Erzincan climate — normals and trends
Erzincan (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 679 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Erzincan averages 167 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Erzincan has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 176 to 158 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 30 July 2025) and the coldest -30.7 °C (on 4 December 1941).
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
ErzincanErzincan
- coords
- 39.74°, 39.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.8°C
Average daily high
11.4°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
679mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
26.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
167 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
239.6 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
35.1 °C
30 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.7 °C
4 December 1941
Wettest day
68 mm
5 November 2006
Windiest day
65.6 km/h
23 April 1997
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
23 April 2017
Hottest feels-like
35.5 °C
7 August 1973
Coldest feels-like
-36.0 °C
4 December 1941
Snowiest day
33.6 cm
29 January 2008
Sunniest day
14.8 h
25 June 2025
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 | -0.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 9 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | -3.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 78 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 6.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 111 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 10.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 118 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 74 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 22.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 30 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 25 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 22.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 31 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 16.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 41 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 1.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 60 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Erzincan?
Erzincan has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.8 °C and it receives 679 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Erzincan?
The hottest day measured in Erzincan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2025, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Erzincan?
The coldest day measured in Erzincan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1941, at -30.7 °C.
Does it snow in Erzincan?
Yes. Erzincan gets on average 239.6 cm of snow per year and has around 167 frost days.
Has the climate of Erzincan warmed?
Yes: Erzincan warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Erzincan?
The wettest day measured in Erzincan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 2006, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Erzincan?
The windiest day measured in Erzincan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1997, with winds reaching 65.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Erzincan?
The warmest month in Erzincan is August (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Erzincan?
Erzincan receives on average 679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Erzincan?
Erzincan gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Erzincan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Erzincan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2008, with 33.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Erzincan?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Erzincan.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Erzincan?
In Erzincan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.5 °C on 7 August 1973, and the lowest was -36.0 °C on 4 December 1941.
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