Akçakale climate — normals and trends
Akçakale (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 285 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (33.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Akçakale averages 22 frost days, 153 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 51 rainy days per year.
Akçakale has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 29 to 15 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.8 °C (on 15 July 1980) and the coldest -11.3 °C (on 12 December 1982).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AkçakaleŞanlıurfa
- coords
- 36.71°, 38.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.2°C
Average daily high
25.8°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
285mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
153 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
51 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.8 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
104 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
47.8 °C
15 July 1980
Coldest day
-11.3 °C
12 December 1982
Wettest day
46 mm
6 November 1947
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
19 April 1958
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
19 April 1958
Hottest feels-like
49.7 °C
14 July 1980
Coldest feels-like
-15.8 °C
12 December 1982
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
31 January 1968
Sunniest day
14.1 h
25 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 5 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 35 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 25.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 38.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 42.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 40.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 35.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 23.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 14.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Akçakale?
Akçakale has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 285 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Akçakale?
The hottest day measured in Akçakale between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1980, reaching 47.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Akçakale?
The coldest day measured in Akçakale between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1982, at -11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Akçakale?
Yes. Akçakale gets on average 3.8 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Akçakale warmed?
Yes: Akçakale warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Akçakale?
The wettest day measured in Akçakale between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1947, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Akçakale?
The windiest day measured in Akçakale between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1958, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Akçakale?
The warmest month in Akçakale is July (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Akçakale?
Akçakale receives on average 285 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 51 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Akçakale?
Akçakale gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Akçakale?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Akçakale between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1968, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Akçakale?
Yes: Akçakale has on average 104 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Akçakale?
In Akçakale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.7 °C on 14 July 1980, and the lowest was -15.8 °C on 12 December 1982.
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