Bozova in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bozova sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 233 mm of precipitation over about 31 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 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Bozova's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bozova's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
233 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
2.2
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bozova in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Bozova reaches about 10°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Bozova

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 54 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
54
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bozova 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8410.51.79.71.7
Feb11° / 7010.11.410.62.5
Mar15° / 629.60.211.74.9
Apr21° / 10°518.9012.96.9
May28° / 15°346.40146.7
Jun35° / 21°61.4014.53.6
Jul38° / 25°10.3014.31.2
Aug38° / 24°10.3013.41.4
Sep33° / 20°51.2012.34.6
Oct26° / 14°415.40117.5
Nov17° / 567.10.2105.8
Dec10° / 79100.79.52.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Bozova gets around 233 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Bozova?

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.

2.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bozova.

What to pack for Bozova in Winter

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

In winter, Bozova sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bozova in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Bozova peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bozova in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bozova is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1924 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bozova?

Bozova sits at 37.4°N, 38.5°E, 583 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Urfa, 32 km away.

Topography around Bozova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bozova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 624 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,193 m.

The land around Bozova is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
2,193 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Urfa 32 km · Suruç 44 km · Hilvan 45 km · Kahta 48 km · Altınşehir 50 km · Adıyaman 50 km · ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 55 km · Birecik 61 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 Bozova (37.3625°, 38.5267°, elevation 583 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.