Eskişehir weather in January

In January, Eskişehir sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Eskişehir's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eskişehir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:23 AM – 4:51 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Eskişehir is metropolitan municipality in Central Anatolia, Turkey.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.1 µg/m³ · 2017
Density
344/km²
people per km²

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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Eskişehir reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 12°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)
16-2
26-2
36-2
46-2
56-2
66-2
75-2
85-2
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-2
135-3
145-3
155-3
165-3
175-3
185-3
195-3
205-3
215-3
225-3
235-3
245-3
256-3
266-3
276-3
286-3
296-3
306-3
316-2

How January really feels in Eskişehir

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.

Eskişehir 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 / -3°448.15.29.50.2
Feb / -1°428.44.110.41.2
Mar12° / 509.92.911.73.1
Apr17° / 499.70.7135.5
May22° / 4510014.26.9
Jun26° / 13°327.3014.87.4
Jul29° / 15°112.9014.56.8
Aug30° / 16°123.4013.66.6
Sep26° / 12°143.4012.38.3
Oct20° / 326010.97.1
Nov13° / 326.11.29.84.1
Dec / -1°498.83.79.21.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33664
43664
53664
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113961
123961
134060
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
193961
204060
214060
223961
233961
243961
254060
264060
274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Eskişehir gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52717
62717
72717
82617
92617
102517
112416
122416
132316
142316
152316
162315
172315
182315
192415
202415
212416
222416
232516
242516
252517
262517
272517
282517
292517
302617
312617

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 8 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
218calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 4:38 PM to 5:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:244:38
29.27:244:39
39.27:244:39
49.37:254:40
59.37:254:41
69.37:254:42
79.37:254:43
89.37:254:44
99.37:244:45
109.47:244:46
119.47:244:46
129.47:244:47
139.47:244:48
149.47:244:49
159.57:234:50
169.57:234:51
179.57:234:52
189.57:224:54
199.57:224:55
209.67:214:56
219.67:214:57
229.67:204:58
239.77:204:59
249.77:195:00
259.77:195:01
269.77:185:02
279.87:175:03
289.87:175:05
299.87:165:06
309.97:155:07
319.97:145:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
82.0Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Moderate
112.0Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Eskişehir?

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

0.2
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 Eskişehir.

What to pack for Eskişehir in January

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

In January, Eskişehir sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Eskişehir 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 Eskişehir peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Eskişehir 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 Eskişehir is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1419 µg/m³Jan 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eskişehir?

Eskişehir sits at 39.8°N, 30.5°E, 794 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Bozüyük, 44 km away.

Topography around Eskişehir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eskişehir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,805 m.

The land around Eskişehir is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), grassland (32%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
646 m
80 km
1,805 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Bozüyük 44 km · Kütahya 60 km · Bilecik 61 km · Osmaneli 78 km · Geyve 84 km · Nallıhan 84 km · Tavşanlı 91 km · Yenişehir 92 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 Eskişehir (39.7767°, 30.5206°, elevation 794 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).