Rize weather in January

In January, Rize sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 134 mm of precipitation across 14.9 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rize's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rize's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 6°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 134 mm; 14.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 6:47 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 1.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.4; out of 10

Rize is central district and city in Rize Province, Turkey.

Air quality: Moderate; PM10 32.3 µg/m³ · 2018

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Rize reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Avg low (°C)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	3
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	7	2
5	7	2
6	7	2
7	7	2
8	6	2
9	6	2
10	6	2
11	6	2
12	6	2
13	6	2
14	6	2
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	6	1
18	6	1
19	6	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	6	1
29	6	1
30	6	1
31	6	1

How January really feels in Rize

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Rize 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 2°	134	14.9	12.1	9.4	0.4
Feb	6° / 1°	107	13.3	11	10.4	0.5
Mar	8° / 3°	133	16.2	10.6	11.7	1.3
Apr	12° / 7°	115	16.9	4.6	13.1	2.7
May	17° / 11°	152	19.3	0.2	14.3	4.2
Jun	20° / 15°	169	19.2	0	14.9	5.0
Jul	22° / 18°	169	20.3	0	14.6	5.1
Aug	23° / 19°	193	22	0	13.6	4.9
Sep	21° / 16°	236	18.1	0	12.3	5.2
Oct	17° / 12°	227	17	0.8	10.9	4.7
Nov	13° / 7°	157	12.7	5.3	9.7	3.2
Dec	8° / 4°	132	13.4	9.1	9.1	1.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	36	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	33	33	33	34	33	33	33	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	64	64	64	64	63	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	67	67	67	66	67	67	67	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Rize gets around 134 mm of rain and snow over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52
Snow chance (%)	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	32
2	43	33
3	44	33
4	44	34
5	45	34
6	45	35
7	46	35
8	46	36
9	47	36
10	47	37
11	47	37
12	47	37
13	47	38
14	47	38
15	47	38
16	47	38
17	47	38
18	47	38
19	47	39
20	48	39
21	48	40
22	48	40
23	49	41
24	50	42
25	50	43
26	51	43
27	51	44
28	51	44
29	52	44
30	52	44
31	52	44

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 3:54 PM to 4:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37
Sunset (PM)	3:54	3:55	3:56	3:56	3:57	3:58	3:59	4:00	4:01	4:02	4:03	4:04	4:05	4:06	4:07	4:08	4:09	4:10	4:11	4:12	4:13	4:15	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:19	4:20	4:22	4:23	4:24	4:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.1	6:48	3:54
2	9.1	6:48	3:55
3	9.1	6:48	3:56
4	9.1	6:48	3:56
5	9.1	6:48	3:57
6	9.2	6:48	3:58
7	9.2	6:48	3:59
8	9.2	6:48	4:00
9	9.2	6:48	4:01
10	9.2	6:48	4:02
11	9.2	6:48	4:03
12	9.3	6:48	4:04
13	9.3	6:47	4:05
14	9.3	6:47	4:06
15	9.3	6:47	4:07
16	9.4	6:47	4:08
17	9.4	6:46	4:09
18	9.4	6:46	4:10
19	9.4	6:45	4:11
20	9.5	6:45	4:12
21	9.5	6:44	4:13
22	9.5	6:44	4:15
23	9.5	6:43	4:16
24	9.6	6:43	4:17
25	9.6	6:42	4:18
26	9.6	6:41	4:19
27	9.7	6:40	4:20
28	9.7	6:40	4:22
29	9.7	6:39	4:23
30	9.8	6:38	4:24
31	9.8	6:37	4:25

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.7	Dim
2	1.7	Dim
3	1.8	Dim
4	1.8	Dim
5	1.8	Dim
6	1.8	Dim
7	1.8	Dim
8	1.8	Dim
9	1.8	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.9	Dim
12	1.9	Dim
13	1.9	Dim
14	1.9	Dim
15	1.9	Dim
16	1.9	Dim
17	2.0	Dim
18	2.0	Dim
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.0	Moderate
21	2.0	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Rize?

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

0.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rize.

What to pack for Rize in January

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

In January, Rize sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Rize in January

The nearest coast averages about 10°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	11	17	22	25	26	24	21	17	13
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Rize 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 Rize peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	2	6	7	8	8	8	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Rize?

Rize sits at 41.0°N, 40.5°E, 63 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çayeli, 18 km away.

Topography around Rize

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rize has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m around an average of 118 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,496 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,871 m.

The land around Rize is covered by trees (62%) and water (25%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), grassland (32%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

532 m

trees 62%

16 km

1,496 m

trees 56%

80 km

3,871 m

trees 33%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Rize year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Çayeli 18 km · Of 24 km · Sürmene 35 km · Araklı 40 km · Ardeşen 43 km · Arsin 51 km · Yomra 56 km · Trabzon 67 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

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 Rize (41.0208°, 40.5219°, elevation 63 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	3
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	7	2
5	7	2
6	7	2
7	7	2
8	6	2
9	6	2
10	6	2
11	6	2
12	6	2
13	6	2
14	6	2
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	6	1
18	6	1
19	6	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	6	1
29	6	1
30	6	1
31	6	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	32
2	43	33
3	44	33
4	44	34
5	45	34
6	45	35
7	46	35
8	46	36
9	47	36
10	47	37
11	47	37
12	47	37
13	47	38
14	47	38
15	47	38
16	47	38
17	47	38
18	47	38
19	47	39
20	48	39
21	48	40
22	48	40
23	49	41
24	50	42
25	50	43
26	51	43
27	51	44
28	51	44
29	52	44
30	52	44
31	52	44

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	3
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	7	2
5	7	2
6	7	2
7	7	2
8	6	2
9	6	2
10	6	2
11	6	2
12	6	2
13	6	2
14	6	2
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	6	1
18	6	1
19	6	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	6	1
29	6	1
30	6	1
31	6	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	32
2	43	33
3	44	33
4	44	34
5	45	34
6	45	35
7	46	35
8	46	36
9	47	36
10	47	37
11	47	37
12	47	37
13	47	38
14	47	38
15	47	38
16	47	38
17	47	38
18	47	38
19	47	39
20	48	39
21	48	40
22	48	40
23	49	41
24	50	42
25	50	43
26	51	43
27	51	44
28	51	44
29	52	44
30	52	44
31	52	44

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	3
2	7	2
3	7	2
4	7	2
5	7	2
6	7	2
7	7	2
8	6	2
9	6	2
10	6	2
11	6	2
12	6	2
13	6	2
14	6	2
15	6	1
16	6	1
17	6	1
18	6	1
19	6	1
20	6	1
21	6	1
22	6	1
23	6	1
24	6	1
25	6	1
26	6	1
27	6	1
28	6	1
29	6	1
30	6	1
31	6	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	37	63
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	36	64
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	35	65
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	33	67
23	33	67
24	33	67
25	34	66
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	32
2	43	33
3	44	33
4	44	34
5	45	34
6	45	35
7	46	35
8	46	36
9	47	36
10	47	37
11	47	37
12	47	37
13	47	38
14	47	38
15	47	38
16	47	38
17	47	38
18	47	38
19	47	39
20	48	39
21	48	40
22	48	40
23	49	41
24	50	42
25	50	43
26	51	43
27	51	44
28	51	44
29	52	44
30	52	44
31	52	44

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100