Keşan weather in January

In January, Keşan sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Keşan's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keşan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:42 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Keşan is district and town of Edirne, 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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Keşan reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
194
294
394
494
594
694
794
894
994
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3194

How January really feels in Keşan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Keşan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 759.41.99.41.7
Feb10° / 728.61.610.42.1
Mar12° / 7410.20.811.73.4
Apr17° / 10°517.80.113.15.7
May22° / 14°426.8014.27.4
Jun27° / 18°315.8014.97.6
Jul29° / 21°183.4014.66.9
Aug29° / 21°92013.67.0
Sep25° / 18°334.4012.38.2
Oct20° / 13°796.5010.96.9
Nov15° / 757.30.29.74.6
Dec10° / 9010.31.89.12.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
164060
174060
184060
193961
204060
214060
224060
234060
244060
254060
264159
274258
284258
294357
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Keşan gets around 75 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1338
2338
3328
4328
5318
6317
7307
8297
9297
10287
11286
12276
13276
14276
15275
16285
17285
18295
19295
20305
21305
22305
23315
24315
25315
26316
27316
28316
29306
30306
31306

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 7:43 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:434:50
29.17:434:51
39.17:434:52
49.17:434:52
59.27:444:53
69.27:444:54
79.27:434:55
89.27:434:56
99.27:434:57
109.27:434:58
119.37:434:59
129.37:435:00
139.37:435:01
149.37:425:02
159.37:425:03
169.47:425:04
179.47:415:05
189.47:415:06
199.47:405:07
209.57:405:08
219.57:395:09
229.57:395:11
239.67:385:12
249.67:385:13
259.67:375:14
269.67:365:15
279.77:365:16
289.77:355:18
299.77:345:19
309.87:335:20
319.87:325:21

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.8Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.9Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
232.0Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Keşan?

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

1.7
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 Keşan.

What to pack for Keşan in January

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

In January, Keşan sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Keşan in January

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 31 to Oct 15 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May18Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Keşan 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 Keşan peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Keşan 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 Keşan is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2415 µg/m³Dec 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Keşan?

Keşan sits at 40.9°N, 26.6°E, 105 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Malkara, 23 km away.

Topography around Keşan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keşan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,215 m.

The land around Keşan is covered by cropland (48%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), water (25%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
248 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
1,215 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Malkara 23 km · Uzunköprü 46 km · Gallipoli 50 km · Hayrabolu 56 km · Alexandroupoli 64 km · Orestiáda 73 km · Babaeski 75 km · Tekirdağ 75 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 Keşan (40.8552°, 26.6327°, elevation 105 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).