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 27°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −18°C at night. Around 488 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in May (75 mm) and easing off in December (21 mm).
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 (°C) | −5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 7 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −11 | −5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −18 | −12 | −7 | −2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | −7 | −14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 22 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 74 | 63 | 33 | 26 | 46 | 25 | 21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −11 | −5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | −18 | −12 | −7 | −2 | 3 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 22 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 74 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 7 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | −7 | −14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 33 | 26 | 46 | 25 | 21 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (m/s) | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 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 (m/s) | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 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 (m/s) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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.