Sinop weather in January

In January, Sinop sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 13.3 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 18% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sinop's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinop's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 76 mm; 13.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 7:11 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 12th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 1.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; out of 10

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

Air quality: Elevated; PM10 50.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sinop reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 13°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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Sinop weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 5°	76	13.3	2.4	9.3	1.5
Feb	8° / 5°	61	11.2	2.3	10.3	1.4
Mar	10° / 6°	62	11.3	0.6	11.7	2.0
Apr	12° / 9°	44	8.9	0	13.1	3.5
May	17° / 14°	30	6.2	0	14.3	6.1
Jun	22° / 19°	21	4.6	0	15	8.0
Jul	25° / 22°	17	3.1	0	14.7	8.7
Aug	26° / 23°	21	4.1	0	13.7	8.4
Sep	23° / 19°	45	7	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	19° / 15°	73	9.8	0	10.9	6.1
Nov	14° / 11°	73	10.5	0.1	9.6	4.2
Dec	11° / 7°	95	14	1.3	9	2.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

	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 (%)	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	31	31	31
Cloudier (%)	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	70	70	70	69	69	70	70	69	69	69

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sinop gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 13.3 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 42% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46
Snow chance (%)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	8
2	46	8
3	45	8
4	45	8
5	44	8
6	44	7
7	43	7
8	43	6
9	42	6
10	41	6
11	41	5
12	40	5
13	39	5
14	39	4
15	38	4
16	38	4
17	38	5
18	38	5
19	39	5
20	40	6
21	40	7
22	41	7
23	42	8
24	43	9
25	44	9
26	45	10
27	45	10
28	46	10
29	46	11
30	46	11
31	46	11

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 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 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 7:13 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 4:12 PM to 4:44 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)	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01
Sunset (PM)	4:12	4:13	4:14	4:15	4:15	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:19	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:23	4:24	4:25	4:26	4:27	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:42	4:43	4:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.0	7:13	4:12
2	9.0	7:13	4:13
3	9.0	7:13	4:14
4	9.0	7:13	4:15
5	9.0	7:13	4:15
6	9.1	7:13	4:16
7	9.1	7:13	4:17
8	9.1	7:13	4:18
9	9.1	7:13	4:19
10	9.1	7:13	4:20
11	9.1	7:12	4:21
12	9.2	7:12	4:22
13	9.2	7:12	4:23
14	9.2	7:12	4:24
15	9.2	7:11	4:25
16	9.3	7:11	4:26
17	9.3	7:11	4:27
18	9.3	7:10	4:29
19	9.3	7:10	4:30
20	9.4	7:09	4:31
21	9.4	7:09	4:32
22	9.4	7:08	4:33
23	9.5	7:07	4:34
24	9.5	7:07	4:36
25	9.5	7:06	4:37
26	9.5	7:05	4:38
27	9.6	7:05	4:39
28	9.6	7:04	4:40
29	9.6	7:03	4:42
30	9.7	7:02	4:43
31	9.7	7:01	4:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.7 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)	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.5	Dim
2	1.5	Dim
3	1.5	Dim
4	1.5	Dim
5	1.5	Dim
6	1.5	Dim
7	1.5	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.6	Dim
10	1.6	Dim
11	1.6	Dim
12	1.6	Dim
13	1.6	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.7	Dim
16	1.7	Dim
17	1.7	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.8	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	2.0	Dim
28	2.0	Dim
29	2.0	Moderate
30	2.0	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sinop

In seasonPeak

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

Sinop's rainy season runs September–April, 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 Sinop?

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

1.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sinop.

What to pack for Sinop in January

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

In January, Sinop sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sinop in January

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Oct 9 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	8	10	14	20	24	25	23	19	15	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	14	Bracing
Jun	20	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	15	Cool
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Sinop in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sinop peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	6	8	8	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Sinop?

Sinop sits at 42.0°N, 35.2°E, 100 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Boyabat, 70 km away.

Topography around Sinop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,850 m.

The land around Sinop is covered by water (69%) within 3 km, water (79%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

213 m

water 69%

16 km

217 m

water 79%

80 km

1,850 m

water 49%

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

January weather nearby: Boyabat 70 km · Bafra 80 km · Taşköprü 97 km · Vezirköprü 101 km · Osmancık 120 km · Havza 125 km · Samsun 128 km · Merzifon 131 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 Sinop (42.0268°, 35.1625°, elevation 100 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	9	6
2	9	6
3	9	6
4	9	6
5	9	6
6	9	6
7	9	6
8	9	6
9	9	6
10	9	5
11	9	5
12	9	5
13	9	5
14	9	5
15	9	5
16	9	5
17	8	5
18	8	5
19	8	5
20	8	5
21	8	5
22	8	5
23	8	5
24	8	5
25	8	5
26	8	5
27	8	5
28	8	5
29	8	5
30	8	5
31	8	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	8
2	46	8
3	45	8
4	45	8
5	44	8
6	44	7
7	43	7
8	43	6
9	42	6
10	41	6
11	41	5
12	40	5
13	39	5
14	39	4
15	38	4
16	38	4
17	38	5
18	38	5
19	39	5
20	40	6
21	40	7
22	41	7
23	42	8
24	43	9
25	44	9
26	45	10
27	45	10
28	46	10
29	46	11
30	46	11
31	46	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	8
2	46	8
3	45	8
4	45	8
5	44	8
6	44	7
7	43	7
8	43	6
9	42	6
10	41	6
11	41	5
12	40	5
13	39	5
14	39	4
15	38	4
16	38	4
17	38	5
18	38	5
19	39	5
20	40	6
21	40	7
22	41	7
23	42	8
24	43	9
25	44	9
26	45	10
27	45	10
28	46	10
29	46	11
30	46	11
31	46	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	30	70
10	31	69
11	30	70
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	30	70
28	30	70
29	31	69
30	31	69
31	31	69

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	8
2	46	8
3	45	8
4	45	8
5	44	8
6	44	7
7	43	7
8	43	6
9	42	6
10	41	6
11	41	5
12	40	5
13	39	5
14	39	4
15	38	4
16	38	4
17	38	5
18	38	5
19	39	5
20	40	6
21	40	7
22	41	7
23	42	8
24	43	9
25	44	9
26	45	10
27	45	10
28	46	10
29	46	11
30	46	11
31	46	11

	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