Manbij weather in January

In January, Manbij sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 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 Manbij's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manbij's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Manbij is city in Aleppo 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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Manbij reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°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)
1114
2114
3114
4114
5113
6113
7113
8113
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
17113
18113
19113
20113
21113
22113
23113
24113
25113
26113
27113
28113
29113
30113
31113

How January really feels in Manbij

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Manbij weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 499.10.79.82.8
Feb13° / 437.80.610.63.9
Mar18° / 387011.76.3
Apr24° / 12°255.2012.97.8
May30° / 16°173.6013.96.1
Jun36° / 21°20.5014.43.0
Jul39° / 24°00.1014.20.9
Aug38° / 24°00.1013.41.2
Sep34° / 20°30.7012.24.0
Oct28° / 15°233.8011.17.2
Nov19° / 335.3010.16.8
Dec12° / 498.20.39.63.6

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 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34852
44852
54852
64852
74951
84951
95050
105050
115050
125149
135149
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195149
205050
215050
225050
235050
245050
255149
265149
275149
285248
295248
305248
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Manbij gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in January. 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 (%)
1282
2282
3292
4292
5292
6292
7292
8282
9282
10282
11272
12272
13272
14262
15262
16262
17272
18272
19272
20282
21282
22292
23292
24292
25292
26292
27292
28292
29292
30292
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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3112calm

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 6:45 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:454:18
29.66:454:18
39.66:454:19
49.66:454:20
59.66:464:21
69.66:464:21
79.66:464:22
89.66:464:23
99.66:464:24
109.76:464:25
119.76:454:26
129.76:454:27
139.76:454:28
149.76:454:28
159.76:454:29
169.86:454:30
179.86:444:31
189.86:444:32
199.86:444:33
209.86:434:34
219.96:434:35
229.96:434:36
239.96:424:37
249.96:424:38
2510.06:414:39
2610.06:414:40
2710.06:404:41
2810.06:394:42
2910.16:394:43
3010.16:384:44
3110.16:384:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.55 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
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.8Moderate
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 Manbij?

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

2.8
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 Manbij.

What to pack for Manbij in January

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

In January, Manbij sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Manbij 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 Manbij peaks around June 17 at about 10 (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 17UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Manbij 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 Manbij 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 Manbij?

Manbij sits at 36.5°N, 38.0°E, 468 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Jarābulus, 33 km away.

KabbasinTādifAl BābDayr Ḩāfir‘Ayn al ‘ArabBirecikNizip

Topography around Manbij

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manbij has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Manbij is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
734 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Jarābulus 33 km · Kabbasin 36 km · Tādif 43 km · Al Bāb 43 km · Dayr Ḩāfir 47 km · ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 54 km · Birecik 55 km · Nizip 55 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 Manbij (36.5281°, 37.9549°, elevation 468 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).