Kovancılar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kovancılar?

Kovancılar has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 749 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kovancılar?

The hottest day measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 41.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kovancılar?

The coldest day measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1950, at -24.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kovancılar?

Yes. Kovancılar gets on average 163.8 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Kovancılar warmed?

Yes: Kovancılar warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kovancılar?

The wettest day measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kovancılar?

The windiest day measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1994, with winds reaching 28.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kovancılar?

The warmest month in Kovancılar is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kovancılar?

Kovancılar receives on average 749 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kovancılar?

Kovancılar gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kovancılar (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 749 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Kovancılar averages 99 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.

Kovancılar has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 77 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -24.2 °C (on 16 January 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

KovancılarElazığ

coords: 38.72°, 39.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DsaHot-summer Mediterranean continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

11.9°C

Average daily high

17.3°C

Average daily low

6.5°C

Annual rainfall

749mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

10.0km/h

Seasonal range

29.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

99 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

76 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

97 d/yr

Annual snowfall

163.8 cm

Average feels-like high

15.5 °C

Average feels-like low

3.8 °C

Average peak gust

29.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

23 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.3 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.4 °C

30 July 2000

Coldest day

-24.2 °C

16 January 1950

Wettest day

57 mm

19 November 2023

Windiest day

28.1 km/h

27 June 1994

Strongest gust

90.0 km/h

12 March 1968

Hottest feels-like

42.6 °C

30 July 2000

Coldest feels-like

-28.8 °C

16 January 1950

Snowiest day

32.6 cm

24 November 1992

Sunniest day

14.6 h

1 July 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.6 °C24 July 2025	-13.1 °C15 February 2025	14.8 °C	597 mm	95	75
2024	37.8 °C21 August 2024	-7.1 °C15 December 2024	14.8 °C	744 mm	102	45
2023	40.2 °C9 August 2023	-16.6 °C17 February 2023	14.0 °C	1,025 mm	81	69
2022	38.5 °C30 July 2022	-18.7 °C21 January 2022	14.2 °C	721 mm	100	63
2021	40.3 °C20 July 2021	-14.6 °C19 February 2021	14.9 °C	526 mm	95	61
2020	38.4 °C20 July 2020	-11.9 °C10 February 2020	14.3 °C	737 mm	102	67
2019	39.9 °C14 August 2019	-15.1 °C21 January 2019	13.9 °C	848 mm	97	70
