Ḩalfāyā weather in January

In January, Ḩalfāyā sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 95 mm of precipitation across 13.2 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 34% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ḩalfāyā's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḩalfāyā's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
95 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 4:39 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Ḩalfāyā is village in Hama 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 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ḩalfāyā reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 16°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)
1134
2134
3134
4134
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
16134
17134
18134
19134
20134
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22134
23134
24134
25134
26134
27134
28134
29134
30134
31134

How January really feels in Ḩalfāyā

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.

Ḩalfāyā 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° / 9513.29.93.3
Feb14° / 8611.510.74.1
Mar18° / 701111.75.9
Apr22° / 11°437.812.97.3
May27° / 14°244.913.87.5
Jun31° / 18°41.114.35.9
Jul34° / 21°10.114.14.5
Aug34° / 21°10.513.34.0
Sep32° / 19°92.412.25.2
Oct28° / 15°305.911.17.0
Nov20° / 507.110.17.0
Dec14° / 8210.89.74.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
54951
65050
75050
85050
94951
105050
115149
125149
135149
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245149
255248
265248
275347
285248
295347
305446
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ḩalfāyā gets around 95 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1401
2401
3411
4411
5412
6412
7412
8412
9402
10402
11402
12392
13392
14392
15391
16391
17391
18391
19401
20410
21410
22420
23430
24430
25431
26431
27431
28421
29421
30421
31411

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 4:27 PM to 4:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:474:27
29.76:474:27
39.76:474:28
49.76:474:29
59.76:484:29
69.76:484:30
79.76:484:31
89.76:484:32
99.76:484:33
109.86:484:34
119.86:484:34
129.86:484:35
139.86:474:36
149.86:474:37
159.86:474:38
169.96:474:39
179.96:474:40
189.96:464:41
199.96:464:42
209.96:464:43
2110.06:454:44
2210.06:454:45
2310.06:454:46
2410.06:444:46
2510.16:444:47
2610.16:434:48
2710.16:434:49
2810.16:424:50
2910.26:424:51
3010.26:414:52
3110.26:404:53

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ḩalfāyā?

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

3.3
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 Ḩalfāyā.

What to pack for Ḩalfāyā in January

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

In January, Ḩalfāyā sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ḩalfāyā in January

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 68 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 4 to Dec 22 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Ḩalfāyā 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 Ḩalfāyā peaks around June 20 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ḩalfāyā 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 Ḩalfāyā is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 2154 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr48Poor
May38Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ḩalfāyā?

Ḩalfāyā sits at 35.3°N, 36.6°E, 301 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Maharda, 3.0 km away.

Ar Rastan

Topography around Ḩalfāyā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḩalfāyā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,540 m.

The land around Ḩalfāyā is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
450 m
80 km
1,540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Maharda 3.0 km · Ţayyibat al Imām 10 km · Kafr Zaytā 13 km · Şūrān 13 km · Ḩamāh 20 km · Khān Shaykhūn 21 km · Maşyāf 32 km · Ar Rastan 39 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 Ḩalfāyā (35.2601°, 36.6058°, elevation 301 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).