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Sivas, Turkey climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Sivas has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 463 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 73 mm while August barely receives 2 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 countsSivas climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −5 | −1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 42 | 53 | 49 | 73 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 44 | 43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −5 | −1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 42 | 53 | 49 | 73 | 35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 9 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 44 | 43 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0.3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 58 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 49 | 55 | 68 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 85 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 58 | 40 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 85 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 66 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 25 | 23 | 32 | 49 | 55 | 68 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 21 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 60 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Sivas, a weather station, inside the city. 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.