January is one of the cooler months of the year in Jeddah, with average highs near 29.1°C and lows around 18.9°C (mean 24°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 6 mm of rainfall and 55% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Jeddah. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Jeddah was 1985 — when the month averaged 25.8°C — while the coldest were 1983 and 1992 at 21.2°C. Typical January days reach 29.1°C with nights near 18.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is about average for rainfall in Jeddah, averaging 6 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2021 with 35 mm, while the driest were 2012, 2018 and 2020, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Jeddah during January averages 55%. The most humid January was 2023 at 67%, and the least humid was 1987 at 47%.
January receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Jeddah. The sunniest Januarys were 2001 and 2020 at 5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1991 at 3.9.
Average wind speed in Jeddah during January is 3.3 m/s. The windiest January was 2020 at 3.8 m/s, while the calmest were 1985, 1986 and 2023 at 2.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.7°C | 23.9°C | 23.9°C | 24.4°C | 24.2°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 28.9°C | 29.0°C | 29.1°C | 29.5°C | 29.2°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 18.4°C | 18.7°C | 18.8°C | 19.3°C | 19.3°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 1 mm | 5 mm | 8 mm | 6 mm | 15 mm | +14 mm |
January temperatures in Jeddah have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 11.1°C (1992) to a record high of 34.5°C (2010).
Rainfall in January is about average for rainfall, averaging 6 mm, with a wettest year of 35 mm.
One of the best times to visit Jeddah
January is one of the best times to visit Jeddah. Expect days averaging 29.1°C and nights around 18.9°C (mean 24°C) — cooler than Jeddah's yearly average — with low rainfall (6 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 | 30.5°C | 25.0°C | 19.6°C | 32.4°C | 15.9°C | 30 mm | 53% | 2.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 30.0°C | 25.1°C | 20.3°C | 32.6°C | 16.6°C | 0 mm | 58% | 3.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 28.4°C | 24.0°C | 19.6°C | 32.2°C | 16.0°C | 12 mm | 67% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 28.2°C | 23.5°C | 18.9°C | 32.2°C | 15.1°C | 9 mm | 57% | 3.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 30.0°C | 25.1°C | 20.2°C | 32.7°C | 16.4°C | 35 mm | 59% | 2.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 27.8°C | 22.4°C | 16.9°C | 31.3°C | 12.1°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2019 | 29.8°C | 25.1°C | 20.4°C | 33.1°C | 15.7°C | 15 mm | 62% | 3.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 29.4°C | 23.9°C | 18.4°C | 32.0°C | 14.8°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 30.5°C | 25.5°C | 20.4°C | 33.6°C | 16.2°C | 2 mm | 60% | 2.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 28.5°C | 23.8°C | 19.1°C | 31.2°C | 13.1°C | 3 mm | 57% | 3.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 29.1°C | 23.7°C | 18.3°C | 32.7°C | 12.2°C | 1 mm | 51% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 29.8°C | 24.9°C | 20.0°C | 33.1°C | 14.7°C | 14 mm | 58% | 3.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 29.8°C | 24.8°C | 19.7°C | 33.1°C | 14.6°C | 2 mm | 55% | 3.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 28.4°C | 23.3°C | 18.2°C | 31.2°C | 13.3°C | 0 mm | 55% | 3.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 28.1°C | 23.4°C | 18.7°C | 30.8°C | 13.8°C | 19 mm | 65% | 3.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 31.2°C | 25.7°C | 20.2°C | 34.5°C | 16.7°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 30.8°C | 25.6°C | 20.5°C | 33.0°C | 17.9°C | 0 mm | 52% | 3.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 27.9°C | 23.2°C | 18.5°C | 31.5°C | 13.7°C | 25 mm | 60% | 3.6 m/s | 4 |
| 2007 | 28.6°C | 23.7°C | 18.8°C | 32.7°C | 14.8°C | 13 mm | 52% | 3.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 30.2°C | 25.4°C | 20.5°C | 33.2°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 54% | 3.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 28.4°C | 23.1°C | 17.8°C | 32.4°C | 13.3°C | 15 mm | 53% | 3.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 28.9°C | 23.9°C | 19.0°C | 31.9°C | 13.7°C | 25 mm | 59% | 3.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 30.1°C | 24.5°C | 19.0°C | 32.7°C | 16.0°C | 1 mm | 51% | 3.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 27.8°C | 22.6°C | 17.4°C | 31.8°C | 12.5°C | 5 mm | 53% | 3.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 29.3°C | 23.6°C | 17.8°C | 32.5°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2000 | 28.8°C | 23.7°C | 18.6°C | 32.3°C | 13.1°C | 2 mm | 54% | 3.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 29.2°C | 24.1°C | 19.0°C | 32.9°C | 14.1°C | 26 mm | 58% | 2.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 28.6°C | 23.5°C | 18.3°C | 31.7°C | 12.9°C | 3 mm | 54% | 3.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1997 | 28.8°C | 24.0°C | 19.1°C | 31.7°C | 12.5°C | 2 mm | 52% | 3.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 29.2°C | 24.0°C | 18.7°C | 32.0°C | 14.2°C | 0 mm | 54% | 3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1995 | 30.2°C | 25.1°C | 19.9°C | 32.4°C | 15.9°C | 4 mm | 57% | 2.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1994 | 30.8°C | 25.6°C | 20.4°C | 33.2°C | 16.7°C | 2 mm | 55% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 28.7°C | 23.5°C | 18.2°C | 32.3°C | 13.6°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 26.6°C | 21.2°C | 15.9°C | 30.5°C | 11.1°C | 12 mm | 50% | 3.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1991 | 28.7°C | 23.8°C | 18.8°C | 31.2°C | 14.7°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1990 | 29.3°C | 24.1°C | 19.0°C | 31.6°C | 14.8°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 27.3°C | 21.7°C | 16.0°C | 30.2°C | 12.3°C | 2 mm | 50% | 3.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 29.6°C | 24.4°C | 19.2°C | 32.5°C | 13.9°C | 0 mm | 52% | 3.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1987 | 29.3°C | 23.4°C | 17.5°C | 32.7°C | 14.3°C | 1 mm | 47% | 3.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1986 | 29.0°C | 23.8°C | 18.6°C | 30.7°C | 15.5°C | 1 mm | 55% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 🔥 | 30.6°C | 25.8°C | 21.0°C | 33.3°C | 18.8°C | 2 mm | 58% | 2.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1984 | 29.3°C | 23.8°C | 18.2°C | 31.0°C | 13.9°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 26.3°C | 21.2°C | 16.2°C | 29.9°C | 12.4°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.5°C | 24.6°C | 19.7°C | 32.3°C | 15.5°C | 1 mm | 54% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.9°C | 24.2°C | 19.5°C | 31.6°C | 16.2°C | 0 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 29.1°C with lows near 18.9°C (mean 24°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 6 mm of rainfall in Jeddah, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 35 mm in 2021.
The hottest January reached 34.5°C in 2010. The coldest dipped to 11.1°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.9°C to 29.4°C and overnight lows from 18.9°C to 19.7°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Jeddah and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 29.1°C daytime highs and 18.9°C at night.
Yes — January is the coldest month of the year in Jeddah, averaging 24°C.
For January in Jeddah, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.1°C and lows of 18.9°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 55% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in January is 3.3 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 3.8 m/s (2020).
The wettest January on record was 2021 with 35 mm. On average, January sees 6 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 Jeddah 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.
