Weather in Sulaymaniyah in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Sulaymaniyah;
- January is usually the wettest month of the year in Sulaymaniyah;
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +10°C with a maximum of +14°C and a minimum of -3°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +9°C.
Is Sulaymaniyah warm or cold in January?
Sulaymaniyah is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +11°C to +9°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 Sulaymaniyah, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sulaymaniyah in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +9°C | +11°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -17°C | -16°C | -18°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +20°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 86 mm | 85 mm | 94 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 76% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||
January typically has worse weather conditions compared to December. It’s getting colder in January. From +11°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +9°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 86 mm to 85 mm. Humidity rises from 73% to 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in December to 9 in January.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sulaymaniyah is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Sulaymaniyah.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Sulaymaniyah?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sulaymaniyah in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+21°C) and the highest in 2021 (+27°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 252 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 879 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sulaymaniyah, 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.