Maşyāf weather in January

In January, Maşyāf sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 125 mm of precipitation across 13.8 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 37% 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 Maşyāf's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maşyāf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
125 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Maşyāf is Syrian city.

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 Maşyāf reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1135
2135
3135
4135
5135
6135
7135
8135
9135
10135
11135
12135
13135
14135
15135
16135
17135
18135
19135
20135
21135
22135
23135
24135
25135
26135
27135
28135
29135
30135
31135

How January really feels in Maşyāf

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.

Maşyāf 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
Jan13° / 12513.80.39.93.3
Feb14° / 11612.30.610.73.9
Mar17° / 10512.40.111.75.3
Apr21° / 10°639.2012.96.8
May25° / 14°346.1013.88.0
Jun28° / 18°72.6014.37.9
Jul30° / 20°20.6014.16.8
Aug31° / 21°20.7013.36.2
Sep30° / 19°143.4012.26.6
Oct27° / 15°437011.17.4
Nov20° / 10°688.6010.26.7
Dec14° / 10811.90.29.74.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45248
55248
65149
75149
85248
95248
105248
115347
125347
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195446
205446
215347
225347
235446
245446
255347
265446
275446
285545
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Maşyāf gets around 125 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1411
2421
3421
4421
5421
6422
7422
8422
9421
10421
11411
12411
13411
14411
15411
16411
17411
18421
19430
20430
21440
22450
23460
24460
25461
26461
27461
28461
29451
30451
31441

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:41 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:474:28
29.76:484:29
39.76:484:30
49.76:484:30
59.76:484:31
69.76:484:32
79.76:484:33
89.86:484:33
99.86:484:34
109.86:484:35
119.86:484:36
129.86:484:37
139.86:484:38
149.86:484:39
159.96:484:39
169.96:474:40
179.96:474:41
189.96:474:42
199.96:474:43
2010.06:464:44
2110.06:464:45
2210.06:464:46
2310.06:454:47
2410.16:454:48
2510.16:444:49
2610.16:444:50
2710.16:434:51
2810.26:434:52
2910.26:424:53
3010.26:424:54
3110.26:414:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Maşyāf

In seasonPeak

In January, Maşyāf sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Maşyāf's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Maşyāf?

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 Maşyāf.

What to pack for Maşyāf in January

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

In January, Maşyāf sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Maşyāf 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 43 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 Maşyāf 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 Maşyāf peaks around June 19 at about 10 (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 highVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Jan 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 Maşyāf 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 Maşyāf is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 948 µg/m³Aug 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr45Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Maşyāf?

Maşyāf sits at 35.1°N, 36.3°E, 502 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Kafr Lāhā, 24 km away.

ŞāfītāBāniyāsḨamāhAr RastanŢayyibat al Imām

Topography around Maşyāf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maşyāf has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 652 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,511 m.

The land around Maşyāf is covered by trees (34%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
652 m
16 km
1,156 m
80 km
2,511 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kafr Lāhā 24 km · Maharda 29 km · Ḩalfāyā 32 km · Şāfītā 34 km · Bāniyās 38 km · Ḩamāh 39 km · Ar Rastan 39 km · Ţayyibat al Imām 40 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 Maşyāf (35.0653°, 36.3406°, elevation 502 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).