January is one of the cooler months of the year in Khamīs Mushayţ, with average highs near 23.7°C and lows around 9.8°C (mean 16.8°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 7 mm of rainfall and 61% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Khamīs Mushayţ. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Januarys in Khamīs Mushayţ were 2017 and 2019 — when the month averaged 18.3°C — while the coldest were 1987 and 1992 at 15°C. Typical January days reach 23.7°C with nights near 9.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is about average for rainfall in Khamīs Mushayţ, averaging 7 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1987 with 52 mm, while the driest were 2017, 2019 and 2023, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Khamīs Mushayţ during January averages 61%. The most humid January was 1996 at 72%, and the least humid was 2010 at 43%.
January receives about 5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Khamīs Mushayţ. The sunniest Januarys were 2000, 2010 and 2017, among others at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1992 and 1998 at 4.5.
Average wind speed in Khamīs Mushayţ during January is 2.8 m/s. The windiest January was 1992 at 3.7 m/s, while the calmest were 1995 and 2017 at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.4°C | 16.4°C | 16.7°C | 17.2°C | 17.0°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 23.6°C | 23.1°C | 23.5°C | 24.5°C | 24.0°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Low | 9.3°C | 9.7°C | 9.9°C | 9.9°C | 10.1°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 8 mm | 12 mm | 9 mm | 1 mm | 5 mm | -4 mm |
January temperatures in Khamīs Mushayţ have risen by about 0.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 1.1°C (1992) to a record high of 29.2°C (2006).
Rainfall in January is about average for rainfall, averaging 7 mm, with a wettest year of 52 mm.
A quieter season to visit Khamīs Mushayţ
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of October and April tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Khamīs Mushayţ. That said, January — with days averaging 23.7°C and nights around 9.8°C (mean 16.8°C) and low rainfall (7 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.3°C | 16.9°C | 9.6°C | 27.8°C | 7.4°C | 6 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 24.3°C | 17.7°C | 11.2°C | 27.1°C | 7.7°C | 2 mm | 66% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 24.1°C | 17.2°C | 10.2°C | 26.0°C | 7.7°C | 0 mm | 65% | 2.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2022 | 23.4°C | 16.9°C | 10.3°C | 26.6°C | 8.2°C | 15 mm | 69% | 3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 24.6°C | 17.4°C | 10.3°C | 27.1°C | 7.8°C | 5 mm | 52% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 23.2°C | 16.0°C | 8.8°C | 27.2°C | 2.8°C | 1 mm | 60% | 3.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 26.3°C | 18.3°C | 10.3°C | 28.8°C | 8.6°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 23.6°C | 16.1°C | 8.6°C | 26.6°C | 4.5°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 🔥 | 25.9°C | 18.3°C | 10.6°C | 27.1°C | 8.7°C | 0 mm | 50% | 2.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 23.3°C | 16.7°C | 10.2°C | 26.7°C | 6.2°C | 0 mm | 67% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 25.0°C | 17.3°C | 9.5°C | 29.0°C | 5.0°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 23.8°C | 16.8°C | 9.9°C | 28.6°C | 7.1°C | 3 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2013 | 24.9°C | 17.8°C | 10.7°C | 27.9°C | 7.5°C | 1 mm | 55% | 2.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2012 | 24.4°C | 16.9°C | 9.4°C | 28.3°C | 4.7°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2011 | 23.0°C | 16.6°C | 10.2°C | 26.3°C | 7.5°C | 5 mm | 66% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 24.9°C | 17.2°C | 9.5°C | 27.9°C | 4.7°C | 0 mm | 43% | 2.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 23.5°C | 16.5°C | 9.5°C | 25.7°C | 7.2°C | 3 mm | 64% | 2.