Hakkari climate — normals and trends
Hakkari (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 991 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 (20.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Hakkari averages 179 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Hakkari has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 198 to 160 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.2 °C (on 27 July 1966) and the coldest -27.9 °C (on 22 December 1946).
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
HakkariHakkâri
- coords
- 37.57°, 43.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.3°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
0.3°C
Annual rainfall
991mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
9.0km/h
Seasonal range
27.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
179 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
483.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.1 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
34.2 °C
27 July 1966
Coldest day
-27.9 °C
22 December 1946
Wettest day
80 mm
1 April 1969
Windiest day
22.1 km/h
9 September 1953
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
5 January 1950
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
27 July 1966
Coldest feels-like
-32.8 °C
22 December 1946
Snowiest day
55.4 cm
24 November 1992
Sunniest day
14.0 h
16 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 19 mm | -122 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 99 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 6.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 95 mm | -76 mm |
| Apr | 10.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 180 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 100 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 23.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 75 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 0.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 230 mm | +99 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hakkari?
Hakkari has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.3 °C and it receives 991 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hakkari?
The hottest day measured in Hakkari between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1966, reaching 34.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hakkari?
The coldest day measured in Hakkari between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1946, at -27.9 °C.
Does it snow in Hakkari?
Yes. Hakkari gets on average 483.3 cm of snow per year and has around 179 frost days.
Has the climate of Hakkari warmed?
Yes: Hakkari warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hakkari?
The wettest day measured in Hakkari between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1969, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hakkari?
The windiest day measured in Hakkari between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1953, with winds reaching 22.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hakkari?
The warmest month in Hakkari is July (20.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Hakkari?
Hakkari receives on average 991 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hakkari?
Hakkari 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 Hakkari?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hakkari between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1992, with 55.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hakkari?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hakkari.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hakkari?
In Hakkari, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 27 July 1966, and the lowest was -32.8 °C on 22 December 1946.
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