January Weather in Kafr Takhārīm SyriaDaily high temperatures are around 51°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 59°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 50°F on January 13. Daily low temperatures are around 35°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 43°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 35°F on January 23. For reference, on August 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Kafr Takhārīm typically range from 71°F to 92°F, while on January 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 35°F to 51°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Sedona, Arizona, United States (7,132 miles away); Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, United States (6,582 miles); and Double Springs, Alabama, United States (6,393 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Kafr Takhārīm (view comparison). CloudsThe month of January in Kafr Takhārīm experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 44% throughout the month. The clearest day of the month is January 27, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 58% of the time. For reference, on December 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 46%, while on August 1, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 100%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Kafr Takhārīm, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is gradually increasing, starting the month at 27% and ending it at 30%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 31% on February 4, and its lowest chance is 1% on July 13. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Kafr Takhārīm is essentially constant, remaining about 2.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 5.2 inches or falling below 0.8 inches. The highest average 31-day accumulation is 2.7 inches on January 29. SunOver the course of January in Kafr Takhārīm, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 38 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 15 seconds, and weekly increase of 8 minutes, 47 seconds. The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 9 hours, 45 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 23 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Kafr Takhārīm is 7:45 AM on January 7 and the earliest sunrise is 9 minutes earlier at 7:36 AM on January 31. The earliest sunset is 5:29 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 29 minutes later at 5:58 PM on January 31. Daylight saving time is not observed in Kafr Takhārīm during 2024. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:17 AM and sets 14 hours, 37 minutes later, at 7:54 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:41 AM and sets 9 hours, 42 minutes later, at 5:23 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Kafr Takhārīm is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on August 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 59% of the time, while on December 2, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Kafr Takhārīm is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 7.3 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on July 18, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.5 miles per hour, while on October 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.7 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during January is 7.5 miles per hour on January 2. The hourly average wind direction in Kafr Takhārīm throughout January is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 61% on January 1. Water TemperatureKafr Takhārīm is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water. The average surface water temperature in Kafr Takhārīm is gradually decreasing during January, falling by 2°F, from 66°F to 63°F, over the course of the month. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Kafr Takhārīm typically lasts for 8.7 months (268 days), from around March 1 to around November 24, rarely starting before February 4 or after March 30, and rarely ending before November 2 or after December 17. The month of January in Kafr Takhārīm is very likely fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of 1% on January 12. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Kafr Takhārīm are essentially constant during January, remaining within 7°F of 7°F throughout. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Kafr Takhārīm is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 2.4 kWh to 3.0 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kafr Takhārīm are 36.117 deg latitude, 36.515 deg longitude, and 1,539 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Kafr Takhārīm contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,434 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,698 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,480 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,303 feet). The area within 2 miles of Kafr Takhārīm is covered by cropland (75%) and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (71%) and grassland (11%), and within 50 miles by cropland (53%) and trees (16%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Kafr Takhārīm, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Kafr Takhārīm. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Kafr Takhārīm according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at Kafr Takhārīm is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Kafr Takhārīm and a given station. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Kafr Takhārīm and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |