Hınıs weather in January

In January, Hınıs sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Hınıs's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hınıs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
1st coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
6:37 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Hınıs reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 2°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)
1-1-11
2-1-11
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How January really feels in Hınıs

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.

Hınıs weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -12°669.410.39.50.0
Feb-0° / -9°689.710.410.50.0
Mar / -5°9212.510.811.70.2
Apr11° / 11516.45.9132.2
May17° / 103170.614.14.7
Jun23° / 379014.77.4
Jul28° / 13°154014.57.7
Aug28° / 13°92.5013.57.6
Sep23° / 173.5012.38.5
Oct16° / 537.70.7115.6
Nov / -3°607.14.89.81.2
Dec / -9°689.29.69.30.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74654
84753
94753
104753
114753
124951
134951
145050
155050
165050
175050
184951
194951
204753
214654
224654
234555
244555
254555
264555
274555
284456
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Hınıs gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13334
23334
33234
43234
53133
63033
73032
82931
92831
102730
112629
122629
132528
142428
152427
162427
172428
182528
192629
202730
212831
222932
233033
243135
253236
263336
273437
283438
293538
303538
313539

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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 6:38 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 3:55 PM to 4:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.36:383:55
29.36:383:55
39.36:393:56
49.36:393:57
59.36:393:58
69.36:393:58
79.36:393:59
89.46:394:00
99.46:394:01
109.46:384:02
119.46:384:03
129.46:384:04
139.46:384:05
149.56:384:06
159.56:374:07
169.56:374:08
179.56:374:09
189.66:364:10
199.66:364:11
209.66:364:12
219.66:354:13
229.76:354:14
239.76:344:15
249.76:344:16
259.76:334:18
269.86:324:19
279.86:324:20
289.86:314:21
299.96:304:22
309.96:304:23
319.96:294:24

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Hınıs

In seasonPeak

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

Hınıs's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Hınıs?

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 Hınıs.

What to pack for Hınıs in January

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

In January, Hınıs sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Hınıs 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 Hınıs peaks around August 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 12UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hınıs 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 Hınıs is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1025 µg/m³Dec 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hınıs?

Hınıs sits at 39.4°N, 41.7°E, 1,700 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Varto, 29 km away.

Topography around Hınıs

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hınıs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,707 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,225 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,073 m.

The land around Hınıs is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
1,225 m
80 km
2,073 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Varto 29 km · Karaçoban 35 km · Bulanık 58 km · Çat 68 km · Pasinler 69 km · Solhan 70 km · Erzurum 71 km · Muş 72 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 Hınıs (39.3577°, 41.6925°, elevation 1,700 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).