Ghat Weather in January
Ghat in January
The short of it: Ghat in January averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 10 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 7° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 10 h 45 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Ghat an average January high of 21°, a low of 7° and some 2.0 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Ghat: highs scarcely reach 21°, nights fall to 7°. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 45 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates January 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Ghat runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Al Barakāt, 8 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
January in Ghat, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al BarakātGhat | 8 km S | 21° | 7° | 2.0 mm |
| DjanetDjanet | 84 km WSW | 19° | 6° | 2.0 mm |
| Al ‘AwinatGhat | 99 km NNE | 21° | 6° | 1.0 mm |
| IlliziIllizi | 241 km NW | 21° | 5° | 2.0 mm |
| UbariWadi al Hayat | 317 km NE | 20° | 6° | 4.0 mm |
| Al GhurayfahWadi al Hayat | 332 km ENE | 20° | 6° | 4.0 mm |
| Wādī 'UtbahMurzuq District | 361 km ENE | 20° | 5° | 4.0 mm |
| MurzukMurzuq District | 390 km ENE | 20° | 6° | 4.0 mm |