Hajīn weather in January

In January, Hajīn sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Hajīn's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hajīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 4:23 PM
Cloud cover
41%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Hajīn is village 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hajīn reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2135
3135
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
21134
22134
23134
24144
25145
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How January really feels in Hajīn

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.

Hajīn 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 265.69.94.4
Feb16° / 194.210.76.0
Mar21° / 10°20411.77.9
Apr27° / 15°112.612.87.7
May33° / 20°61.113.84.3
Jun38° / 25°0014.31.1
Jul41° / 28°0014.10.0
Aug41° / 27°0013.30.0
Sep37° / 24°00.112.22.2
Oct30° / 18°101.611.16.2
Nov21° / 10°183.310.28.0
Dec15° / 224.59.75.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86733
96832
106832
116733
126733
136733
146733
156733
166733
176733
186733
196634
206634
216733
226733
236733
246832
256832
266832
276931
286931
297030
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Hajīn gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
217
317
417
517
617
717
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 4:11 PM to 4:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:294:11
29.76:294:12
39.76:294:13
49.76:294:13
59.76:294:14
69.86:294:15
79.86:294:16
89.86:294:16
99.86:294:17
109.86:294:18
119.86:294:19
129.86:294:20
139.96:294:21
149.96:294:22
159.96:294:22
169.96:294:23
179.96:284:24
1810.06:284:25
1910.06:284:26
2010.06:284:27
2110.06:274:28
2210.06:274:29
2310.16:264:30
2410.16:264:31
2510.16:264:32
2610.16:254:33
2710.26:254:34
2810.26:244:35
2910.26:244:36
3010.26:234:37
3110.36:224:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.05 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
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hajīn

In seasonPeak

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

Hajīn sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Hajīn?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Hajīn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hajīn in January

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

In January, Hajīn sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Hajīn 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 Hajīn peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hajīn 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 Hajīn is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorJul 1761 µg/m³Nov 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr53Poor
May59Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hajīn?

Hajīn sits at 34.7°N, 40.8°E, 182 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Subaykhān, 27 km away.

Al Qā’imAl MayādīnDeir ez-Zor‘Anat al Qadīmah‘AnahḨadīthah

Topography around Hajīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hajīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m.

The land around Hajīn is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
288 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Subaykhān 27 km · Ālbū Kamāl 28 km · Al Qā’im 37 km · Al Mayādīn 50 km · Deir ez-Zor 95 km · ‘Anat al Qadīmah 105 km · ‘Anah 111 km · Ḩadīthah 155 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 Hajīn (34.6951°, 40.8314°, elevation 182 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).