Hetit Weather in January
Hetit in January
The short of it: Hetit in January averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 157 mm (6.2 in) of rain and about 9 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -1° · rain 157 mm · daylight 9 h 53 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Hetit an average January high of 7°, a low of -1° and some 157 mm of rain. Hetit's coldest stretch of the year, 7° by day and -1° by night. Wet spells are common — about 157 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 53 min in mid-January, 15 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Hetit runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Taxa Cheya, 3 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Hetit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 33 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxa CheyaDuhok | 3 km E | 8° | 0° | 164 mm |
| ShelādizDuhok | 4 km E | 8° | 0° | 164 mm |
| Taxe Nerwa DoskiyaDuhok | 6 km ESE | 9° | 0° | 167 mm |
| Dêrelûk Devera NihêliyaDuhok | 7 km WNW | 8° | 0° | 160 mm |
| HetiteDuhok | 9 km N | 4° | -4° | 107 mm |
| KuchkaErbil | 11 km E | 8° | 0° | 162 mm |
| HiloraDuhok | 11 km ESE | 6° | -2° | 138 mm |
| Ruye shenDuhok | 14 km ENE | 7° | -1° | 151 mm |