Birecik in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Birecik sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 165 mm of precipitation over about 26 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Birecik's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Birecik's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 12°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 165 mm
- 26 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.2
- 3rd-best season
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Birecik in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 12°C.
A typical winter day in Birecik reaches about 12°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Birecik
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 38 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Birecik weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° / 2° | 59 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 13° / 3° | 48 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 17° / 6° | 41 | 7 | 0 | 11.7 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 23° / 11° | 26 | 5.3 | 0 | 12.9 | 7.8 |
| May | 30° / 16° | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 36° / 21° | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 14.5 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 40° / 25° | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 14.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 39° / 25° | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 13.4 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 35° / 20° | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 12.3 | 3.7 |
| Oct | 28° / 14° | 20 | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Nov | 18° / 7° | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Dec | 12° / 4° | 59 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 9.5 | 3.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Birecik gets around 165 mm of rain and snow over 26 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.6 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Birecik?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Birecik.
What to pack for Birecik in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Birecik sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 26 days see rain.
UV index in Birecik in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Birecik peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in Birecik in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Birecik is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Moderate |
| Feb | 28 | Moderate |
| Mar | 34 | Moderate |
| Apr | 31 | Moderate |
| May | 29 | Moderate |
| Jun | 24 | Moderate |
| Jul | 18 | Moderate |
| Aug | 20 | Moderate |
| Sep | 24 | Moderate |
| Oct | 25 | Moderate |
| Nov | 24 | Moderate |
| Dec | 23 | Moderate |
Where is Birecik?
Birecik sits at 37.0°N, 38.0°E, 351 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Nizip, 16 km away.
Topography around Birecik
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Birecik.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Birecik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.
The land around Birecik is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (34%) within 80 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
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 Birecik (37.0258°, 37.9784°, elevation 351 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.