Baskil climate — normals and trends
Baskil (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 513 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 August (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Baskil averages 83 frost days, 70 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Baskil has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 58 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -22.5 °C (on 23 February 1985).
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
- 38.57°, 38.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.5°C
Average daily high
17.5°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
513mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
83 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
70 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
104.8 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
40.8 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
-22.5 °C
23 February 1985
Wettest day
55 mm
19 November 2023
Windiest day
30.2 km/h
30 March 2014
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
25 March 2002
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-26.6 °C
23 February 1985
Snowiest day
30.1 cm
12 March 1964
Sunniest day
14.7 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.4 °C | +5.5 °C | 6 mm | -59 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 80 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 15.7 °C | +6.7 °C | 77 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 82 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 48 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 29 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 27 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 65 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baskil?
Baskil has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 513 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baskil?
The hottest day measured in Baskil between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baskil?
The coldest day measured in Baskil between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1985, at -22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Baskil?
Yes. Baskil gets on average 104.8 cm of snow per year and has around 83 frost days.
Has the climate of Baskil warmed?
Yes: Baskil warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baskil?
The wettest day measured in Baskil between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baskil?
The windiest day measured in Baskil between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2014, with winds reaching 30.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baskil?
The warmest month in Baskil is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Baskil?
Baskil receives on average 513 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baskil?
Baskil gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baskil?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baskil between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1964, with 30.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baskil?
Yes: Baskil has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baskil?
In Baskil, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -26.6 °C on 23 February 1985.
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