Suşehri weather in January

In January, Suşehri sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 11.1 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 -2°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 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 Suşehri's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suşehri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
1st coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
6:54 AM – 4:20 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Suşehri is district of Sivas, Turkey.

Density
31/km²
people per km²

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 -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Suşehri reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 3°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-1-8
2-1-8
3-1-8
4-1-8
5-1-8
6-2-8
7-2-8
8-2-9
9-2-9
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How January really feels in Suşehri

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.

Suşehri 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-2° / -9°7411.1129.50.0
Feb-0° / -7°6210.610.810.40.0
Mar / -4°8113.210.411.70.2
Apr11° / 10015.44132.5
May17° / 121180.414.24.6
Jun21° / 5511.8014.86.5
Jul25° / 12°164.5014.68.2
Aug26° / 12°164.7013.68.1
Sep22° / 366.2012.37.7
Oct16° / 669.2110.95.4
Nov / -2°708.75.29.81.3
Dec / -7°6510.710.79.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53367
63367
73367
83466
93466
103664
113664
123664
133763
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283664
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303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Suşehri gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13536
23436
33436
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53436
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83436
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313941

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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Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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65calm
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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 6:55 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 4:06 PM to 4:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.26:554:06
29.26:554:07
39.26:554:08
49.26:564:09
59.26:564:10
69.26:564:11
79.36:564:11
89.36:554:12
99.36:554:13
109.36:554:14
119.36:554:15
129.46:554:16
139.46:554:17
149.46:544:18
159.46:544:19
169.46:544:20
179.56:534:21
189.56:534:22
199.56:534:23
209.56:524:24
219.66:524:25
229.66:514:27
239.66:514:28
249.66:504:29
259.76:494:30
269.76:494:31
279.76:484:32
289.86:474:33
299.86:474:35
309.86:464:36
319.96:454:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.1Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Suşehri?

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 Suşehri.

What to pack for Suşehri in January

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

In January, Suşehri sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Suşehri 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 Suşehri peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Suşehri 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 Suşehri is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1617 µg/m³Sep 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Suşehri?

Suşehri sits at 40.2°N, 38.1°E, 1,049 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Şebin Karahisar, 32 km away.

KorganSivasEspiye

Topography around Suşehri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suşehri has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 m around an average of 1,125 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,120 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,000 m.

The land around Suşehri is covered by grassland (41%), cropland (23%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
712 m
16 km
2,120 m
80 km
3,000 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Şebin Karahisar 32 km · Gürgentepe 81 km · Bulancak 87 km · Giresun 88 km · Ordu 92 km · Korgan 97 km · Sivas 102 km · Espiye 102 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 Suşehri (40.16°, 38.0841°, elevation 1,049 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).