Besni climate — normals and trends
Besni (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 663 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Besni averages 79 frost days, 89 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Besni has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 26 July 2001) and the coldest -21.3 °C (on 6 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
BesniAdıyaman Province
- coords
- 37.69°, 37.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.3°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
663mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
27.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
79 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
89 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
117.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
41.6 °C
26 July 2001
Coldest day
-21.3 °C
6 January 1942
Wettest day
84 mm
15 March 1974
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
30 March 2014
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
30 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
19 July 1998
Coldest feels-like
-27.0 °C
6 January 1942
Snowiest day
36.4 cm
15 January 1961
Sunniest day
14.6 h
22 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.7 °C | +5.9 °C | 4 mm | -126 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 73 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +6.3 °C | 60 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 17.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 84 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 28 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 36.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 36.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 25 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 91 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Besni?
Besni has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 663 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Besni?
The hottest day measured in Besni between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2001, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Besni?
The coldest day measured in Besni between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1942, at -21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Besni?
Yes. Besni gets on average 117.2 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.
Has the climate of Besni warmed?
Yes: Besni warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Besni?
The wettest day measured in Besni between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1974, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Besni?
The windiest day measured in Besni between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2014, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Besni?
The warmest month in Besni is July (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Besni?
Besni receives on average 663 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Besni?
Besni 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 Besni?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Besni between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1961, with 36.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Besni?
Yes: Besni has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Besni?
In Besni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 19 July 1998, and the lowest was -27.0 °C on 6 January 1942.
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