Van Weather in January
Van in January
The short of it: Van in January averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -9 °C (17 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 45 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 1° · low -9° · rain 47 mm · daylight 9 h 45 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Van an average January high of 1°, a low of -9° and some 47 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Van: highs scarcely reach 1°, nights fall to -9°. Rain is modest, about 47 mm, the 6th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 45 min in mid-January, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Van runs about middling and about as wet in January. Edremit, 14 km to the SW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Van, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h