Ţarţūs weather in January

In January, Ţarţūs sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 135 mm of rain 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 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Ţarţūs's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţarţūs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 4:43 PM
Cloud cover
49%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Ţarţūs is city in Syria.

Founded
~2 CE

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 Ţarţūs reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 7°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)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5158
6148
7148
8148
9148
10148
11148
12148
13148
14148
15148
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17148
18148
19148
20148
21148
22148
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26148
27148
28148
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31148

How January really feels in Ţarţūs

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.

Ţarţūs 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° / 13513.89.94.1
Feb15° / 11811.910.74.6
Mar18° / 10°10711.611.75.8
Apr21° / 13°668.912.97.0
May25° / 16°395.613.88.1
Jun27° / 19°113.514.38.1
Jul29° / 22°41.514.17.0
Aug30° / 23°41.613.36.4
Sep29° / 21°183.612.26.8
Oct27° / 18°486.311.17.5
Nov21° / 13°797.910.27.2
Dec16° / 12211.69.75.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85644
95743
105743
115743
125743
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185842
195842
205743
215743
225743
235644
245644
255743
265743
275743
285743
295743
305743
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ţarţūs gets around 135 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
743
842
942
1042
1142
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
1942
2043
2144
2244
2345
2445
2546
2646
2745
2845
2945
3044
3144

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
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11100
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14100
15100
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20100
21100
22100
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24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
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3012calm
3112light breeze

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 6:49 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 4:30 PM to 4:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.76:494:30
29.76:494:31
39.76:494:32
49.76:494:33
59.76:494:33
69.76:504:34
79.86:504:35
89.86:504:36
99.86:504:37
109.86:504:37
119.86:504:38
129.86:494:39
139.86:494:40
149.96:494:41
159.96:494:42
169.96:494:43
179.96:494:44
189.96:484:44
1910.06:484:45
2010.06:484:46
2110.06:474:47
2210.06:474:48
2310.06:474:49
2410.16:464:50
2510.16:464:51
2610.16:454:52
2710.16:454:53
2810.26:444:54
2910.26:444:55
3010.26:434:56
3110.26:424:57

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.73 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 Ţarţūs

In seasonPeak

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

Ţarţūs'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 Ţarţūs?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ţarţūs for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ţarţūs in January

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

In January, Ţarţūs sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ţarţūs 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 offshore 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
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Ţarţūs 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 Ţarţūs peaks around June 20 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 20UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ţarţūs 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 Ţarţūs 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 Ţarţūs?

Ţarţūs sits at 34.9°N, 35.9°E, 20 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Şāfītā, 22 km away.

TallkalakhMaşyāfTripoliJablahKafr LāhāEl Hermel

Topography around Ţarţūs

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţarţūs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,079 m.

The land around Ţarţūs is covered by water (32%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (33%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
3,079 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Şāfītā 22 km · Bāniyās 33 km · Tallkalakh 42 km · Maşyāf 46 km · Tripoli 51 km · Jablah 53 km · Kafr Lāhā 56 km · El Hermel 71 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 Ţarţūs (34.889°, 35.8866°, elevation 20 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).