Bahçelievler weather in January

In January, Bahçelievler sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 23% 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 Bahçelievler's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bahçelievler's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:33 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
68%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Bahçelievler is district of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey.

Density
34,539/km²
people per km²
Founded
1992

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 Bahçelievler reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Bahçelievler weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7011.21.89.41.5
Feb / 6010.11.910.41.6
Mar10° / 639.50.611.72.5
Apr14° / 10°396.9013.14.5
May19° / 15°295.9014.36.9
Jun24° / 19°254.5014.98.3
Jul27° / 22°162.7014.68.5
Aug27° / 22°132.4013.68.4
Sep24° / 19°375.3012.38.1
Oct19° / 16°657.3010.96.6
Nov14° / 11°618.609.74.4
Dec10° / 841219.12.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
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103862
113862
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bahçelievler gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1416
2406
3406
4406
5396
6396
7386
8386
9376
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11355
12355
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31347

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
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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 7:35 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 4:41 PM to 5:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:354:41
29.17:354:41
39.17:354:42
49.17:354:43
59.17:354:44
69.27:354:45
79.27:354:46
89.27:354:47
99.27:354:48
109.27:354:48
119.27:354:49
129.37:344:50
139.37:344:51
149.37:344:52
159.37:334:54
169.47:334:55
179.47:334:56
189.47:324:57
199.47:324:58
209.57:314:59
219.57:315:00
229.57:305:01
239.57:305:02
249.67:295:04
259.67:285:05
269.67:285:06
279.77:275:07
289.77:265:08
299.77:265:09
309.87:255:11
319.87:245:12

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
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31.5Dim
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51.6Dim
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71.6Dim
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252.0Dim
262.0Dim
272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bahçelievler?

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
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bahçelievler.

What to pack for Bahçelievler in January

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

In January, Bahçelievler sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bahçelievler in January

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Oct 7 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Bahçelievler 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 Bahçelievler peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bahçelievler 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 Bahçelievler is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2015 µg/m³Jul 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bahçelievler?

Bahçelievler sits at 41.0°N, 28.9°E, 73 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Güngören Merter, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Bahçelievler

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bahçelievler has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m.

The land around Bahçelievler is covered by artificial surfaces (85%) within 3 km, water (44%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
1,294 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Güngören Merter 2.0 km · Merter Keresteciler 2.0 km · Zeytinburnu 4.0 km · Bağcılar 4.0 km · Esenler 5.0 km · Fatih 7.0 km · Küçükçekmece 8.0 km · Istanbul 8.0 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 Bahçelievler (41.0023°, 28.8598°, elevation 73 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).