Kars, Turkey climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Kars has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 0°F at night. Around 19 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (3.0 inches) and easing off in December (0.8 inches).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kars climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 24 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 12 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 57 | 47 | 33 | 18 |
| Avg low (°F) | 0 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 8 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 24 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 72 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 12 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 50 | 58 |
| Avg low (°F) | 0 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 37 | 43 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 78 | 81 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 63 | 65 | 57 | 47 | 33 | 18 |
| Avg low (°F) | 48 | 49 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 8 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 9 | 15 | 17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 9 | 15 | 17 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 59 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 68 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 84 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 59 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 84 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 45 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 68 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 55 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Kars, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.