Mardin weather in January

In January, Mardin sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-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 39% 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 Mardin's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mardin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 4:17 PM
Cloud cover
53%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Mardin is city in Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 40.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Mardin reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
191
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2290
2380
2480
2580
2690
2790
2890
2990
3090
3190

How January really feels in Mardin

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.

Mardin weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 709.81.89.71.7
Feb11° / 669.51.810.62.5
Mar15° / 65100.211.74.7
Apr20° / 488.2012.96.8
May27° / 14°315.90147.1
Jun34° / 20°31014.54.0
Jul38° / 23°10.2014.31.4
Aug37° / 23°00.1013.41.8
Sep33° / 18°20.4012.35.1
Oct26° / 13°223.40117.9
Nov17° / 415.80.2106.1
Dec11° / 658.70.89.52.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
54951
64951
75050
85149
95149
105248
115248
125347
135347
145446
155446
165347
175248
185248
195149
205050
215050
224951
234852
244951
254852
264852
274753
284852
294852
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Mardin gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. 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 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1324
2324
3324
4325
5315
6315
7305
8295
9295
10285
11275
12275
13265
14265
15255
16255
17265
18265
19275
20286
21306
22316
23327
24337
25348
26348
27358
28359
29359
30359
31359

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:28 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)
19.56:364:04
29.56:364:05
39.56:364:06
49.56:364:07
59.56:374:07
69.56:374:08
79.56:374:09
89.66:374:10
99.66:374:11
109.66:374:12
119.66:364:12
129.66:364:13
139.66:364:14
149.76:364:15
159.76:364:16
169.76:354:17
179.76:354:18
189.76:354:19
199.86:354:20
209.86:344:21
219.86:344:22
229.86:334:23
239.96:334:24
249.96:324:25
259.96:324:26
269.96:314:27
2710.06:314:28
2810.06:304:29
2910.06:294:31
3010.06:294:32
3110.16:284:33

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

0123151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mardin?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mardin.

What to pack for Mardin in January

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

In January, Mardin sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mardin 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 Mardin peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mardin 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 Mardin is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2028 µg/m³Jul 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mardin?

Mardin sits at 37.3°N, 40.7°E, 1,056 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Yeşilli, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Mardin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mardin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m around an average of 890 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.

The land around Mardin is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
565 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,166 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Yeşilli 7.0 km · Kızıltepe 20 km · Ad Darbāsīyah 28 km · ‘Āmūdā 28 km · Nusaybin 50 km · Al Qāmishlī 52 km · Midyat 54 km · Bismil 60 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 Mardin (37.3131°, 40.7436°, elevation 1,056 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).