Koysinceq weather in January

In January, Koysinceq sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 126 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Koysinceq's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koysinceq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
126 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:17 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Koysinceq is town in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Koysinceq reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4122
5112
6112
7111
8111
9111
10111
11111
12111
13111
14111
15111
16111
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18111
19111
20111
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22111
23111
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28111
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How January really feels in Koysinceq

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
5
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Koysinceq weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 12611.71.79.82.7
Feb13° / 12311.31.410.63.5
Mar17° / 12011.40.211.75.5
Apr23° / 10°849.3012.97.0
May29° / 15°284.5013.96.3
Jun36° / 20°10.3014.42.6
Jul40° / 24°00.1014.20.2
Aug40° / 23°00013.40.1
Sep36° / 19°10.3012.22.8
Oct29° / 14°383.6011.16.7
Nov19° / 817.2010.16.8
Dec13° / 1109.50.69.63.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85545
95545
105545
115545
125446
135545
145545
155545
165545
175446
185446
195446
205248
215248
225149
235050
245050
254951
264951
274951
284753
294753
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Koysinceq gets around 126 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1333
2343
3344
4344
5354
6354
7355
8355
9355
10355
11346
12346
13346
14346
15346
16346
17346
18356
19356
20366
21376
22386
23396
24406
25416
26416
27426
28426
29426
30426
31426

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 4:52 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:174:52
29.67:174:53
39.67:174:54
49.67:184:54
59.67:184:55
69.67:184:56
79.77:184:57
89.77:184:58
99.77:184:58
109.77:184:59
119.77:185:00
129.77:185:01
139.77:175:02
149.87:175:03
159.87:175:04
169.87:175:05
179.87:175:06
189.87:165:07
199.97:165:08
209.97:165:09
219.97:155:10
229.97:155:11
2310.07:145:12
2410.07:145:13
2510.07:135:14
2610.07:135:15
2710.17:125:16
2810.17:125:17
2910.17:115:18
3010.17:115:19
3110.27:105:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Koysinceq

In seasonPeak

In January, Koysinceq sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Koysinceq's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Koysinceq sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Koysinceq?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koysinceq.

What to pack for Koysinceq in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Koysinceq sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Koysinceq in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Koysinceq peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Koysinceq in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Koysinceq is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2342 µg/m³Dec 1429 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr42Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Koysinceq?

Koysinceq sits at 36.1°N, 44.6°E, 600 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Hajiawa, 23 km away.

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Topography around Koysinceq

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Koysinceq.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koysinceq has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m around an average of 626 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,104 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,350 m.

The land around Koysinceq is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
367 m
16 km
1,104 m
80 km
3,350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Hajiawa 23 km · Rānyah 30 km · Shaqlāwah 45 km · Khasnahzān 46 km · Qeładizê 46 km · Pīrmām 51 km · Erbil 57 km · Ḩarir 58 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,410
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
27.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Christian 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Koysinceq (36.0829°, 44.6287°, elevation 600 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).