Edirne weather in January

In January, Edirne sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Edirne's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Edirne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 18 min
7:44 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

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

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 21.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
~125 CE

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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Edirne reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
270
370
470
570
670
770
870
970
1070
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

How January really feels in Edirne

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.

Edirne 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 / 527.32.49.31.1
Feb / 476.81.810.32.1
Mar13° / 549111.73.8
Apr18° / 427.50.113.16.2
May24° / 13°468.6014.37.2
Jun29° / 17°387.70156.2
Jul32° / 19°305.2014.75.0
Aug32° / 19°163013.75.1
Sep27° / 15°274.2012.37.5
Oct21° / 11°605.90.110.97.1
Nov14° / 556.50.39.64.5
Dec / 6082.291.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
94555
104555
114555
124555
134555
144654
154654
164654
174654
184654
194654
204654
214654
224654
234654
244753
254753
264753
274852
284852
294852
304951
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Edirne gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1269
2269
3258
4248
5248
6238
7228
8228
9218
10208
11207
12197
13197
14197
15207
16207
17217
18217
19227
20238
21248
22248
23258
24258
25258
26268
27269
28269
29269
30269
31269

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 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 7:46 AM to 7:35 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:464:48
29.07:464:48
39.07:464:49
49.17:464:50
59.17:464:51
69.17:464:52
79.17:464:53
89.17:464:54
99.17:464:55
109.27:464:56
119.27:464:57
129.27:464:58
139.27:454:59
149.27:455:00
159.37:455:01
169.37:445:02
179.37:445:03
189.37:435:04
199.47:435:05
209.47:425:06
219.47:425:07
229.57:415:09
239.57:415:10
249.57:405:11
259.57:395:12
269.67:395:13
279.67:385:15
289.67:375:16
299.77:365:17
309.77:365:18
319.77:355:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
222.0Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.1Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.2Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Edirne?

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

1.1
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 Edirne.

What to pack for Edirne in January

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

In January, Edirne sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Edirne 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 Edirne peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Edirne 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 Edirne is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Edirne's WHO annual average of 21.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1927 µg/m³Sep 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Edirne?

Edirne sits at 41.7°N, 26.6°E, 62 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Orestiáda, 19 km away.

Topography around Edirne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edirne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,243 m.

The land around Edirne is covered by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,243 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Orestiáda 19 km · Svilengrad 31 km · Uzunköprü 47 km · Babaeski 53 km · Kırklareli 56 km · Harmanli 61 km · Hayrabolu 69 km · Lüleburgaz 73 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 Edirne (41.6772°, 26.556°, elevation 62 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).