Çorum weather in January

In January, Çorum sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Çorum's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çorum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:07 AM – 4:32 PM
Cloud cover
64%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Çorum is central district and city in Çorum Province, Turkey.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.2 µg/m³ · 2018

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Çorum reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 10°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)
15-3
25-3
35-3
45-3
55-3
64-3
74-3
84-3
94-3
104-3
114-3
124-3
134-3
144-4
154-4
164-4
174-4
184-4
194-4
204-4
214-4
224-4
234-4
244-4
254-4
264-4
274-4
284-4
294-4
304-4
315-4

How January really feels in Çorum

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.

Çorum weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°539.66.39.40.0
Feb / -3°489510.40.6
Mar11° / 6611.84.811.72.6
Apr16° / 7112.41134.7
May21° / 7613.5014.26.1
Jun25° / 12°4910014.87.2
Jul28° / 15°143.2014.67.3
Aug29° / 15°142.9013.67.1
Sep25° / 11°294.8012.38.1
Oct19° / 386.30.110.96.8
Nov12° / 486.81.59.73.4
Dec / -2°599.64.69.20.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
94060
104060
114159
124159
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184357
194357
204258
214258
224258
234159
244159
254258
264258
274159
284159
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Çorum gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13319
23320
33220
43220
53220
63220
73120
83120
93120
103020
113020
122919
132819
142819
152819
162819
172819
182819
192819
202919
212919
223020
233020
243120
253120
263120
273220
283220
293120
303120
313119

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
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
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:09 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 4:18 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:094:18
29.27:094:19
39.27:094:19
49.27:094:20
59.27:094:21
69.27:094:22
79.27:094:23
89.27:094:24
99.37:094:25
109.37:094:25
119.37:094:26
129.37:094:27
139.37:084:28
149.47:084:29
159.47:084:30
169.47:074:32
179.47:074:33
189.57:074:34
199.57:064:35
209.57:064:36
219.57:054:37
229.67:054:38
239.67:044:39
249.67:044:40
259.67:034:42
269.77:024:43
279.77:024:44
289.77:014:45
299.87:004:46
309.86:594:47
319.86:584:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
72.0Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Moderate
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Çorum?

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
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Çorum.

What to pack for Çorum in January

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

In January, Çorum sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

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

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateLowJun 22UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Çorum 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 Çorum is worst in May — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Çorum's WHO annual average of 25.2 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1133 µg/m³Jul 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Çorum?

Çorum sits at 40.5°N, 35.0°E, 808 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Alaca, 43 km away.

Topography around Çorum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çorum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 818 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,000 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Çorum is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
1,000 m
80 km
1,908 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Alaca 43 km · İskilip 45 km · Osmancık 49 km · Merzifon 56 km · Sungurlu 65 km · Suluova 66 km · Amasya 75 km · Havza 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 Çorum (40.5489°, 34.9533°, elevation 808 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).