Kilis climate — normals and trends
Kilis (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 368 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kilis averages 29 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 63 rainy days per year.
Kilis has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 37 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 14 August 2023) and the coldest -21.7 °C (on 5 February 1950).
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
KilisKilis
- coords
- 36.72°, 37.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
368mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
63 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.9 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
34 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
45.3 °C
14 August 2023
Coldest day
-21.7 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
61 mm
27 March 1980
Windiest day
40.1 km/h
24 March 1975
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
28 March 1944
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
29 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-27.0 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
31 January 1968
Sunniest day
14.2 h
25 June 2003
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 6 mm | -66 mm |
| Feb | 11.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 21.9 °C | +6.2 °C | 26 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 17 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 38.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 37.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 10 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 57 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kilis?
Kilis has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 368 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kilis?
The hottest day measured in Kilis between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2023, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kilis?
The coldest day measured in Kilis between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at -21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kilis?
Yes. Kilis gets on average 10.9 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Kilis warmed?
Yes: Kilis warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kilis?
The wettest day measured in Kilis between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1980, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kilis?
The windiest day measured in Kilis between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1975, with winds reaching 40.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kilis?
The warmest month in Kilis is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kilis?
Kilis receives on average 368 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 63 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kilis?
Kilis 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 Kilis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kilis between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1968, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kilis?
Yes: Kilis has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kilis?
In Kilis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 29 July 2000, and the lowest was -27.0 °C on 5 February 1950.
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