Weather in Kermanshah in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kermanshah;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Kermanshah;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kermanshah in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +7°C with a maximum of +10°C and a minimum of -11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +8°C.
Is Kermanshah warm or cold in January?
Kermanshah is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +10°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -1°C to -4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Kermanshah, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kermanshah in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +7°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -24°C | -23°C | -21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +18°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 54 mm | 47 mm | 61 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 71% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 8 | 6 | ||||
January typically has worse weather conditions compared to December. It’s getting colder in January. From +10°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +7°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 54 mm to 47 mm. Humidity rises from 69% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in December to 9 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kermanshah is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Kermanshah.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Kermanshah?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kermanshah in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+19°C) and the highest in 2021 (+24°C). The driest year was 2008 with only 244 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1994 with 697 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kermanshah, 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.
