Babaeski weather in January

In January, Babaeski sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Babaeski's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babaeski's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:41 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Babaeski is district in Kırklareli Province, Turkey.

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 8°C through the month.

A typical January day in Babaeski reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
181
281
381
481
581
681
781
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

How January really feels in Babaeski

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Babaeski weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 608.21.79.31.5
Feb10° / 547.41.810.32.2
Mar13° / 619.40.911.73.8
Apr18° / 477.90.113.16.1
May24° / 12°438014.37.3
Jun29° / 17°406.7014.96.3
Jul32° / 19°264.6014.75.2
Aug32° / 20°132.6013.75.3
Sep27° / 16°344.4012.37.5
Oct21° / 11°676.3010.97.2
Nov15° / 626.60.29.74.7
Dec / 669.11.99.12.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44258
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184258
194159
204159
214258
224258
234258
244159
254159
264258
274258
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Babaeski gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1297
2297
3287
4287
5277
6267
7266
8256
9246
10246
11235
12235
13235
14234
15234
16244
17244
18255
19265
20265
21275
22275
23275
24275
25285
26286
27276
28276
29277
30277
31277

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 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 4:46 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:434:46
29.17:434:47
39.17:434:48
49.17:434:49
59.17:434:50
69.17:434:50
79.17:434:51
89.17:434:52
99.27:434:53
109.27:434:54
119.27:434:55
129.27:434:56
139.27:424:57
149.37:424:58
159.37:424:59
169.37:415:00
179.37:415:01
189.47:415:03
199.47:405:04
209.47:405:05
219.47:395:06
229.57:395:07
239.57:385:08
249.57:375:09
259.67:375:11
269.67:365:12
279.67:355:13
289.77:345:14
299.77:345:15
309.77:335:17
319.87:325:18

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Babaeski?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Babaeski.

What to pack for Babaeski in January

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

In January, Babaeski sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Babaeski 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 Babaeski peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Babaeski?

Babaeski sits at 41.4°N, 27.1°E, 56 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Lüleburgaz, 22 km away.

Topography around Babaeski

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babaeski has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,022 m.

The land around Babaeski is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
1,022 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Lüleburgaz 22 km · Hayrabolu 24 km · Kırklareli 36 km · Uzunköprü 39 km · Orestiáda 48 km · Edirne 53 km · Tekirdağ 61 km · Malkara 62 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

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 Babaeski (41.4281°, 27.0966°, elevation 56 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).