Afşin Weather in January
Afşin in January
The short of it: Afşin in January averages a high of 4 °C (40 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 66 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -6° · rain 66 mm · daylight 9 h 47 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & June
Thirty years of records give Afşin an average January high of 4°, a low of -6° and some 66 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Afşin: highs scarcely reach 4°, nights fall to -6°. Wet spells are common — about 66 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 47 min in mid-January, 16 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Afşin runs warmer than most and drier than most in January. Elbistan, 25 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Afşin, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElbistanKahramanmaraş | 25 km E | 3° | -6° | 63 mm |
| EkinözüKahramanmaraş | 32 km SE | 4° | -6° | 69 mm |
| SüleymanlıKahramanmaraş | 42 km S | 4° | -5° | 85 mm |
| GöksunKahramanmaraş | 44 km SW | 3° | -6° | 85 mm |
| SarızKayseri | 44 km NW | 1° | -9° | 54 mm |
| NurhakKahramanmaraş | 56 km SE | 1° | -7° | 78 mm |
| YeşilovaAdana | 58 km W | 2° | -7° | 69 mm |
| YamanlıAdana | 59 km W | 2° | -8° | 66 mm |