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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 103°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 37°F at night. Precipitation totals about 16 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 3.0 inches while July barely receives 0.02 inches.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 103°F in July.

About 73 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 37°F in January.

About 10 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 16 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.1 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Şanlıurfa climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	51	55	64	74	85	97	103	102	94	82	67	56
Avg temp (°F)	44	47	54	63	73	84	91	89	82	71	58	48
Avg low (°F)	37	39	44	52	61	71	78	77	70	60	48	40
Precipitation (in)	3.0	2.2	1.6	1.8	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.8	1.8	2.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	51	55	64	74	85	97
Avg temp (°F)	44	47	54	63	73	84
Avg low (°F)	37	39	44	52	61	71
Precipitation (in)	3.0	2.2	1.6	1.8	0.9	0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	103	102	94	82	67	56
Avg temp (°F)	91	89	82	71	58	48
Avg low (°F)	78	77	70	60	48	40
Precipitation (in)	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.8	1.8	2.9

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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.3	5	15	17	18	16	3	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.3	5	15
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days)	17	18	16	3	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 (mph)	5.6	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.6	7.5	8.2	7.4	6.2	5.1	5.0	5.5

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 (mph)	5.6	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.6	7.5

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 (mph)	8.2	7.4	6.2	5.1	5.0	5.5

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.

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