At Tall weather in January

In January, At Tall sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 10 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 44% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is At Tall's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see At Tall's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:44 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover
47%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

At Tall is place in Rif Dimashq 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 At Tall reaches about 10°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 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1112
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8102
9102
10102
11102
12102
13102
14102
15101
16101
17101
18101
19101
20101
21101
22102
23102
24102
25102
26102
27102
28112
29112
30112
31112

How January really feels in At Tall

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

At Tall 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° / 417.61.8102.7
Feb12° / 356.91.910.83.6
Mar16° / 255.10.411.75.9
Apr21° / 113.10.112.88.0
May27° / 13°82.1013.78.3
Jun31° / 16°10.2014.26.2
Jul34° / 18°000144.4
Aug34° / 18°00013.24.3
Sep31° / 16°10.4012.26.3
Oct26° / 13°82.2011.28.4
Nov18° / 214.20.110.36.8
Dec13° / 315.80.79.83.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36238
46139
56139
66139
76139
86238
96238
106139
116238
126238
136337
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196337
206337
216238
226238
236238
246238
256337
266337
276337
286337
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

At Tall gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1224
2225
3235
4236
5236
6236
7236
8236
9236
10236
11236
12236
13236
14236
15236
16236
17235
18235
19245
20245
21245
22255
23255
24255
25256
26256
27266
28266
29266
30267
31267

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 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 4:32 PM to 4:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.86:444:32
29.86:444:33
39.86:444:33
49.86:444:34
59.86:444:35
69.96:454:36
79.96:454:36
89.96:454:37
99.96:454:38
109.96:454:39
119.96:454:40
129.96:454:41
139.96:454:41
1410.06:444:42
1510.06:444:43
1610.06:444:44
1710.06:444:45
1810.06:444:46
1910.16:434:47
2010.16:434:48
2110.16:434:48
2210.16:434:49
2310.16:424:50
2410.26:424:51
2510.26:414:52
2610.26:414:53
2710.26:404:54
2810.36:404:55
2910.36:394:56
3010.36:394:57
3110.36:384:58

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit At Tall?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in At Tall.

What to pack for At Tall in January

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

In January, At Tall sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in At Tall in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in At Tall peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in At Tall 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 At Tall is worst in November — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 31 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyNov 2258 µg/m³Jul 2231 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar52Poor
Apr54Poor
May44Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is At Tall?

At Tall sits at 33.6°N, 36.3°E, 1,003 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ḩarastā, 8.0 km away.

Topography around At Tall

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around At Tall has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 510 m around an average of 1,029 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,551 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,078 m.

The land around At Tall is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
510 m
16 km
1,551 m
80 km
3,078 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ḩarastā 8.0 km · Dūmā 10 km · ‘Irbīn 10 km · Damascus 11 km · Jaramānā 14 km · Babīlā 16 km · al-Yarmūk 16 km · Dārayyā 18 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 At Tall (33.6103°, 36.3107°, elevation 1,003 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).