Weather in Diyarbakir in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Diyarbakir;
Average weather
Average temperature in Diyarbakir in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +10°C with a maximum of +14°C and a minimum of -4°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +11°C to +5°C.
Is Diyarbakir warm or cold in January?
Diyarbakir is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +9°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +1°C to -1°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Diyarbakir, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Diyarbakir in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +7°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -19°C | -19°C | -17°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +15°C | +20°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 77 mm | 70 mm | 79 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 76% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +9°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +7°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 77 mm to 70 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Diyarbakir is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Diyarbakir.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Diyarbakir?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Diyarbakir in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+19°C) and the highest in 2010 (+25°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 424 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 1057 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Diyarbakir, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.