Aksaray climate — normals and trends
Aksaray (Republic of Türkiye) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 361 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Aksaray averages 81 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Aksaray has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 97 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -26.2 °C (on 5 January 1942).
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
AksarayAksaray
- coords
- 38.37°, 34.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
361mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
23.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
52.8 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.3 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
-26.2 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
36 mm
9 January 1987
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
25 March 2008
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
23 April 2001
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-31.2 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
16 November 1988
Sunniest day
14.2 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 24 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 3.9 °C | -2.9 °C | 40 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +5.6 °C | 17 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 42 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 66 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 17.8 °C | +4.8 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 46 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aksaray?
Aksaray has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 361 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aksaray?
The hottest day measured in Aksaray between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aksaray?
The coldest day measured in Aksaray between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -26.2 °C.
Does it snow in Aksaray?
Yes. Aksaray gets on average 52.8 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Aksaray warmed?
Yes: Aksaray warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aksaray?
The wettest day measured in Aksaray between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1987, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aksaray?
The windiest day measured in Aksaray between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2008, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aksaray?
The warmest month in Aksaray is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Aksaray?
Aksaray receives on average 361 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aksaray?
Aksaray 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 Aksaray?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Aksaray between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1988, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Aksaray?
Yes: Aksaray has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aksaray?
In Aksaray, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -31.2 °C on 5 January 1942.
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