Patnos weather in January

In January, Patnos sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 9.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -0°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 18 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Patnos's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Patnos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
1st coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
6:32 AM – 4:04 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Patnos is district and town in Ağrı 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 -0°C through the month.

A typical January day in Patnos reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 4°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)
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How January really feels in Patnos

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Patnos weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -11°448.399.60.0
Feb / -9°489.29.110.50.0
Mar / -4°7713.28.611.70.7
Apr13° / 101173.6133.0
May18° / 8916.30.214.15.2
Jun24° / 10°357.7014.77.7
Jul29° / 14°123.5014.57.0
Aug30° / 13°61.9013.56.9
Sep25° / 173.2012.38.5
Oct17° / 488.10.5116.1
Nov / -3°467.13.49.91.8
Dec / -8°498.47.59.30.0

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 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55149
65149
75149
85149
95347
105347
115347
125347
135545
145545
155545
165545
175446
185347
195347
205248
215149
225050
234951
244852
254852
264753
274753
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Patnos gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12929
22829
32829
42829
52729
62728
72628
82527
92527
102426
112426
122325
132325
142224
152224
162224
172224
182325
192425
202526
212627
222729
232830
242931
253032
263033
273133
283134
293134
303235
313235

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 (%)
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29100
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31100

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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 9 h 54 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 6:33 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 3:50 PM to 4:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.36:333:50
29.36:333:51
39.36:333:52
49.36:343:53
59.36:343:53
69.36:343:54
79.46:343:55
89.46:343:56
99.46:343:57
109.46:333:58
119.46:333:59
129.46:334:00
139.56:334:01
149.56:334:02
159.56:324:03
169.56:324:04
179.56:324:05
189.66:314:06
199.66:314:07
209.66:314:08
219.66:304:09
229.76:304:10
239.76:294:11
249.76:294:12
259.86:284:13
269.86:274:14
279.86:274:15
289.86:264:17
299.96:254:18
309.96:254:19
319.96:244:20

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 2.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Patnos

In seasonPeak

None of Patnos's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Patnos's rainy season runs February–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 Patnos?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Patnos.

What to pack for Patnos in January

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

In January, Patnos sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Patnos in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Patnos peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Patnos 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 Patnos is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1125 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Patnos?

Patnos sits at 39.2°N, 42.9°E, 1,630 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Malazgirt, 29 km away.

Topography around Patnos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patnos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 1,639 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,338 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,599 m.

The land around Patnos is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
1,338 m
80 km
2,599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Malazgirt 29 km · Adilcevaz 49 km · Erciş 49 km · Bulanık 53 km · Ağrı 57 km · Ahlat 62 km · Karaçoban 67 km · Diyadin 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 Patnos (39.2249°, 42.8569°, elevation 1,630 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).