Doğubayazıt weather in January

In January, Doğubayazıt sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 6.8 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -1°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Doğubayazıt's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doğubayazıt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
1st coldest
Precipitation
30 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
6:28 AM – 3:58 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Doğubayazıt is district and town of Ağrı, Turkey.

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 -1°C through the month.

A typical January day in Doğubayazıt reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Doğubayazıt

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Doğubayazıt 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -14°306.87.69.50.0
Feb / -11°337.98.310.40.0
Mar / -5°5511.28.711.70.4
Apr11° / 6514.53.9132.6
May17° / 64160.414.14.6
Jun22° / 10°4111014.76.9
Jul26° / 13°277.5014.57.7
Aug26° / 13°164.9013.68.0
Sep22° / 163.9012.38.2
Oct15° / 286.80.710.95.3
Nov / -4°316.44.29.81.1
Dec / -10°317.27.49.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95446
105545
115545
125644
135644
145644
155644
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255050
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274951
284951
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Doğubayazıt gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12223
22223
32224
42224
52224
62124
72123
82123
92123
102023
112023
122022
132022
141922
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212123
222124
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242326
252427
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302630
312730

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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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 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 6:29 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 3:44 PM to 4:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.36:293:44
29.36:293:45
39.36:303:46
49.36:303:47
59.36:303:48
69.36:303:48
79.36:303:49
89.36:303:50
99.46:303:51
109.46:293:52
119.46:293:53
129.46:293:54
139.46:293:55
149.56:293:56
159.56:283:57
169.56:283:58
179.56:283:59
189.56:274:00
199.66:274:01
209.66:274:02
219.66:264:03
229.66:264:04
239.76:254:05
249.76:244:06
259.76:244:08
269.86:234:09
279.86:234:10
289.86:224:11
299.86:214:12
309.96:204:13
319.96:204:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
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162.7Moderate
172.8Moderate
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192.8Moderate
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212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Doğubayazıt?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Doğubayazıt.

What to pack for Doğubayazıt in January

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

In January, Doğubayazıt sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Doğubayazıt in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Doğubayazıt peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Doğubayazıt 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 Doğubayazıt is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2326 µg/m³Jan 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Doğubayazıt?

Doğubayazıt sits at 39.5°N, 44.1°E, 1,592 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Diyadin, 35 km away.

Topography around Doğubayazıt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doğubayazıt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 1,619 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,312 m.

The land around Doğubayazıt is covered by grassland (56%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
1,159 m
80 km
4,312 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Diyadin 35 km · Iğdır 42 km · Maku 43 km · Seyah Cheshmeh 59 km · Artashat 60 km · Ararat 62 km · Masis 65 km · Armavir 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
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 Doğubayazıt (39.5469°, 44.0842°, elevation 1,592 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).