Gümüşhane climate — normals and trends
Gümüşhane (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 932 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 (15.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gümüşhane averages 168 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Gümüşhane has warmed by +2.1 °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 177 to 159 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 20 July 1962) and the coldest -27.0 °C (on 12 January 1940).
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
GümüşhaneGümüşhane Province
- coords
- 40.46°, 39.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.7°C
Average daily high
9.7°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
932mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
168 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
253.7 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
32.8 °C
20 July 1962
Coldest day
-27.0 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
5 November 2006
Windiest day
184.0 km/h
23 April 1997
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
23 April 2017
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-31.1 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
35.2 cm
5 November 2006
Sunniest day
14.9 h
24 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 | -1.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 41 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | -3.9 °C | -2.2 °C | 79 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 6.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 94 mm | +19 mm |
| Apr | 9.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 143 mm | +50 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 142 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 73 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 61 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 18.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 94 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 11.6 °C | +5.9 °C | 28 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 1.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 71 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gümüşhane?
Gümüşhane has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.7 °C and it receives 932 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gümüşhane?
The hottest day measured in Gümüşhane between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1962, reaching 32.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gümüşhane?
The coldest day measured in Gümüşhane between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gümüşhane?
Yes. Gümüşhane gets on average 253.7 cm of snow per year and has around 168 frost days.
Has the climate of Gümüşhane warmed?
Yes: Gümüşhane warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gümüşhane?
The wettest day measured in Gümüşhane between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 2006, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gümüşhane?
The windiest day measured in Gümüşhane between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1997, with winds reaching 184.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gümüşhane?
The warmest month in Gümüşhane is August (15.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gümüşhane?
Gümüşhane receives on average 932 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gümüşhane?
Gümüşhane gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gümüşhane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gümüşhane between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 2006, with 35.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gümüşhane?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gümüşhane.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gümüşhane?
In Gümüşhane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -31.1 °C on 12 January 1940.
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