Karaman climate — normals and trends
Karaman (Republic of Türkiye) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 331 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 (23.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Karaman averages 75 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Karaman has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 85 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 29 July 2000) and the coldest -24.4 °C (on 6 January 1942).
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
KaramanKaraman
- coords
- 37.18°, 33.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
17.9°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
331mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
57.8 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
38.9 °C
29 July 2000
Coldest day
-24.4 °C
6 January 1942
Wettest day
43 mm
31 January 1975
Windiest day
48.0 km/h
14 April 1940
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
14 April 1940
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
29 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
6 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
31 January 1975
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 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 | 10.4 °C | +5.3 °C | 20 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 31 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 16.7 °C | +5.3 °C | 25 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 45 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 48 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 20.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +4.9 °C | 16 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karaman?
Karaman has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 331 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karaman?
The hottest day measured in Karaman between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2000, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karaman?
The coldest day measured in Karaman between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1942, at -24.4 °C.
Does it snow in Karaman?
Yes. Karaman gets on average 57.8 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Karaman warmed?
Yes: Karaman warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karaman?
The wettest day measured in Karaman between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1975, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karaman?
The windiest day measured in Karaman between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1940, with winds reaching 48.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karaman?
The warmest month in Karaman is July (23.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Karaman?
Karaman receives on average 331 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karaman?
Karaman gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Karaman?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Karaman between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1975, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Karaman?
Yes: Karaman has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karaman?
In Karaman, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 29 July 2000, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 6 January 1942.
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