Erdek weather in January

In January, Erdek sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°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 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Erdek's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erdek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:36 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Erdek is district and town in Balıkesir Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Erdek reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Erdek weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7610.829.41.7
Feb / 7010210.41.9
Mar11° / 66100.611.72.8
Apr15° / 10°437.30134.9
May20° / 15°326.1014.27.1
Jun25° / 20°224.4014.88.3
Jul27° / 23°162.8014.68.5
Aug27° / 23°122.7013.68.4
Sep24° / 20°395.1012.38.2
Oct19° / 16°778.3010.96.5
Nov15° / 11°678.209.84.6
Dec11° / 9312.51.19.22.4

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Erdek gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:374:47
29.27:374:48
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49.27:374:49
59.27:374:50
69.27:374:51
79.27:374:52
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149.47:364:59
159.47:365:00
169.47:365:01
179.47:355:02
189.57:355:03
199.57:345:04
209.57:345:05
219.57:335:06
229.67:335:07
239.67:325:08
249.67:325:09
259.77:315:11
269.77:315:12
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289.77:295:14
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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272.0Moderate
282.0Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Erdek

In seasonPeak

In January, Erdek sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Erdek's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Erdek?

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

1.7
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 Erdek.

What to pack for Erdek in January

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

In January, Erdek sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Erdek in January

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Oct 9 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Erdek 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 Erdek peaks around June 23 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Erdek 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 Erdek is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2416 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Erdek?

Erdek sits at 40.4°N, 27.8°E, 28 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Bandırma, 16 km away.

Topography around Erdek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erdek has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,372 m.

The land around Erdek is covered by water (54%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (41%), trees (27%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
275 m
16 km
800 m
80 km
1,372 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Bandırma 16 km · Gönen 35 km · Biga 50 km · Karacabey 52 km · Susurluk 62 km · Mustafakemalpaşa 66 km · Tekirdağ 69 km · Çan 75 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 Erdek (40.3996°, 27.7935°, elevation 28 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. 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).