Al Qunayţirah weather in January

In January, Al Qunayţirah sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 120 mm of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 10.1 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 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Al Qunayţirah's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qunayţirah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
120 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:45 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Al Qunayţirah is Quineitra is the largely destroyed and abandoned capital of the Quneitra Governorate in south-western Syria.

Founded
1000

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 Al Qunayţirah 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 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1112
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How January really feels in Al Qunayţirah

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.

Al Qunayţirah 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° / 12012.32.910.12.5
Feb12° / 11211.22.610.83.1
Mar15° / 859.6111.74.8
Apr19° / 476.60.112.87.0
May24° / 11°234013.78.5
Jun28° / 15°30.5014.18.3
Jul30° / 17°10.30146.8
Aug31° / 17°10.2013.26.4
Sep29° / 16°51.4012.27.5
Oct25° / 12°234.6011.28.2
Nov18° / 616.50.210.36.6
Dec13° / 989.71.29.93.8

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 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135545
145545
155545
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Al Qunayţirah gets around 120 mm of rain and snow over 12.3 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1367
2378
3378
4379
5379
6379
7379
8379
9379
103710
113710
123710
133710
143710
153710
16379
17379
18389
19389
20399
21409
22409
23419
24419
25419
264110
274110
284110
294110
304110
314110

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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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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267calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 6:44 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.86:444:35
29.96:454:36
39.96:454:37
49.96:454:37
59.96:454:38
69.96:454:39
79.96:454:40
89.96:454:40
99.96:454:41
109.96:454:42
1110.06:454:43
1210.06:454:44
1310.06:454:44
1410.06:454:45
1510.06:454:46
1610.06:454:47
1710.16:454:48
1810.16:454:49
1910.16:444:50
2010.16:444:51
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2210.16:434:52
2310.26:434:53
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2510.26:424:55
2610.26:424:56
2710.36:414:57
2810.36:414:58
2910.36:404:59
3010.36:405:00
3110.46:395:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Al Qunayţirah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Qunayţirah's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Qunayţirah?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Qunayţirah in January

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

In January, Al Qunayţirah sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Al Qunayţirah in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 65 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 25 — about 7.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Al Qunayţirah in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Qunayţirah peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Qunayţirah 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 Qunayţirah is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1055 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr55Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qunayţirah?

Al Qunayţirah sits at 33.1°N, 35.8°E, 942 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Jāsim, 27 km away.

ZākīyahQaţanāNabatîyé et TahtaHabboûch

Topography around Al Qunayţirah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qunayţirah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m around an average of 957 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,154 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,083 m.

The land around Al Qunayţirah is covered by grassland (43%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
263 m
16 km
1,154 m
80 km
3,083 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Jāsim 27 km · Inkhil 31 km · Nawá 33 km · Aş Şanamayn 34 km · Zākīyah 39 km · Qaţanā 42 km · Nabatîyé et Tahta 42 km · Habboûch 45 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 Qunayţirah (33.126°, 35.8246°, elevation 942 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).