Bismil weather in January

In January, Bismil sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 38% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bismil's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bismil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
6:37 AM – 4:16 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

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 Bismil reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
180
280
380
480
580
680
780
880
980
1080
1180
1280
1380
148-1
158-1
168-1
178-1
188-1
198-1
208-1
218-1
228-1
238-1
248-1
258-1
268-1
278-1
288-1
2980
3080
3180

How January really feels in Bismil

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.

Bismil weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°7010.42.79.71.2
Feb10° / 7110.72.410.52.2
Mar15° / 8111.40.411.74.4
Apr20° / 7510.5012.96.4
May27° / 13°488.60146.9
Jun34° / 19°61.8014.64.1
Jul38° / 23°10.3014.41.2
Aug38° / 22°10.1013.51.2
Sep33° / 17°51.2012.34.5
Oct26° / 12°374.80117.6
Nov16° / 496.50.3105.7
Dec10° / 709.51.29.42.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
55050
65050
75149
85149
95248
105347
115446
125545
135545
145446
155446
165446
175446
185347
195248
205050
215050
224951
234852
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bismil gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1346
2347
3347
4347
5337
6337
7327
8317
9307
10308
11298
12288
13288
14278
15278
16278
17288
18288
19299
20309
21329
22339
233410
243510
253611
263611
273611
283711
293711
303711
313711

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 (%)
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 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 4:03 PM to 4:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.46:384:03
29.46:384:04
39.46:384:05
49.56:384:05
59.56:384:06
69.56:384:07
79.56:384:08
89.56:384:09
99.56:384:10
109.56:384:10
119.66:384:11
129.66:384:12
139.66:384:13
149.66:384:14
159.66:374:15
169.66:374:16
179.76:374:17
189.76:374:18
199.76:364:19
209.76:364:20
219.86:354:21
229.86:354:22
239.86:344:23
249.86:344:24
259.96:334:25
269.96:334:26
279.96:324:28
289.96:324:29
2910.06:314:30
3010.06:304:31
3110.06:304:32

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bismil?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bismil.

What to pack for Bismil in January

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

In January, Bismil sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bismil 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 Bismil peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bismil 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 Bismil is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2028 µg/m³Jul 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bismil?

Bismil sits at 37.8°N, 40.7°E, 543 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Diyarbakır, 40 km away.

Topography around Bismil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bismil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 561 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,523 m.

The land around Bismil is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
232 m
80 km
1,523 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Diyarbakır 40 km · Batman 42 km · Silvan 45 km · Yeşilli 58 km · Mardin 60 km · Lice 68 km · Kızıltepe 73 km · Midyat 76 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 Bismil (37.8451°, 40.6593°, elevation 543 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. 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).