Başkale Weather in January
Başkale in January
The short of it: Başkale in January averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 51 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 9 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -2° · low -11° · rain 51 mm · daylight 9 h 48 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Başkale an average January high of -2°, a low of -11° and some 51 mm of rain. Başkale's coldest stretch of the year, -2° by day and -11° by night. Rain is modest, about 51 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 48 min in mid-January, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Başkale runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Elaçmaz, 47 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Başkale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElaçmazVan | 47 km N | -3° | -13° | 40 mm |
| KırıkdağHakkâri | 55 km S | -2° | -9° | 74 mm |
| YüksekovaHakkâri | 58 km SSE | -1° | -9° | 82 mm |
| HakkâriHakkâri | 58 km SSW | 0° | -7° | 92 mm |
| Tāzeh ShahrWest Azerbaijan | 61 km ENE | 2° | -7° | 40 mm |
| Patah VīrWest Azerbaijan | 61 km ENE | 2° | -7° | 40 mm |
| KarlıHakkâri | 65 km SSE | -2° | -9° | 72 mm |
| OwlaqWest Azerbaijan | 65 km E | 2° | -7° | 39 mm |