Tallkalakh weather in January

In January, Tallkalakh sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 11.9 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 14°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 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 Tallkalakh's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tallkalakh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 4:42 PM
Cloud cover
48%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Tallkalakh is city 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 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tallkalakh reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°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)
1146
2146
3146
4146
5146
6146
7146
8146
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10146
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How January really feels in Tallkalakh

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.

Tallkalakh 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
Jan14° / 7411.99.94.0
Feb15° / 6710.410.74.6
Mar18° / 549.411.76.2
Apr22° / 11°25512.87.8
May27° / 15°153.113.88.2
Jun30° / 19°20.614.37.1
Jul31° / 21°00.114.16.1
Aug32° / 22°0013.35.8
Sep31° / 20°51.312.26.4
Oct27° / 16°234.711.17.4
Nov21° / 11°417.210.27.3
Dec16° / 6710.59.75.0

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 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126238
136238
146238
156238
166238
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256139
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306337
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tallkalakh gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1361
2362
3362
4362
5362
6352
7352
8352
9352
10352
11351
12351
13351
14351
15351
16351
17361
18361
19371
20381
21391
22401
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24411
25411
26411
27401
28401
29402
30392
31392

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
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 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
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69calm
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89calm
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129calm
139calm
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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 6:47 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:474:30
29.76:474:30
39.76:474:31
49.76:474:32
59.86:474:32
69.86:474:33
79.86:484:34
89.86:484:35
99.86:484:36
109.86:484:36
119.86:484:37
129.86:474:38
139.96:474:39
149.96:474:40
159.96:474:41
169.96:474:42
179.96:474:43
1810.06:464:43
1910.06:464:44
2010.06:464:45
2110.06:454:46
2210.06:454:47
2310.16:454:48
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2610.16:434:51
2710.26:434:52
2810.26:424:53
2910.26:424:54
3010.26:414:55
3110.36:414:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tallkalakh?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tallkalakh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tallkalakh in January

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

In January, Tallkalakh sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tallkalakh in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 4 to Dec 23 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

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

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

Air quality in Tallkalakh 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 Tallkalakh is worst in February — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorFeb 1948 µg/m³Jul 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr48Poor
May38Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tallkalakh?

Tallkalakh sits at 34.7°N, 36.3°E, 288 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Şāfītā, 21 km away.

Al QuşayrŢarţūsHomsMaşyāfTripoli

Topography around Tallkalakh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tallkalakh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 295 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,230 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,079 m.

The land around Tallkalakh is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (32%), grassland (30%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (29%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
1,230 m
80 km
3,079 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Şāfītā 21 km · El Hermel 33 km · Kafr Lāhā 33 km · Al Quşayr 34 km · Ţarţūs 42 km · Homs 43 km · Maşyāf 45 km · Tripoli 46 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 Tallkalakh (34.6684°, 36.26°, elevation 288 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).