İskilip weather in January

In January, İskilip sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is İskilip's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see İskilip's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:10 AM – 4:33 PM
Cloud cover
64%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

İskilip is district of Çorum Province of Turkey.

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 4°C through the month.

A typical January day in İskilip reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°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 10°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)
15-2
25-2
35-2
45-2
55-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-3
114-3
124-3
134-3
144-3
154-3
164-3
174-3
184-3
194-3
204-3
214-3
224-3
234-3
244-3
254-3
264-3
274-3
284-3
295-3
305-3
315-3

How January really feels in İskilip

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.

İskilip 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°488.96.59.40.0
Feb / -2°438.25.210.40.7
Mar11° / 5610.6411.72.8
Apr17° / 5711.40.813.15.1
May22° / 6112.30.114.26.4
Jun26° / 13°459.9014.96.9
Jul30° / 15°143.5014.66.3
Aug30° / 15°143.3013.66.3
Sep26° / 12°214.1012.38.1
Oct20° / 3060.110.96.9
Nov12° / 436.21.69.73.4
Dec / -1°558.84.59.10.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93862
103862
113862
123961
133961
144060
154060
164159
174060
184060
194060
204159
214159
224159
234159
244060
254060
264060
274159
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

İskilip gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13021
23021
33021
43021
52921
62922
72921
82821
92821
102721
112621
122520
132520
142419
152419
162419
172419
182419
192519
202519
212619
222720
232820
242820
252921
262921
273021
283021
293021
303021
313021

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 5 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 4:19 PM to 4:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:114:19
29.17:124:20
39.17:124:21
49.27:124:21
59.27:124:22
69.27:124:23
79.27:124:24
89.27:124:25
99.27:124:26
109.37:114:27
119.37:114:28
129.37:114:29
139.37:114:30
149.37:114:31
159.47:104:32
169.47:104:33
179.47:104:34
189.47:094:35
199.57:094:36
209.57:084:37
219.57:084:38
229.57:074:39
239.67:074:41
249.67:064:42
259.67:054:43
269.77:054:44
279.77:044:45
289.77:034:46
299.87:024:48
309.87:024:49
319.87:014:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Dim
112.0Moderate
122.0Moderate
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.1Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit İskilip?

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

0.0
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 İskilip.

What to pack for İskilip in January

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

In January, İskilip sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -3°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 İskilip 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 İskilip peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in İskilip 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 İskilip is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMay 1219 µg/m³Jul 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is İskilip?

İskilip sits at 40.7°N, 34.5°E, 778 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Osmancık, 39 km away.

Topography around İskilip

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around İskilip has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 730 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,285 m.

The land around İskilip is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), trees (31%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), trees (33%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
730 m
16 km
1,318 m
80 km
2,285 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Osmancık 39 km · Çorum 45 km · Tosya 48 km · Sungurlu 64 km · Alaca 70 km · Çankırı 74 km · Merzifon 85 km · Boyabat 85 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 İskilip (40.7353°, 34.4739°, elevation 778 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).