Suruç in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Suruç sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 166 mm of precipitation over about 27 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Suruç's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Suruç's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
166 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
2.9
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Suruç in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.

A typical winter day in Suruç reaches about 11°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Suruç

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 38 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
38
wind chill below the day's low

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

Suruç weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 609.61.19.82.3
Feb12° / 508.90.910.63.3
Mar17° / 468.10.111.75.8
Apr23° / 11°326.4012.97.5
May29° / 16°225013.96.2
Jun36° / 21°30.9014.53.0
Jul39° / 25°00014.30.6
Aug39° / 25°10.2013.40.8
Sep34° / 20°30.7012.34.0
Oct27° / 15°254.10117.4
Nov18° / 385.50.1106.6
Dec12° / 568.70.49.53.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Suruç gets around 166 mm of rain and snow over 27 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Suruç?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suruç.

What to pack for Suruç in Winter

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

In winter, Suruç sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Suruç in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Suruç peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highModerateJun 18UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Suruç in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Suruç is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1933 µg/m³Jul 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Suruç?

Suruç sits at 37.0°N, 38.4°E, 499 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is ‘Ayn al ‘Arab, 11 km away.

Topography around Suruç

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suruç has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 492 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 679 m.

The land around Suruç is covered by cropland (82%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
294 m
80 km
679 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 11 km · Urfa 39 km · Birecik 40 km · Jarābulus 41 km · Bozova 44 km · Akçakale 55 km · Nizip 56 km · Manbij 65 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 Suruç (36.9761°, 38.4253°, elevation 499 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.