Ardahan climate — normals and trends
Ardahan (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 859 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 (14.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ardahan averages 191 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Ardahan has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 205 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.0 °C (on 15 August 2019) and the coldest -34.1 °C (on 28 December 1948).
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
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- coords
- 41.11°, 42.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.2°C
Average daily high
8.8°C
Average daily low
-1.6°C
Annual rainfall
859mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
191 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
207.6 cm
Average feels-like high
6.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
31.0 °C
15 August 2019
Coldest day
-34.1 °C
28 December 1948
Wettest day
44 mm
6 February 2024
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
23 April 2017
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
24 March 2018
Hottest feels-like
31.9 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-38.6 °C
28 December 1948
Snowiest day
30.6 cm
6 February 2024
Sunniest day
14.3 h
2 July 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 21 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | -4.5 °C | -2.0 °C | 54 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 5.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 68 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 9.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 184 mm | +92 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 156 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 69 mm | -51 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 72 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | +4.2 °C | 22 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 63 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 59 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 6 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 0.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 62 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ardahan?
Ardahan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.2 °C and it receives 859 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ardahan?
The hottest day measured in Ardahan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2019, reaching 31.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ardahan?
The coldest day measured in Ardahan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1948, at -34.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ardahan?
Yes. Ardahan gets on average 207.6 cm of snow per year and has around 191 frost days.
Has the climate of Ardahan warmed?
Yes: Ardahan warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ardahan?
The wettest day measured in Ardahan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2024, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ardahan?
The windiest day measured in Ardahan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2017, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ardahan?
The warmest month in Ardahan is July (14.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ardahan?
Ardahan receives on average 859 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ardahan?
Ardahan gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ardahan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ardahan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 2024, with 30.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ardahan?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ardahan.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ardahan?
In Ardahan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.9 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -38.6 °C on 28 December 1948.
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