Dayr Ḩāfir weather in January

In January, Dayr Ḩāfir sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8.9 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 11°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 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dayr Ḩāfir's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dayr Ḩāfir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Dayr Ḩāfir is town in Aleppo, Syria.

Density
5,071/km²
people per km²

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 Dayr Ḩāfir reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°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)
1115
2114
3114
4114
5114
6114
7114
8114
9114
10114
11114
12114
13114
14114
15114
16114
17114
18114
19114
20114
21114
22114
23114
24114
25114
26114
27114
28124
29124
30124
31124

How January really feels in Dayr Ḩāfir

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dayr Ḩāfir 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° / 458.90.69.83.0
Feb14° / 377.60.410.64.2
Mar18° / 326.30.111.76.6
Apr24° / 12°215.1012.97.8
May30° / 17°153.2013.96.0
Jun35° / 21°30.6014.43.2
Jul38° / 24°10.1014.21.4
Aug38° / 24°00.1013.41.6
Sep34° / 21°20.5012.24.1
Oct28° / 16°173.3011.17.2
Nov19° / 10°285010.17.1
Dec13° / 457.70.29.63.9

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 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
55050
65050
74951
85050
95149
105248
115248
125248
135347
145347
155248
165248
175248
185248
195149
205050
215050
225050
235050
244951
255050
265050
275248
285248
295248
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Dayr Ḩāfir gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1281
2281
3281
4282
5282
6282
7282
8282
9272
10272
11272
12272
13262
14262
15262
16261
17261
18271
19271
20281
21282
22292
23292
24292
25292
26292
27292
28282
29282
30282
31282

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 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 6:45 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 4:20 PM to 4:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.66:454:20
29.66:454:20
39.66:454:21
49.66:454:22
59.66:464:23
69.66:464:23
79.66:464:24
89.76:464:25
99.76:464:26
109.76:464:27
119.76:464:28
129.76:454:29
139.76:454:29
149.86:454:30
159.86:454:31
169.86:454:32
179.86:444:33
189.86:444:34
199.96:444:35
209.96:434:36
219.96:434:37
229.96:434:38
239.96:424:39
2410.06:424:40
2510.06:414:41
2610.06:414:42
2710.06:404:43
2810.16:404:44
2910.16:394:45
3010.16:384:46
3110.26:384:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
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
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Dayr Ḩāfir?

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

3.0
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 Dayr Ḩāfir.

What to pack for Dayr Ḩāfir in January

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

In January, Dayr Ḩāfir sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Dayr Ḩāfir 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 Dayr Ḩāfir peaks around June 18 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 highModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Dayr Ḩāfir 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 Dayr Ḩāfir is worst in March — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1840 µg/m³Jul 2024 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr38Poor
May34Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dayr Ḩāfir?

Dayr Ḩāfir sits at 36.2°N, 37.7°E, 349 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Tādif, 27 km away.

ManbijAleppoTall Rif‘atNubl

Topography around Dayr Ḩāfir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dayr Ḩāfir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m.

The land around Dayr Ḩāfir is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
693 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Tādif 27 km · Al Bāb 29 km · As Safīrah 31 km · Kabbasin 33 km · Manbij 47 km · Aleppo 49 km · Tall Rif‘at 65 km · Nubl 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 Dayr Ḩāfir (36.1569°, 37.7078°, elevation 349 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).