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Kahramanmaraş, Turkey climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Kahramanmaraş has a strongly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 36°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −2°C at night. Precipitation totals about 502 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 122 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsKahramanmaraş climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 75 | 122 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 43 | 36 | 29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 75 | 122 | 18 | 18 | 12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 36 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 58 | 43 | 36 | 29 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 46 | 51 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 74 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 38 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 60 | 47 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 8.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 46 | 51 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 39 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 74 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 3 years of daily observations at Kahramanmaras, a weather station, about 2 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.