Horasan weather in January

In January, Horasan sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 33% 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 Horasan's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horasan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Horasan is district of Erzurum, eastern Turkey.

Density
10/km²
people per km²
Founded
1953

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 -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Horasan reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-12
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How January really feels in Horasan

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.

Horasan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -13°3277.99.50.0
Feb / -10°378.28.910.40.0
Mar / -5°5911.79.811.70.3
Apr11° / 8114.86132.5
May17° / 8517.7114.24.5
Jun22° / 5211.2014.86.8
Jul26° / 12°348.4014.67.5
Aug27° / 12°205.9013.67.8
Sep22° / 194.40.112.38.1
Oct15° / 367.70.910.95.2
Nov / -3°346.34.49.81.0
Dec / -10°357.37.49.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74654
84753
94753
104753
114852
124852
134951
144951
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264753
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304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Horasan gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 (%)
12425
22425
32325
42324
52224
62224
72124
82123
92123
102023
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122022
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202124
212225
222326
232326
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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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Dry (%)
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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 7 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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46calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 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 6:38 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 3:51 PM to 4:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.26:383:51
29.26:393:51
39.26:393:52
49.26:393:53
59.26:393:54
69.36:393:55
79.36:393:55
89.36:393:56
99.36:393:57
109.36:393:58
119.36:383:59
129.46:384:00
139.46:384:01
149.46:384:02
159.46:374:03
169.46:374:04
179.56:374:05
189.56:364:06
199.56:364:07
209.56:364:08
219.66:354:09
229.66:354:11
239.66:344:12
249.76:334:13
259.76:334:14
269.76:324:15
279.76:314:16
289.86:314:17
299.86:304:19
309.86:294:20
319.96:284:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
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172.5Moderate
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232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Horasan?

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 Horasan.

What to pack for Horasan in January

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

In January, Horasan sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Horasan 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 Horasan peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Horasan 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 Horasan is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1121 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Horasan?

Horasan sits at 40.0°N, 42.2°E, 1,556 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Pasinler, 43 km away.

Topography around Horasan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horasan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 1,570 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,494 m.

The land around Horasan is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
2,494 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pasinler 43 km · Sarıkamış 48 km · Oltu 58 km · Erzurum 77 km · Karaçoban 77 km · Ağrı 83 km · Kağızman 84 km · Hınıs 86 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 Horasan (40.0388°, 42.1637°, elevation 1,556 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).