Erciş Weather in January
Erciş in January
The short of it: Erciş in January averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -10 °C (14 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -10° · rain 41 mm · daylight 9 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Erciş an average January high of -1°, a low of -10° and some 41 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Erciş: highs scarcely reach -1°, nights fall to -10°. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 43 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Erciş runs cooler than most and drier than most in January. Aşağıışıklı, 3 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Erciş, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AşağıışıklıVan | 3 km NNW | -1° | -11° | 40 mm |
| HeybeliBitlis | 29 km WSW | 0° | -9° | 45 mm |
| AkçıraBitlis | 30 km SW | 0° | -7° | 44 mm |
| GümüşdüvenBitlis | 31 km W | -2° | -11° | 46 mm |
| KavuştukBitlis | 35 km SW | 1° | -7° | 47 mm |
| KarşıyakaBitlis | 42 km SW | 1° | -7° | 52 mm |
| PatnosAğrı | 49 km WNW | -3° | -12° | 48 mm |
| Yukarı SüphanBitlis | 49 km WSW | 1° | -7° | 54 mm |