Zile weather in January

In January, Zile sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 5°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Zile's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zile's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
1st coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:03 AM – 4:28 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Zile is town and a district of Tokat 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 5°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zile reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-3
26-3
36-3
46-3
56-3
65-3
75-4
85-4
95-4
105-4
115-4
125-4
135-4
145-4
155-4
165-4
175-5
185-5
195-5
205-5
215-5
225-5
235-5
245-5
255-5
265-5
275-5
285-5
295-5
305-5
315-5

How January really feels in Zile

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.

Zile weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°539.36.19.50.1
Feb / -4°459.15.310.40.9
Mar12° / 6511.74.611.72.9
Apr17° / 6711.91.1135.1
May21° / 6912.8014.26.4
Jun25° / 13°347.1014.87.5
Jul29° / 15°92014.67.1
Aug29° / 16°82.2013.66.8
Sep26° / 12°213.8012.38.2
Oct20° / 375.90.210.97.0
Nov13° / 476.61.59.83.9
Dec / -2°539.34.49.21.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
104060
114060
124159
134159
144159
154258
164258
174258
184258
194258
204159
214159
224258
234258
244258
254258
264258
274159
284258
294258
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Zile gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13017
23017
33017
42917
52917
62917
72917
82817
92817
102817
112717
122717
132616
142616
152616
162517
172617
182617
192718
202719
212819
222920
233021
243021
253122
263222
273223
283223
293323
303323
313322

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 7 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
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 4:15 PM to 4:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.27:044:15
29.27:054:16
39.27:054:16
49.27:054:17
59.27:054:18
69.27:054:19
79.27:054:20
89.37:054:21
99.37:054:22
109.37:044:22
119.37:044:23
129.37:044:24
139.47:044:25
149.47:044:26
159.47:034:27
169.47:034:28
179.47:034:30
189.57:024:31
199.57:024:32
209.57:014:33
219.67:014:34
229.67:004:35
239.67:004:36
249.66:594:37
259.76:594:38
269.76:584:40
279.76:574:41
289.86:564:42
299.86:564:43
309.86:554:44
319.96:544:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
41.9Dim
52.0Dim
62.0Dim
72.0Moderate
82.0Moderate
92.0Moderate
102.1Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Zile?

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

0.1
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 Zile.

What to pack for Zile in January

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

In January, Zile sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -4°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 Zile 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 Zile peaks around June 21 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Zile 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 Zile is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2319 µg/m³Jul 2411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zile?

Zile sits at 40.3°N, 35.9°E, 746 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Turhal, 19 km away.

Topography around Zile

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zile has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 762 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,877 m.

The land around Zile is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (32%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
276 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
1,877 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Turhal 19 km · Amasya 39 km · Tokat 57 km · Suluova 62 km · Taşova 63 km · Erbaa 71 km · Akdağmadeni 71 km · Merzifon 73 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 Zile (40.3031°, 35.8864°, elevation 746 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).