Keskin climate — normals and trends
Keskin (Republic of Türkiye) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 383 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Keskin averages 81 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Keskin has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 96 to 66 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -29.4 °C (on 5 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
KeskinKırıkkale
- coords
- 39.67°, 33.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.2°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
383mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
81 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
50.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
41.8 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
-29.4 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
44 mm
11 December 2010
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
24 February 1999
Strongest gust
110.2 km/h
12 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
29 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
26.7 cm
11 December 2010
Sunniest day
14.3 h
22 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 °C | +4.3 °C | 23 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 17.1 °C | +6.0 °C | 11 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 78 mm | +34 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 46 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 22 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 19 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +4.3 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 7.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Keskin?
Keskin has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 383 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Keskin?
The hottest day measured in Keskin between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Keskin?
The coldest day measured in Keskin between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -29.4 °C.
Does it snow in Keskin?
Yes. Keskin gets on average 50.7 cm of snow per year and has around 81 frost days.
Has the climate of Keskin warmed?
Yes: Keskin warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Keskin?
The wettest day measured in Keskin between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2010, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Keskin?
The windiest day measured in Keskin between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1999, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Keskin?
The warmest month in Keskin is July (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Keskin?
Keskin receives on average 383 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Keskin?
Keskin gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Keskin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Keskin between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2010, with 26.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Keskin?
Yes: Keskin has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Keskin?
In Keskin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 29 July 2000, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 5 January 1942.
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