Sungurlu weather in January

In January, Sungurlu sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sungurlu's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sungurlu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
1st coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:09 AM – 4:35 PM
Cloud cover
60%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Sungurlu is town in Çorum 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 Sungurlu reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-2
36-2
46-2
56-2
66-2
76-3
86-3
96-3
106-3
115-3
125-3
135-3
145-3
155-3
165-3
175-3
185-3
195-3
205-3
215-3
225-3
236-3
246-3
256-3
266-3
276-3
286-3
296-3
306-3
316-3

How January really feels in Sungurlu

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.

Sungurlu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°499.14.29.50.3
Feb / -2°428.33.110.41.5
Mar13° / 549.82.111.73.7
Apr19° / 509.60.5136.0
May24° / 10°4910.3014.27.0
Jun29° / 15°367.2014.86.4
Jul32° / 17°82.1014.65.1
Aug32° / 17°81.9013.65.2
Sep28° / 13°173.4012.37.6
Oct21° / 295.4010.97.5
Nov13° / 466.10.99.84.2
Dec / -1°568.82.89.21.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
44060
54159
64159
74258
84258
94456
104456
114555
124555
134753
144852
154852
164951
174951
184951
194852
204951
214951
224852
234852
244852
254852
264852
274852
284951
294951
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Sungurlu gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13113
23113
33114
43014
53013
63013
73013
82913
92913
102813
112713
122712
132612
142612
152512
162512
172512
182612
192612
202712
212713
222813
232813
242813
252913
262914
272913
282913
292913
302913
312912

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 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 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 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:21 PM to 4:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:104:21
29.27:104:22
39.27:104:23
49.27:104:24
59.27:104:24
69.27:104:25
79.37:104:26
89.37:104:27
99.37:104:28
109.37:104:29
119.37:104:30
129.47:104:31
139.47:104:32
149.47:094:33
159.47:094:34
169.47:094:35
179.57:084:36
189.57:084:37
199.57:074:38
209.57:074:39
219.67:074:40
229.67:064:41
239.67:054:43
249.67:054:44
259.77:044:45
269.77:044:46
279.77:034:47
289.87:024:48
299.87:014:49
309.87:014:51
319.97:004:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Dim
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.1Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sungurlu?

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

0.3
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 Sungurlu.

What to pack for Sungurlu in January

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

In January, Sungurlu sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sungurlu 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 Sungurlu peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateLowJun 21UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sungurlu 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 Sungurlu is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMay 1219 µg/m³Jul 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sungurlu?

Sungurlu sits at 40.2°N, 34.4°E, 774 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Alaca, 40 km away.

Topography around Sungurlu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sungurlu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 781 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,015 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,601 m.

The land around Sungurlu is covered by cropland (54%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
1,015 m
80 km
1,601 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Alaca 40 km · Yozgat 53 km · Yerköy 59 km · İskilip 64 km · Çorum 65 km · Sorgun 80 km · Çankırı 80 km · Kırıkkale 82 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 Sungurlu (40.1675°, 34.3739°, elevation 774 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).