Hizan climate — normals and trends
Hizan (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 807 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Hizan averages 139 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Hizan has warmed by +2.0 °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 155 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 12 August 1955) and the coldest -23.9 °C (on 8 January 2008).
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
HizanBitlis
- coords
- 38.22°, 42.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
3.5°C
Annual rainfall
807mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
26.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
139 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
296.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.1 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
34.6 °C
12 August 1955
Coldest day
-23.9 °C
8 January 2008
Wettest day
54 mm
3 April 1995
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
13 January 1954
Strongest gust
114.8 km/h
20 February 1985
Hottest feels-like
35.5 °C
12 August 2006
Coldest feels-like
-28.4 °C
8 January 2008
Snowiest day
35.7 cm
2 December 1994
Sunniest day
14.1 h
7 July 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 9 mm | -85 mm |
| Feb | -1.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 71 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +4.7 °C | 67 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 159 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 69 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 10 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 17.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 47 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 40 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 138 mm | +51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hizan?
Hizan has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 807 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hizan?
The hottest day measured in Hizan between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1955, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hizan?
The coldest day measured in Hizan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2008, at -23.9 °C.
Does it snow in Hizan?
Yes. Hizan gets on average 296.9 cm of snow per year and has around 139 frost days.
Has the climate of Hizan warmed?
Yes: Hizan warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hizan?
The wettest day measured in Hizan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1995, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hizan?
The windiest day measured in Hizan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1954, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hizan?
The warmest month in Hizan is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Hizan?
Hizan receives on average 807 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hizan?
Hizan gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hizan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hizan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1994, with 35.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hizan?
Yes: Hizan has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hizan?
In Hizan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.5 °C on 12 August 2006, and the lowest was -28.4 °C on 8 January 2008.
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