Ad Darbāsīyah weather in January

In January, Ad Darbāsīyah sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9.7 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 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ad Darbāsīyah's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad Darbāsīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
67 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 4:18 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ad Darbāsīyah is town in Syria.

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 Ad Darbāsīyah reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°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)
1112
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8112
9112
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12112
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How January really feels in Ad Darbāsīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ad Darbāsīyah 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° / 679.70.79.72.8
Feb13° / 6290.710.63.8
Mar18° / 578.70.111.76.0
Apr23° / 11°406.8012.97.5
May30° / 16°234.10146.1
Jun36° / 22°10.5014.52.5
Jul40° / 25°00.2014.30.2
Aug40° / 25°00013.40.4
Sep35° / 20°10.4012.33.5
Oct28° / 15°223.10117.1
Nov19° / 415.80106.9
Dec13° / 648.50.39.53.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
45050
55050
65149
75149
85248
95248
105347
115446
125446
135545
145545
155545
165545
175446
185347
195347
205248
215248
225149
235149
244951
254951
265050
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285050
295050
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315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ad Darbāsīyah gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1321
2321
3321
4321
5321
6311
7311
8301
9291
10291
11281
12272
13262
14262
15252
16252
17252
18262
19272
20282
21292
22303
23313
24313
25323
26323
27333
28333
29333
30333
31333

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 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 6:36 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 4:05 PM to 4:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:364:05
29.56:364:06
39.56:364:07
49.56:364:08
59.56:364:08
69.56:364:09
79.66:364:10
89.66:364:11
99.66:364:12
109.66:364:13
119.66:364:13
129.66:364:14
139.76:364:15
149.76:364:16
159.76:354:17
169.76:354:18
179.76:354:19
189.86:354:20
199.86:344:21
209.86:344:22
219.86:344:23
229.96:334:24
239.96:334:25
249.96:324:26
259.96:324:27
2610.06:314:28
2710.06:314:29
2810.06:304:30
2910.06:294:31
3010.16:294:32
3110.16:284:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ad Darbāsīyah

In seasonPeak

None of Ad Darbāsīyah's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ad Darbāsīyah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is January a good time to visit Ad Darbāsīyah?

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

2.8
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 Ad Darbāsīyah.

What to pack for Ad Darbāsīyah in January

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

In January, Ad Darbāsīyah sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ad Darbāsīyah 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 Ad Darbāsīyah peaks around June 14 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ad Darbāsīyah 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 Ad Darbāsīyah is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1940 µg/m³Dec 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr37Poor
May35Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ad Darbāsīyah?

Ad Darbāsīyah sits at 37.1°N, 40.7°E, 484 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Kızıltepe, 14 km away.

NusaybinAl QāmishlīCeylanpınarAl Ḩasakah

Topography around Ad Darbāsīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Darbāsīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Ad Darbāsīyah is covered by cropland (83%) within 3 km, cropland (94%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,156 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Kızıltepe 14 km · ‘Āmūdā 25 km · Mardin 28 km · Yeşilli 33 km · Nusaybin 50 km · Al Qāmishlī 51 km · Ceylanpınar 59 km · Al Ḩasakah 64 km

Syria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2022
GDP per capita
$1,057
2022
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2010
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 87%Christian 10%Druze 3%

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 Ad Darbāsīyah (37.0728°, 40.652°, elevation 484 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).