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2008 | 23.8°C | 17.2°C | 10.7°C | 27.4°C | 8.6°C | 0 mm | 68% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 22.7°C | 16.4°C | 10.2°C | 25.6°C | 8.1°C | 12 mm | 69% | 3.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 25.0°C | 17.6°C | 10.3°C | 29.2°C | 7.3°C | 0 mm | 57% | 2.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 22.6°C | 16.3°C | 10.0°C | 27.7°C | 7.0°C | 20 mm | 66% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 23.7°C | 17.4°C | 11.1°C | 27.3°C | 5.9°C | 5 mm | 66% | 3.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 24.2°C | 16.7°C | 9.2°C | 28.4°C | 5.4°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 23.0°C | 16.7°C | 10.3°C | 25.9°C | 8.2°C | 12 mm | 70% | 2.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2001 | 23.1°C | 15.7°C | 8.4°C | 26.4°C | 2.6°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 23.6°C | 16.6°C | 9.5°C | 25.6°C | 7.3°C | 39 mm | 65% | 2.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1999 | 23.5°C | 16.7°C | 9.9°C | 27.2°C | 6.9°C | 25 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 22.2°C | 16.2°C | 10.2°C | 26.1°C | 3.1°C | 8 mm | 72% | 3.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1997 | 22.3°C | 15.7°C | 9.1°C | 26.1°C | 2.4°C | 12 mm | 60% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 22.5°C | 16.3°C | 10.0°C | 26.4°C | 6.9°C | 9 mm | 72% | 3.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 24.3°C | 16.9°C | 9.5°C | 27.1°C | 7.6°C | 27 mm | 59% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1994 | 25.3°C | 17.5°C | 9.7°C | 28.7°C | 7.0°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1993 | 22.9°C | 16.3°C | 9.7°C | 27.9°C | 7.0°C | 8 mm | 66% | 2.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 21.1°C | 15.0°C | 8.8°C | 25.7°C | 1.1°C | 30 mm | 71% | 3.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1991 | 23.6°C | 16.8°C | 10.0°C | 27.8°C | 5.5°C | 1 mm | 62% | 3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1990 | 23.4°C | 16.6°C | 9.8°C | 26.6°C | 5.2°C | 1 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 22.6°C | 15.2°C | 7.8°C | 25.9°C | 4.4°C | 1 mm | 63% | 2.8 m/s | 5 |
| 1988 | 24.5°C | 17.7°C | 10.9°C | 28.4°C | 7.1°C | 0 mm | 65% | 2.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 ❄️ 🌧️ | 22.3°C | 15.0°C | 7.7°C | 24.7°C | 2.4°C | 52 mm | 59% | 2.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1986 | 23.4°C | 16.0°C | 8.6°C | 26.0°C | 5.2°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1985 | 25.0°C | 17.6°C | 10.3°C | 27.9°C | 7.1°C | 3 mm | 53% | 2.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1984 | 23.5°C | 16.4°C | 9.2°C | 26.3°C | 6.4°C | 6 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1983 | 22.5°C | 15.6°C | 8.7°C | 26.4°C | 5.5°C | 2 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 23.0°C | 16.7°C | 10.5°C | 27.6°C | 8.4°C | 13 mm | 68% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 25.2°C | 17.7°C | 10.2°C | 27.9°C | 8.4°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 23.7°C with lows near 9.8°C (mean 16.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 7 mm of rainfall in Khamīs Mushayţ, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 52 mm in 1987.
The hottest January reached 29.2°C in 2006. The coldest dipped to 1.1°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 23.8°C to 24.1°C and overnight lows from 9.8°C to 10.3°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Khamīs Mushayţ and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 23.7°C daytime highs and 9.8°C at night.
Yes — January is the coldest month of the year in Khamīs Mushayţ, averaging 16.8°C.
For January in Khamīs Mushayţ, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 23.7°C and lows of 9.8°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 61% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.8 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 3.7 m/s (1992).
The wettest January on record was 1987 with 52 mm. On average, January sees 7 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 Khamīs Mushayţ 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.
