Ceylanpınar weather in January

In January, Ceylanpınar sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ceylanpınar's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceylanpınar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
51%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Ceylanpınar is district of Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey.

Density
15,736/km²
people per km²
Founded
1982

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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ceylanpınar reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°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)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8113
9113
10113
11113
12113
13113
14113
15113
16113
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18112
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20112
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22113
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24113
25113
26113
27113
28113
29113
30113
31123

How January really feels in Ceylanpınar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ceylanpınar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 498.30.49.83.0
Feb13° / 478.20.510.64.0
Mar18° / 437.1011.76.4
Apr24° / 12°305.9012.97.7
May31° / 17°193.6013.95.5
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.51.9
Jul41° / 26°00.1014.30.0
Aug40° / 26°00.1013.40.2
Sep36° / 21°10.3012.33.1
Oct29° / 16°213.20116.9
Nov19° / 334.80107.1
Dec13° / 4680.39.53.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35149
45149
55248
65248
75248
85347
95446
105446
115446
125545
135545
145644
155644
165644
175545
185545
195446
205446
215347
225347
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ceylanpınar gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1282
2282
3282
4282
5272
6272
7262
8252
9252
10241
11231
12221
13221
14211
15211
16211
17221
18221
19231
20241
21251
22261
23271
24271
25281
26281
27292
28292
29292
30292
31292

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 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 6:37 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:374:08
29.56:384:09
39.56:384:10
49.56:384:11
59.66:384:11
69.66:384:12
79.66:384:13
89.66:384:14
99.66:384:15
109.66:384:16
119.66:384:16
129.76:384:17
139.76:384:18
149.76:384:19
159.76:374:20
169.76:374:21
179.86:374:22
189.86:364:23
199.86:364:24
209.86:364:25
219.86:354:26
229.96:354:27
239.96:354:28
249.96:344:29
259.96:344:30
2610.06:334:31
2710.06:324:32
2810.06:324:33
2910.16:314:34
3010.16:314:35
3110.16:304:36

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ceylanpınar?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ceylanpınar.

What to pack for Ceylanpınar in January

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

In January, Ceylanpınar sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ceylanpınar 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 Ceylanpınar peaks around June 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ceylanpınar 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 Ceylanpınar is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1935 µg/m³Jul 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ceylanpınar?

Ceylanpınar sits at 36.8°N, 40.0°E, 362 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Viranşehir, 49 km away.

Akçakale

Topography around Ceylanpınar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceylanpınar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 363 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,229 m.

The land around Ceylanpınar is covered by cropland (45%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
1,229 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Viranşehir 49 km · Ad Darbāsīyah 59 km · Kızıltepe 60 km · Al Ḩasakah 73 km · Mardin 80 km · ‘Āmūdā 83 km · Yeşilli 87 km · Akçakale 99 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 Ceylanpınar (36.8472°, 40.05°, elevation 362 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).