Kozan weather in January

In January, Kozan sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 141 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kozan's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kozan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
141 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:56 AM – 4:36 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Kozan is District of Adana, Turkey.

Density
47/km²
people per km²
Founded
~2999 BCE

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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kozan reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 15°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)
1113
2113
3113
4113
5113
6113
7113
8113
9113
10113
11113
12113
13112
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
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20112
21112
22112
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26112
27112
28112
29112
30112
31112

How January really feels in Kozan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kozan 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
Jan11° / 14110.20.79.72.8
Feb13° / 11810.30.710.63.4
Mar16° / 14612.90.111.74.9
Apr20° / 10°14312.9012.96.0
May25° / 14°13312.40146.7
Jun29° / 18°7510.1014.55.7
Jul33° / 21°336.9014.34.1
Aug33° / 22°307.1013.43.9
Sep30° / 18°506.3012.35.8
Oct25° / 13°6160117.8
Nov19° / 976.60.1106.7
Dec13° / 1499.90.29.53.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44951
54951
65050
74951
85050
95149
105248
115347
125347
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185446
195446
205248
215248
225248
235149
245149
255149
265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kozan gets around 141 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2362
3362
4352
5352
6342
7332
8322
9312
10302
11292
12282
13272
14272
15261
16261
17271
18271
19281
20291
21301
22312
23322
24332
25332
26342
27342
28353
29353
30353
31353

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 7 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:564:24
29.56:564:24
39.56:564:25
49.56:574:26
59.56:574:27
69.56:574:27
79.56:574:28
89.56:574:29
99.66:574:30
109.66:574:31
119.66:574:32
129.66:564:33
139.66:564:34
149.66:564:35
159.76:564:36
169.76:564:36
179.76:554:37
189.76:554:38
199.76:554:39
209.86:544:40
219.86:544:42
229.86:534:43
239.86:534:44
249.96:524:45
259.96:524:46
269.96:514:47
2710.06:514:48
2810.06:504:49
2910.06:494:50
3010.06:494:51
3110.16:484:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.36 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kozan?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kozan.

What to pack for Kozan in January

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

In January, Kozan sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kozan in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 65 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Dec 11 — about 7.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Kozan 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 Kozan peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kozan 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 Kozan is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2323 µg/m³Dec 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kozan?

Kozan sits at 37.5°N, 35.8°E, 140 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is İmamoğlu, 25 km away.

Topography around Kozan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kozan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,671 m.

The land around Kozan is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), grassland (23%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
391 m
16 km
1,334 m
80 km
3,671 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: İmamoğlu 25 km · Kadirli 26 km · Ceyhan 48 km · Osmaniye 57 km · Erzin 65 km · Adana 68 km · Kireçocağı 68 km · Dörtyol 78 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 Kozan (37.4552°, 35.8157°, elevation 140 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).