Midyat weather in January

In January, Midyat sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 6°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Midyat's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Midyat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:33 AM – 4:14 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Midyat is town in Midyat District, Mardin Province, 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 6°C through the month.

A typical January day in Midyat reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 10°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)
170
270
370
470
570
67-1
76-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
136-1
146-1
156-1
166-1
176-1
186-1
196-1
206-1
216-1
226-1
236-1
246-1
256-1
266-1
276-1
286-1
296-1
306-1
317-1

How January really feels in Midyat

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.

Midyat 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 / -1°8811.959.70.6
Feb / 8811.73.610.61.4
Mar13° / 10613.1111.73.5
Apr19° / 9812.70.112.95.6
May25° / 13°6610.20147.0
Jun32° / 18°92.9014.55.2
Jul36° / 22°20.8014.32.5
Aug36° / 22°10.6013.42.5
Sep31° / 18°71.5012.35.7
Oct24° / 13°496.70117.6
Nov15° / 6680.5104.8
Dec / 8310.32.39.51.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44753
54753
64852
74852
84951
94951
105050
115149
125149
135248
145248
155248
165149
175050
184951
194852
204852
214654
224555
234456
244456
254456
264357
274357
284357
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Midyat gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13712
23712
33712
43713
53713
63713
73713
83613
93613
103513
113514
123414
133414
143415
153415
163415
173415
183416
193516
203617
213717
223818
233918
244019
254019
264119
274120
284119
294119
304119
314019

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 8 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
218calm
228calm
238calm
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 6:34 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.56:344:02
29.56:344:02
39.56:344:03
49.56:344:04
59.56:344:05
69.56:354:05
79.56:354:06
89.56:354:07
99.66:354:08
109.66:344:09
119.66:344:10
129.66:344:11
139.66:344:12
149.66:344:13
159.76:344:14
169.76:334:14
179.76:334:15
189.76:334:16
199.86:324:17
209.86:324:18
219.86:324:19
229.86:314:21
239.86:314:22
249.96:304:23
259.96:304:24
269.96:294:25
2710.06:294:26
2810.06:284:27
2910.06:274:28
3010.06:274:29
3110.16:264:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Midyat

In seasonPeak

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

Midyat'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 Midyat?

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

0.6
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 Midyat.

What to pack for Midyat in January

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

In January, Midyat sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Midyat 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 Midyat peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Midyat 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 Midyat is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2130 µg/m³Dec 1220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Midyat?

Midyat sits at 37.4°N, 41.3°E, 949 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Dargeçit, 36 km away.

Topography around Midyat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Midyat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 942 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,927 m.

The land around Midyat is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
490 m
80 km
1,927 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Dargeçit 36 km · Nusaybin 40 km · Al Qāmishlī 42 km · Yeşilli 47 km · İdil 50 km · ‘Āmūdā 50 km · Mardin 54 km · Batman 55 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 Midyat (37.4191°, 41.3391°, elevation 949 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).