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Şanlıurfa, Turkey climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Şanlıurfa has a strongly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 396 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 76 mm while July barely receives 1 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 countsŞanlıurfa climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 57 | 41 | 45 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 74 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 36 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 57 | 41 | 45 | 23 | 3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 40 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 33 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 74 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.3 | 5 | 15 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 4 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 17 | 18 | 16 | 3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 47 | 56 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 35 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 58 | 71 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 22 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 35 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 47 | 56 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 28 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 27 | 29 | 31 | 41 | 58 | 71 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Sanliurfa, a weather station, about 9 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.