Van, Turkey climate
Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean
Van has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Warm-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 422 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 56 mm while August barely receives 5 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 countsVan climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | −2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −6 | −2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 48 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 49 | 53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −2 | −2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | −7 | −6 | −2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 48 | 18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | −4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 49 | 53 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 24 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 12 | 21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 24 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.8 | 12 | 21 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 75 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 41 | 57 | 64 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 73 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 51 | 63 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 75 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 43 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 78 | 73 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 43 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 38 | 34 | 41 | 57 | 64 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 35 | 32 | 36 | 51 | 63 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Van, a weather station, about 7 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.