Bergama weather in January

In January, Bergama sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 91 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bergama's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bergama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
91 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:35 AM – 5:07 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Bergama is town and district in İzmir Province, Turkey.

Density
37/km²
people per km²

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 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bergama reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1103
2103
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21102
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How January really feels in Bergama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 19 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
19
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bergama 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
Jan10° / 919.719.62.4
Feb12° / 879.90.910.52.9
Mar15° / 728.90.511.74.6
Apr19° / 588.20136.5
May25° / 13°396.4014.17.8
Jun30° / 18°204.7014.76.3
Jul33° / 21°41.2014.54.9
Aug33° / 21°41.1013.55.0
Sep28° / 17°223.3012.37.4
Oct23° / 12°575.60117.8
Nov17° / 857.709.95.7
Dec11° / 9210.60.99.32.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44654
54654
64753
74753
84852
94852
104852
114951
124951
135050
145149
155149
165149
175050
185149
195149
205050
215050
225149
235149
245149
255248
265347
275347
285248
295347
305347
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bergama gets around 91 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1335
2335
3325
4325
5314
6314
7304
8303
9293
10293
11283
12283
13283
14283
15283
16283
17293
18293
19303
20303
21313
22313
23323
24323
25323
26333
27334
28334
29334
30344
31344

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
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221000
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311000

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
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910calm
1010calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 7:36 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:364:53
29.37:364:54
39.37:364:55
49.37:364:56
59.37:364:56
69.47:364:57
79.47:364:58
89.47:364:59
99.47:365:00
109.47:365:01
119.47:365:02
129.57:365:03
139.57:355:04
149.57:355:05
159.57:355:06
169.57:355:07
179.67:345:08
189.67:345:09
199.67:335:10
209.67:335:11
219.77:335:12
229.77:325:13
239.77:325:14
249.77:315:15
259.87:305:16
269.87:305:17
279.87:295:18
289.97:285:20
299.97:285:21
309.97:275:22
319.97:265:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bergama

In seasonPeak

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

Bergama's rainy season runs October–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 Bergama?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bergama.

What to pack for Bergama in January

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

In January, Bergama sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bergama in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Oct 22 — about 4.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Bergama 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 Bergama peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bergama 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 Bergama is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 2117 µg/m³Dec 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bergama?

Bergama sits at 39.1°N, 27.2°E, 69 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Soma, 38 km away.

Topography around Bergama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bergama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,052 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,761 m.

The land around Bergama is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%), cropland (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
307 m
16 km
1,052 m
80 km
1,761 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Soma 38 km · Aliağa 40 km · Kırkağaç 42 km · Burhaniye 46 km · Ayvalık 47 km · Mytilene 54 km · Edremit 55 km · Menemen 58 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 Bergama (39.1207°, 27.1805°, elevation 69 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).