Weather in Bahrain in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Bahrain;
Average weather
Average temperature in Bahrain in January
Going from a maximum of +22°C during the day to a minimum of +14°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +20°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 38% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +22°C.
Is Bahrain warm or cold in January?
Bahrain is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +20°C to +18°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +19°C to +16°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Bahrain, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Bahrain in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +18°C | +18°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +10°C | +9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +24°C | +24°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 13 mm | 12 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 73% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as great as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +20°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +18°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 13 mm to 12 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 5 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 16 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Bahrain is gradually increasing during January, going from 7 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Bahrain?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Bahrain in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+25°C) and the highest in 2023 (+28°C). The driest year was 2010 with only 6 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1995 with 154 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Bahrain
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Bahrain, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.