Al Ḩasakah weather in January

In January, Al Ḩasakah sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 8.7 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 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Al Ḩasakah's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩasakah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:33 AM – 4:19 PM
Cloud cover
50%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Al Ḩasakah is capital city of Hasakah Governorate 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 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Ḩasakah reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°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)
1123
2123
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24123
25123
26123
27123
28123
29123
30123
31123

How January really feels in Al Ḩasakah

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Al Ḩasakah 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 508.79.83.2
Feb14° / 478.110.64.2
Mar18° / 447.511.76.5
Apr24° / 12°305.612.97.7
May31° / 18°183.213.95.5
Jun37° / 23°10.314.41.8
Jul41° / 27°0014.20.0
Aug40° / 26°0013.40.2
Sep36° / 22°10.212.23.0
Oct29° / 16°193.111.16.8
Nov20° / 335.310.17.1
Dec13° / 497.89.64.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45446
55545
65545
75545
85644
95644
105644
115743
125743
135743
145842
155842
165743
175743
185644
195644
205545
215446
225446
235347
245347
255347
265446
275446
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Al Ḩasakah gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1291
2291
3291
4291
5291
6281
7281
8271
9271
10261
11251
12251
13241
14241
15231
16231
17231
18241
19240
20251
21261
22271
23281
24281
25291
26291
27301
28301
29301
30301
31302

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 4:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:344:07
29.66:344:07
39.66:344:08
49.66:344:09
59.66:344:10
69.66:344:10
79.66:344:11
89.66:344:12
99.66:344:13
109.76:344:14
119.76:344:15
129.76:344:16
139.76:344:16
149.76:344:17
159.76:344:18
169.86:334:19
179.86:334:20
189.86:334:21
199.86:334:22
209.86:324:23
219.96:324:24
229.96:314:25
239.96:314:26
249.96:304:27
2510.06:304:28
2610.06:294:29
2710.06:294:30
2810.06:284:31
2910.16:284:32
3010.16:274:33
3110.16:264:34

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.62 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
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩasakah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Ḩasakah 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 Al Ḩasakah?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Ḩasakah.

What to pack for Al Ḩasakah in January

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

In January, Al Ḩasakah sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Al Ḩasakah 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 Al Ḩasakah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Ḩasakah 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 Al Ḩasakah 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 Al Ḩasakah?

Al Ḩasakah sits at 36.5°N, 40.7°E, 305 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ad Darbāsīyah, 64 km away.

Ad Darbāsīyah‘ĀmūdāCeylanpınarAl QāmishlīNusaybinKızıltepeMardinYeşilli

Topography around Al Ḩasakah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩasakah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,124 m.

The land around Al Ḩasakah is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
1,124 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ad Darbāsīyah 64 km · ‘Āmūdā 69 km · Ceylanpınar 73 km · Al Qāmishlī 75 km · Nusaybin 76 km · Kızıltepe 78 km · Mardin 90 km · Yeşilli 93 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 Al Ḩasakah (36.5024°, 40.7477°, elevation 305 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).