Kağızman weather in January

In January, Kağızman sees average daytime highs of -3°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 6.7 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -3°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 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 Kağızman's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kağızman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-3°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
1st coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
6:34 AM – 4:00 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kağızman is district and town of Kars, Turkey.

Density
13/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 -3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kağızman reaches about -3°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 -8°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)
1-2-11
2-2-11
3-2-12
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5-3-12
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How January really feels in Kağızman

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.

Kağızman weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -12°326.77.89.50.0
Feb-1° / -11°387.58.310.40.0
Mar / -5°6512.69.711.70.2
Apr11° / 9617.35.8132.2
May16° / 10821.20.814.23.8
Jun21° / 7514.9014.86.0
Jul25° / 12°4911.7014.67.1
Aug25° / 12°399.7013.67.4
Sep21° / 306.40.212.37.6
Oct15° / 438.5110.94.7
Nov / -3°356.84.79.80.8
Dec-1° / -9°346.77.49.20.0

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 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64852
74951
84951
94951
105050
115149
125149
135149
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195149
205050
214951
224951
234951
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kağızman gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12226
22225
32225
42225
52125
62124
72124
82124
92024
102023
112023
121923
131922
141822
151822
161821
171822
181822
191923
202023
212024
222125
232226
242326
252327
262428
272528
282528
292529
302629
312629

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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5100
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8100
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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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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196calm
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287calm
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317calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 3:46 PM to 4:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.26:353:46
29.26:353:47
39.26:353:48
49.26:353:49
59.26:353:49
69.26:353:50
79.36:353:51
89.36:353:52
99.36:353:53
109.36:353:54
119.36:353:55
129.46:353:56
139.46:343:57
149.46:343:58
159.46:343:59
169.46:344:00
179.56:334:01
189.56:334:02
199.56:324:03
209.56:324:04
219.66:314:05
229.66:314:06
239.66:304:08
249.66:304:09
259.76:294:10
269.76:294:11
279.76:284:12
289.86:274:13
299.86:264:14
309.86:264:16
319.96:254:17

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kağızman

In seasonPeak

None of Kağızman's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kağızman's rainy season runs March–July, 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 Kağızman?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kağızman.

What to pack for Kağızman in January

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

In January, Kağızman sees daytime highs around -3°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kağızman 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 Kağızman peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kağızman 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 Kağızman is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1221 µg/m³Jan 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kağızman?

Kağızman sits at 40.2°N, 43.1°E, 1,276 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kars, 49 km away.

Topography around Kağızman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kağızman has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m around an average of 1,298 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,165 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,537 m.

The land around Kağızman is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
459 m
16 km
2,165 m
80 km
2,537 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kars 49 km · Ağrı 50 km · Sarıkamış 50 km · Armavir 77 km · Iğdır 82 km · Diyadin 82 km · Horasan 84 km · Artik 88 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 Kağızman (40.1567°, 43.1342°, elevation 1,276 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).