Bitlis Weather in January
Bitlis in January
The short of it: Bitlis in January averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -6 °C (22 °F), with 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -6° · rain 137 mm · daylight 9 h 46 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Bitlis an average January high of 1°, a low of -6° and some 137 mm of rain. Bitlis's coldest stretch of the year, 1° by day and -6° by night. Wet spells are common — about 137 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 46 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 June and September.
Against its neighbours, Bitlis runs warmer than most and wetter than most in January. Değirmenaltı, 7 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Bitlis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeğirmenaltıBitlis | 7 km ENE | 0° | -7° | 102 mm |
| MutkiBitlis | 16 km W | 0° | -7° | 127 mm |
| Taşlı Pınar MahallesiBitlis | 16 km W | 0° | -7° | 127 mm |
| TatvanBitlis | 18 km ENE | 1° | -6° | 100 mm |
| GüroymakBitlis | 21 km NNW | 0° | -8° | 117 mm |
| HizanBitlis | 33 km SE | 2° | -4° | 107 mm |
| ErlerBitlis | 34 km WNW | 0° | -8° | 120 mm |
| ŞirvanSiirt | 38 km S | 7° | 0° | 98 mm |