Nawá weather in January

In January, Nawá sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 68 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 10.1 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 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nawá's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nawá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
68 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:44 AM – 4:47 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Nawá is town in Daraa Governorate 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 Nawá 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 9°C and 17°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)
1145
2145
3145
4135
5134
6134
7134
8134
9134
10134
11134
12134
13134
14134
15134
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22134
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28134
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30134
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How January really feels in Nawá

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.

Nawá 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° / 689.60.610.13.9
Feb15° / 618.70.610.84.5
Mar18° / 437.20.111.86.5
Apr23° / 10°194.2012.88.1
May28° / 14°82.2013.77.9
Jun31° / 17°10.5014.16.2
Jul33° / 19°00013.95.0
Aug33° / 19°00013.24.8
Sep32° / 17°20.5012.25.9
Oct28° / 15°92.7011.27.7
Nov21° / 10°284.3010.37.6
Dec15° / 5370.19.95.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
95941
106040
116040
126139
136139
146139
156040
166040
176040
185941
195941
205941
215941
225941
235941
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255842
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275941
285941
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Nawá gets around 68 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1261
2261
3271
4272
5282
6282
7282
8282
9292
10292
11292
12292
13292
14292
15292
16292
17302
18302
19301
20311
21321
22321
23331
24331
25331
26331
27331
28331
29331
30331
31331

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
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 6:43 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.96:434:35
29.96:434:36
39.96:434:36
49.96:444:37
59.96:444:38
69.96:444:39
79.96:444:39
89.96:444:40
99.96:444:41
1010.06:444:42
1110.06:444:42
1210.06:444:43
1310.06:444:44
1410.06:444:45
1510.06:444:46
1610.16:444:47
1710.16:434:48
1810.16:434:48
1910.16:434:49
2010.16:434:50
2110.16:424:51
2210.26:424:52
2310.26:424:53
2410.26:414:54
2510.26:414:55
2610.36:414:56
2710.36:404:57
2810.36:404:58
2910.36:394:59
3010.36:394:59
3110.46:385:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nawá?

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

3.9
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 Nawá.

What to pack for Nawá in January

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

In January, Nawá sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Nawá 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 Nawá peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nawá 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 Nawá is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1055 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr55Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nawá?

Nawá sits at 32.9°N, 36.0°E, 568 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Jāsim, 12 km away.

Topography around Nawá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nawá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 562 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,116 m.

The land around Nawá is covered by cropland (66%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
3,116 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Jāsim 12 km · Shaykh Miskīn 13 km · Ţafas 17 km · Inkhil 17 km · Dā‘il 17 km · Aş Şanamayn 25 km · Al Ḩirāk 29 km · Dar‘ā 30 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 Nawá (32.8865°, 36.0391°, elevation 568 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).