‘Āmūdā weather in January

In January, ‘Āmūdā sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 71 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 ‘Āmūdā's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Āmūdā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:34 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

‘Āmūdā is city 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 ‘Āmūdā 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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8113
9113
10113
11112
12112
13112
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
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22112
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24112
25112
26112
27112
28112
29112
30112
31112

How January really feels in ‘Āmūdā

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

‘Āmūdā 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° / 719.70.99.72.8
Feb13° / 6390.810.63.7
Mar17° / 608.90.111.75.9
Apr23° / 12°437.2012.97.4
May30° / 17°244.20146.1
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.52.2
Jul40° / 26°00.1014.30.1
Aug40° / 25°00013.40.3
Sep35° / 21°10.2012.33.3
Oct28° / 15°233.40117.0
Nov19° / 425.50.1106.9
Dec13° / 688.50.49.53.7

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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45050
55050
65149
75149
85248
95248
105347
115347
125446
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185347
195248
205149
215149
224951
234951
244951
255050
264951
274951
284951
294951
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

‘Āmūdā gets around 71 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 (%)
1312
2322
3322
4322
5312
6312
7312
8302
9292
10292
11282
12272
13272
14262
15262
16262
17262
18263
19273
20283
21293
22303
23314
24324
25324
26324
27334
28334
29334
30334
31334

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 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
309calm
319calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:354:04
29.56:354:05
39.56:354:06
49.56:354:06
59.56:354:07
69.56:354:08
79.66:354:09
89.66:354:10
99.66:354:11
109.66:354:11
119.66:354:12
129.66:354:13
139.76:354:14
149.76:354:15
159.76:344:16
169.76:344:17
179.76:344:18
189.86:344:19
199.86:334:20
209.86:334:21
219.86:324:22
229.86:324:23
239.96:324:24
249.96:314:25
259.96:314:26
2610.06:304:27
2710.06:294:28
2810.06:294:29
2910.06:284:30
3010.16:284:31
3110.16:274:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for ‘Āmūdā

In seasonPeak

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

‘Āmūdā 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 ‘Āmūdā?

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 ‘Āmūdā.

What to pack for ‘Āmūdā in January

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

In January, ‘Āmūdā 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 ‘Āmūdā 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 ‘Āmūdā 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 ‘Āmūdā 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 ‘Āmūdā is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1944 µg/m³Dec 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr40Poor
May38Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Āmūdā?

‘Āmūdā sits at 37.1°N, 40.9°E, 472 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ad Darbāsīyah, 25 km away.

MidyatAl Ḩasakah

Topography around ‘Āmūdā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Āmūdā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 472 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,186 m.

The land around ‘Āmūdā is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
627 m
80 km
1,186 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ad Darbāsīyah 25 km · Nusaybin 26 km · Al Qāmishlī 27 km · Yeşilli 28 km · Mardin 28 km · Kızıltepe 33 km · Midyat 50 km · Al Ḩasakah 69 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 ‘Āmūdā (37.1042°, 40.93°, elevation 472 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).