Weather in Dammam in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Dammam;
Average weather
Average temperature in Dammam in January
The temperature in January is +20°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +26°C during the day and a minimum of +8°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 28% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +26°C.
Is Dammam warm or cold in January?
Dammam is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +23°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +12°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Dammam, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Dammam in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +20°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | 0°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +31°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 16 mm | 16 mm | 11 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 69% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as great as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +23°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +20°C. The rainfall amount in January stays the same as in the previous month with a 16 mm of total precipitation. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 19 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Dammam is gradually increasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Dammam?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Dammam in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+31°C) and the highest in 2021 (+35°C). The driest year was 2010 with only 7 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1997 with 234 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dammam, 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.