Kovancılar weather in January

In January, Kovancılar sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 34% 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 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kovancılar's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kovancılar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
1st coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kovancılar is district of Elazığ, 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 3°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kovancılar reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-4
23-4
33-4
43-4
53-4
63-4
73-4
83-4
93-5
103-5
113-5
123-5
133-5
143-5
153-5
162-5
172-5
182-5
192-5
202-5
212-5
222-6
232-6
242-6
252-6
262-6
272-6
282-6
292-6
302-5
312-5

How January really feels in Kovancılar

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.

Kovancılar weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°9910.89.39.60.0
Feb / -4°9211.28.410.50.2
Mar10° / 107134.411.72.2
Apr16° / 11014.30.6134.6
May22° / 10°8111.4014.16.7
Jun29° / 15°154.1014.76.7
Jul34° / 20°31.2014.44.1
Aug34° / 20°30.8013.54.0
Sep29° / 15°132.1012.37.1
Oct21° / 567.10117.4
Nov12° / 717.81.59.93.5
Dec / -3°9510.56.29.30.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44060
54258
64357
74456
84555
94654
104654
114852
124951
135050
145149
155248
165248
175149
185149
195149
205050
215050
224951
234753
244753
254654
264654
274555
284555
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kovancılar gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13728
23728
33628
43628
53528
63427
73427
83327
93226
103126
113025
123025
132924
142924
152824
162824
172925
183026
193127
203228
213329
223431
233532
243633
253734
263834
273835
283935
293936
303936
313936

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 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.36:444:04
29.36:444:04
39.46:444:05
49.46:444:06
59.46:444:07
69.46:444:08
79.46:444:09
89.46:444:09
99.46:444:10
109.56:444:11
119.56:444:12
129.56:444:13
139.56:434:14
149.56:434:15
159.56:434:16
169.66:434:17
179.66:424:18
189.66:424:19
199.66:424:20
209.76:414:21
219.76:414:22
229.76:404:23
239.76:404:24
249.86:394:25
259.86:394:26
269.86:384:28
279.96:374:29
289.96:374:30
299.96:364:31
309.96:354:32
3110.06:354:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Dim
22.0Moderate
32.0Moderate
42.0Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.2Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kovancılar

In seasonPeak

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

Kovancılar'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 Kovancılar?

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 Kovancılar.

What to pack for Kovancılar in January

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

In January, Kovancılar sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kovancılar 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 Kovancılar peaks around August 14 at about 10 (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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateAug 14UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kovancılar 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 Kovancılar is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1222 µg/m³Dec 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kovancılar?

Kovancılar sits at 38.7°N, 39.9°E, 971 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Karakoçan, 30 km away.

Topography around Kovancılar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kovancılar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m around an average of 1,005 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,517 m.

The land around Kovancılar is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
474 m
16 km
1,195 m
80 km
2,517 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Karakoçan 30 km · Tunceli 51 km · Ergani 51 km · Elazığ 56 km · Bingöl 58 km · Genç 60 km · Lice 73 km · Çermik 74 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 Kovancılar (38.7188°, 39.8627°, elevation 971 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).