Çayeli weather in January

In January, Çayeli sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 160 mm of precipitation across 15.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Çayeli's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çayeli's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 5°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: -1°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 160 mm; 15.8 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 6:46 AM – 4:07 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 1.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Çayeli reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Avg low (°C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	6	0
4	6	0
5	5	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	0
11	5	0
12	5	-1
13	5	-1
14	5	-1
15	5	-1
16	5	-1
17	5	-1
18	4	-1
19	4	-1
20	4	-1
21	4	-1
22	4	-1
23	4	-1
24	4	-1
25	4	-1
26	4	-1
27	4	-1
28	4	-1
29	4	-1
30	4	-1
31	4	-1

How January really feels in Çayeli

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Çayeli weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / -1°	160	15.8	12.8	9.4	0.0
Feb	5° / -1°	130	14.2	11.8	10.4	0.2
Mar	8° / 2°	156	17.1	11.1	11.7	1.1
Apr	12° / 5°	134	17.5	4.9	13.1	2.7
May	16° / 10°	185	20.1	0.3	14.3	4.0
Jun	20° / 14°	219	20.3	0	14.9	4.6
Jul	21° / 16°	232	22.4	0	14.7	4.6
Aug	22° / 17°	269	24.5	0	13.6	4.4
Sep	20° / 14°	286	19.7	0	12.3	4.8
Oct	17° / 10°	266	17	0.8	10.9	4.5
Nov	12° / 5°	186	13.4	5.6	9.7	2.7
Dec	7° / 1°	157	14.3	9.8	9.1	0.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	35	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33	34	34	34	35
Cloudier (%)	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	65	63	64	64	64	64	64	65	65	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	66	66	66	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	37	63
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Çayeli gets around 160 mm of rain and snow over 15.8 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 50% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	45	45	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55
Snow chance (%)	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	35
2	45	35
3	46	36
4	46	37
5	47	37
6	48	38
7	48	38
8	49	39
9	50	39
10	50	40
11	50	40
12	50	40
13	50	41
14	50	40
15	50	40
16	50	40
17	50	40
18	50	41
19	50	41
20	50	41
21	51	42
22	51	42
23	52	43
24	53	44
25	53	44
26	54	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	46
30	55	46
31	55	46

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 3:53 PM to 4:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37
Sunset (PM)	3:53	3:54	3:55	3:55	3:56	3:57	3:58	3:59	4:00	4:01	4:02	4:03	4:04	4:05	4:06	4:07	4:08	4:09	4:10	4:11	4:12	4:14	4:15	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:19	4:21	4:22	4:23	4:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	6:48	3:53
2	9.1	6:48	3:54
3	9.1	6:48	3:55
4	9.1	6:48	3:55
5	9.1	6:48	3:56
6	9.2	6:48	3:57
7	9.2	6:48	3:58
8	9.2	6:48	3:59
9	9.2	6:48	4:00
10	9.2	6:48	4:01
11	9.2	6:47	4:02
12	9.3	6:47	4:03
13	9.3	6:47	4:04
14	9.3	6:47	4:05
15	9.3	6:46	4:06
16	9.3	6:46	4:07
17	9.4	6:46	4:08
18	9.4	6:45	4:09
19	9.4	6:45	4:10
20	9.5	6:44	4:11
21	9.5	6:44	4:12
22	9.5	6:43	4:14
23	9.5	6:43	4:15
24	9.6	6:42	4:16
25	9.6	6:41	4:17
26	9.6	6:41	4:18
27	9.7	6:40	4:19
28	9.7	6:39	4:21
29	9.7	6:38	4:22
30	9.8	6:38	4:23
31	9.8	6:37	4:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.8	Dim
2	1.8	Dim
3	1.8	Dim
4	1.8	Dim
5	1.8	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.9	Dim
10	1.9	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	2.0	Dim
16	2.0	Dim
17	2.0	Dim
18	2.0	Moderate
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.0	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.2	Moderate
26	2.2	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Çayeli?

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

0.0

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 Çayeli.

What to pack for Çayeli in January

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

In January, Çayeli sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Çayeli in January

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	11	17	22	25	26	24	21	17	13
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Çayeli 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 Çayeli peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	6	7	9	8	8	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Çayeli?

Çayeli sits at 41.1°N, 40.7°E, 12 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Rize, 18 km away.

Topography around Çayeli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çayeli has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,871 m.

The land around Çayeli is covered by trees (54%) and water (40%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), water (32%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

447 m

trees 54%

16 km

1,467 m

trees 56%

80 km

3,871 m

trees 35%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Çayeli year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Rize 18 km · Ardeşen 24 km · Of 42 km · Sürmene 54 km · Arhavi 57 km · Araklı 58 km · Hopa 67 km · Arsin 68 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 Çayeli (41.0861°, 40.7221°, elevation 12 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	6	0
4	6	0
5	5	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	0
11	5	0
12	5	-1
13	5	-1
14	5	-1
15	5	-1
16	5	-1
17	5	-1
18	4	-1
19	4	-1
20	4	-1
21	4	-1
22	4	-1
23	4	-1
24	4	-1
25	4	-1
26	4	-1
27	4	-1
28	4	-1
29	4	-1
30	4	-1
31	4	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	37	63
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	35
2	45	35
3	46	36
4	46	37
5	47	37
6	48	38
7	48	38
8	49	39
9	50	39
10	50	40
11	50	40
12	50	40
13	50	41
14	50	40
15	50	40
16	50	40
17	50	40
18	50	41
19	50	41
20	50	41
21	51	42
22	51	42
23	52	43
24	53	44
25	53	44
26	54	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	46
30	55	46
31	55	46

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	6	0
4	6	0
5	5	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	0
11	5	0
12	5	-1
13	5	-1
14	5	-1
15	5	-1
16	5	-1
17	5	-1
18	4	-1
19	4	-1
20	4	-1
21	4	-1
22	4	-1
23	4	-1
24	4	-1
25	4	-1
26	4	-1
27	4	-1
28	4	-1
29	4	-1
30	4	-1
31	4	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	37	63
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	35
2	45	35
3	46	36
4	46	37
5	47	37
6	48	38
7	48	38
8	49	39
9	50	39
10	50	40
11	50	40
12	50	40
13	50	41
14	50	40
15	50	40
16	50	40
17	50	40
18	50	41
19	50	41
20	50	41
21	51	42
22	51	42
23	52	43
24	53	44
25	53	44
26	54	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	46
30	55	46
31	55	46

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	6	0
2	6	0
3	6	0
4	6	0
5	5	0
6	5	0
7	5	0
8	5	0
9	5	0
10	5	0
11	5	0
12	5	-1
13	5	-1
14	5	-1
15	5	-1
16	5	-1
17	5	-1
18	4	-1
19	4	-1
20	4	-1
21	4	-1
22	4	-1
23	4	-1
24	4	-1
25	4	-1
26	4	-1
27	4	-1
28	4	-1
29	4	-1
30	4	-1
31	4	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	37	63
4	36	64
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	35	65
9	37	63
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	35	65
16	35	65
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	34	66
23	34	66
24	34	66
25	34	66
26	34	66
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	35
2	45	35
3	46	36
4	46	37
5	47	37
6	48	38
7	48	38
8	49	39
9	50	39
10	50	40
11	50	40
12	50	40
13	50	41
14	50	40
15	50	40
16	50	40
17	50	40
18	50	41
19	50	41
20	50	41
21	51	42
22	51	42
23	52	43
24	53	44
25	53	44
26	54	45
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	55	46
30	55	46
31	55	46

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100