Tunceli, Turkey climate

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean

Tunceli 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 −5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 389 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 52 mm while August barely receives 1 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 36°C in August.

About 71 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −5°C in January.

About 73 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 389 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in April

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.4 °C 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

Tunceli climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	4	7	13	19	25	32	36	36	31	23	14	6
Avg temp (°C)	0	1	6	12	17	22	27	27	22	15	7	2
Avg low (°C)	−5	−4	−1	5	9	13	17	17	12	7	1	−3
Precipitation (mm)	39	49	47	52	45	15	3	1	9	36	50	43

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	4	7	13	19	25	32
Avg temp (°C)	0	1	6	12	17	22
Avg low (°C)	−5	−4	−1	5	9	13
Precipitation (mm)	39	49	47	52	45	15

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	36	36	31	23	14	6
Avg temp (°C)	27	27	22	15	7	2
Avg low (°C)	17	17	12	7	1	−3
Precipitation (mm)	3	1	9	36	50	43

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	10	10	3	1	0.4	2	6	7	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	1	12	23	24	11	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	18	16	12	2	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	10	14

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	10	10	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.1	1	12
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	18	16	12	2	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	1	0.4	2	6	7	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	23	24	11	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.4	10	14

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	66	65	63	61	49	24	13	13	19	40	50	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	4	6	6	10	20	26	27	23	14	11	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	9	10	12	7	4	4	5	9	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	14	16	14	9	2	0.8	0.6	2	7	11	15
Relative humidity (%)	81	78	71	66	58	42	32	30	34	49	64	78
Wind speed (km/h)	6.3	6.8	7.4	7.0	6.7	7.8	8.3	7.3	6.9	6.0	5.8	5.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	66	65	63	61	49	24
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	4	6	6	10	20
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	9	10	12	7
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	16	14	16	14	9	2
Relative humidity (%)	81	78	71	66	58	42
Wind speed (km/h)	6.3	6.8	7.4	7.0	6.7	7.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	13	13	19	40	50	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	26	27	23	14	11	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	4	4	5	9	9	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	0.8	0.6	2	7	11	15
Relative humidity (%)	32	30	34	49	64	78
Wind speed (km/h)	8.3	7.3	6.9	6.0	5.8	5.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Elazig, a weather station, about 59 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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