‘Ayn al ‘Arab weather in January

In January, ‘Ayn al ‘Arab sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 58 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Ayn al ‘Arab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
58 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:44 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

‘Ayn al ‘Arab is town in Syria.

Density
7,143/km²
people per km²
Founded
1915

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 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1103
2103
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How January really feels in ‘Ayn al ‘Arab

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

‘Ayn al ‘Arab 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° / 589.41.19.82.4
Feb12° / 488.50.910.63.4
Mar17° / 447.60.111.75.9
Apr23° / 10°295.8012.97.6
May29° / 15°194.3013.96.3
Jun36° / 21°30.8014.53.0
Jul39° / 25°00014.30.6
Aug39° / 24°00.1013.40.8
Sep34° / 19°30.7012.34.0
Oct27° / 14°233.60117.4
Nov18° / 375.50.1106.6
Dec12° / 568.50.49.53.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54753
64852
74852
84951
95050
105050
115149
125347
135446
145446
155446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

‘Ayn al ‘Arab gets around 58 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1312
2312
3312
4312
5312
6302
7302
8292
9293
10283
11283
12273
13273
14263
15263
16263
17263
18263
19273
20283
21284
22294
23294
24304
25304
26305
27315
28315
29305
30305
31305

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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169calm
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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 6:44 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:444:15
29.56:454:16
39.56:454:17
49.56:454:17
59.66:454:18
69.66:454:19
79.66:454:20
89.66:454:21
99.66:454:21
109.66:454:22
119.66:454:23
129.76:454:24
139.76:454:25
149.76:444:26
159.76:444:27
169.76:444:28
179.86:444:29
189.86:434:30
199.86:434:31
209.86:434:32
219.86:424:33
229.96:424:34
239.96:414:35
249.96:414:36
259.96:404:37
2610.06:404:38
2710.06:394:39
2810.06:394:40
2910.06:384:41
3010.16:374:42
3110.16:374:43

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 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
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202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit ‘Ayn al ‘Arab?

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 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab.

What to pack for ‘Ayn al ‘Arab in January

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

In January, ‘Ayn al ‘Arab sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 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 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — 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 highModerateJun 18UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 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 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1933 µg/m³Jul 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Ayn al ‘Arab?

‘Ayn al ‘Arab sits at 36.9°N, 38.4°E, 514 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Suruç, 11 km away.

BirecikUrfaNizipManbijBozovaAkçakale

Topography around ‘Ayn al ‘Arab

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Ayn al ‘Arab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 521 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m.

The land around ‘Ayn al ‘Arab is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
306 m
80 km
685 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Suruç 11 km · Jarābulus 32 km · Birecik 37 km · Urfa 50 km · Nizip 51 km · Manbij 54 km · Bozova 55 km · Akçakale 57 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 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab (36.8909°, 38.3535°, elevation 514 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).