Al Mālikīyah weather in January

In January, Al Mālikīyah sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 10°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 Al Mālikīyah's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Mālikīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
107 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:30 AM – 4:12 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Al Mālikīyah is city in Al-Hasakah Governorate, 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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Al Mālikīyah reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Al Mālikīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Al Mālikīyah 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
Jan10° / 10710.21.79.72.4
Feb12° / 9810.41.510.63.1
Mar16° / 10711.10.211.75.1
Apr22° / 10°779.4012.96.8
May28° / 15°3860146.5
Jun36° / 20°20.7014.52.9
Jul40° / 23°00.1014.30.3
Aug39° / 22°00013.40.8
Sep34° / 18°10.4012.34.0
Oct27° / 13°323.80117.4
Nov19° / 666.10.1106.6
Dec12° / 999.10.79.53.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95347
105347
115347
125446
135446
145347
155347
165347
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185248
195149
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214951
224852
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254654
264753
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304654
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Al Mālikīyah gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)
1325
2325
3325
4325
5325
6315
7305
8304
9294
10294
11284
12284
13284
14274
15274
16284
17284
18294
19305
20315
21325
22335
23356
24366
25376
26377
27387
28387
29387
30387
31397

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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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 3:59 PM to 4:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:303:59
29.56:304:00
39.56:304:01
49.56:314:01
59.56:314:02
69.56:314:03
79.66:314:04
89.66:314:05
99.66:314:05
109.66:314:06
119.66:304:07
129.66:304:08
139.66:304:09
149.76:304:10
159.76:304:11
169.76:304:12
179.76:294:13
189.76:294:14
199.86:294:15
209.86:284:16
219.86:284:17
229.86:274:18
239.96:274:19
249.96:264:20
259.96:264:21
269.96:254:22
2710.06:254:23
2810.06:244:24
2910.06:244:25
3010.16:234:26
3110.16:224:27

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
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172.5Moderate
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192.5Moderate
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212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
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252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Mālikīyah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Al Mālikīyah?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-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 Mālikīyah.

What to pack for Al Mālikīyah in January

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

In January, Al Mālikīyah sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Al Mālikīyah 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 Mālikīyah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Al Mālikīyah 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 Mālikīyah is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2330 µg/m³Dec 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Mālikīyah?

Al Mālikīyah sits at 37.2°N, 42.1°E, 490 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Cizre, 17 km away.

ŞırnakZaxoDargeçit

Topography around Al Mālikīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Mālikīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,937 m.

The land around Al Mālikīyah is covered by cropland (80%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
2,937 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Cizre 17 km · İdil 28 km · Silopi 30 km · Şırnak 47 km · Zaxo 48 km · Dargeçit 56 km · Sumayl 72 km · Simele 72 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 Mālikīyah (37.177°, 42.1401°, elevation 490 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).