 2.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1986 | 27.8°C | 21.5°C | 15.1°C | 30.0°C | 12.3°C | 1 mm | 54% | 2.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1985 | 29.3°C | 23.2°C | 17.1°C | 31.1°C | 13.1°C | 2 mm | 54% | 2.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1984 | 28.0°C | 21.8°C | 15.5°C | 29.6°C | 13.1°C | 4 mm | 58% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 26.9°C | 20.8°C | 14.7°C | 29.5°C | 10.1°C | 2 mm | 57% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.9°C | 22.5°C | 17.2°C | 31.7°C | 14.0°C | 10 mm | 63% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 29.5°C | 23.1°C | 16.6°C | 32.5°C | 14.7°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 28.2°C with lows near 16.3°C (mean 22.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 8 mm of rainfall in Al Majāridah, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 100 mm in 2000.
The hottest January reached 33.1°C in 2014. The coldest dipped to 8.7°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.3°C to 28.7°C and overnight lows from 16.2°C to 17°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Al Majāridah and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 28.2°C daytime highs and 16.3°C at night.
Yes — January is the coldest month of the year in Al Majāridah, averaging 22.3°C.
For January in Al Majāridah, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28.2°C and lows of 16.3°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 58% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.4 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 2.7 m/s (1992).
The wettest January on record was 2000 with 100 mm. On average, January sees 8 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Al Majāridah behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
