Elâzığ climate — normals and trends
Elâzığ (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 594 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Elâzığ averages 80 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Elâzığ has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 57 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -22.2 °C (on 22 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
ElâzığElazığ
- coords
- 38.67°, 39.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
18.0°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
594mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
41.4 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
-22.2 °C
22 February 1985
Wettest day
55 mm
19 November 2023
Windiest day
28.7 km/h
29 May 2008
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
16 May 1991
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
22 February 1985
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
18 February 1990
Sunniest day
14.7 h
30 June 1942
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 | 7.5 °C | +5.3 °C | 6 mm | -68 mm |
| Feb | 5.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 78 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +6.8 °C | 96 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 95 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 54 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 35.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 43 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 66 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elâzığ?
Elâzığ has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 594 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elâzığ?
The hottest day measured in Elâzığ between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elâzığ?
The coldest day measured in Elâzığ between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1985, at -22.2 °C.
Does it snow in Elâzığ?
Yes. Elâzığ gets on average 106.1 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Elâzığ warmed?
Yes: Elâzığ warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elâzığ?
The wettest day measured in Elâzığ between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elâzığ?
The windiest day measured in Elâzığ between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2008, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elâzığ?
The warmest month in Elâzığ is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Elâzığ?
Elâzığ receives on average 594 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elâzığ?
Elâzığ gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elâzığ?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elâzığ between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1990, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elâzığ?
Yes: Elâzığ has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elâzığ?
In Elâzığ, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 22 February 1985.
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