2018	40.8 °C3 July 2018	-9.4 °C29 December 2018	15.1 °C	856 mm	92	45
2017	39.7 °C10 August 2017	-19.2 °C30 January 2017	13.5 °C	581 mm	100	92
2016	38.9 °C18 July 2016	-20.3 °C27 January 2016	13.2 °C	699 mm	84	88
2015	39.3 °C30 July 2015	-15.7 °C11 January 2015	13.5 °C	782 mm	100	87
2014	38.2 °C25 July 2014	-11.8 °C4 February 2014	14.0 °C	636 mm	86	72
2013	36.1 °C17 July 2013	-14.6 °C11 January 2013	12.7 °C	607 mm	78	86
2012	39.4 °C24 July 2012	-16.7 °C3 February 2012	12.8 °C	928 mm	92	90
2011	40.4 °C28 July 2011	-13.3 °C11 December 2011	12.5 °C	795 mm	82	97
2010	39.4 °C28 July 2010	-9.8 °C27 January 2010	14.9 °C	732 mm	102	47
2009	36.7 °C18 August 2009	-9.5 °C2 January 2009	12.9 °C	864 mm	78	72
2008	38.2 °C24 July 2008	-17.0 °C4 February 2008	12.5 °C	577 mm	84	97
2007	37.9 °C13 July 2007	-15.7 °C2 February 2007	12.5 °C	639 mm	88	106
2006	40.6 °C12 August 2006	-18.8 °C31 January 2006	13.0 °C	803 mm	94	103
2005	38.8 °C28 July 2005	-13.5 °C25 January 2005	12.9 °C	737 mm	87	95
2004	38.0 °C31 July 2004	-18.5 °C9 January 2004	12.3 °C	675 mm	95	115
2003	38.3 °C8 August 2003	-17.3 °C23 February 2003	12.9 °C	809 mm	88	94
2002	37.8 °C22 July 2002	-23.2 °C27 December 2002	12.7 °C	690 mm	86	90
2001	40.4 °C26 July 2001	-15.7 °C23 November 2001	13.8 °C	708 mm	99	68
2000	41.4 °C30 July 2000	-17.1 °C22 January 2000	12.6 °C	676 mm	78	106
1999	38.6 °C4 August 1999	-5.7 °C21 February 1999	13.9 °C	509 mm	87	78
1998	39.8 °C17 July 1998	-17.1 °C1 February 1998	13.0 °C	789 mm	88	85
1997	36.7 °C4 August 1997	-21.0 °C7 February 1997	11.1 °C	790 mm	70	113
1996	37.5 °C13 July 1996	-19.1 °C4 February 1996	12.6 °C	969 mm	77	72
1995	36.8 °C4 August 1995	-20.4 °C23 January 1995	11.5 °C	758 mm	82	113
1994	38.1 °C13 July 1994	-19.7 °C7 December 1994	12.5 °C	777 mm	92	105
1993	38.2 °C21 July 1993	-18.1 °C17 February 1993	11.0 °C	782 mm	76	129
1992	35.8 °C5 August 1992	-19.6 °C27 December 1992	9.4 °C	714 mm	55	134
1991	38.9 °C3 August 1991	-23.2 °C7 February 1991	11.9 °C	797 mm	80	105
1990	38.8 °C20 July 1990	-20.3 °C7 January 1990	11.7 °C	538 mm	74	104
1989	36.6 °C4 July 1989	-19.2 °C15 January 1989	12.2 °C	494 mm	78	97
1988	35.7 °C31 July 1988	-16.0 °C29 December 1988	10.8 °C	943 mm	64	117
1987	38.5 °C8 August 1987	-16.9 °C27 December 1987	11.1 °C	1,073 mm	62	121
1986	36.6 °C8 July 1986	-19.4 °C24 January 1986	11.9 °C	912 mm	81	109
1985	37.7 °C10 August 1985	-23.7 °C23 February 1985	11.4 °C	664 mm	73	103
1984	37.7 °C22 July 1984	-15.6 °C31 December 1984	11.5 °C	614 mm	63	103
1983	37.4 °C17 July 1983	-20.6 °C4 January 1983	10.9 °C	836 mm	54	99
1982	34.6 °C20 July 1982	-18.8 °C19 February 1982	10.5 °C	665 mm	57	129
1981	37.4 °C27 July 1981	-9.9 °C2 January 1981	12.4 °C	903 mm	81	86
1980	38.8 °C14 July 1980	-16.7 °C1 February 1980	11.5 °C	784 mm	79	114
1979	37.3 °C22 August 1979	-11.6 °C10 January 1979	12.5 °C	916 mm	76	74
1978	38.9 °C17 July 1978	-12.2 °C16 January 1978	11.8 °C	768 mm	60	100
1977	37.5 °C3 August 1977	-16.0 °C9 January 1977	11.3 °C	677 mm	66	116
1976	36.8 °C6 August 1976	-14.3 °C14 February 1976	10.2 °C	1,080 mm	61	117
1975	38.3 °C27 July 1975	-16.9 °C14 December 1975	11.2 °C	732 mm	74	118
1974	38.3 °C4 August 1974	-14.7 °C6 February 1974	11.8 °C	627 mm	65	91
1973	40.0 °C8 August 1973	-21.3 °C14 January 1973	11.0 °C	594 mm	76	124
1972	38.3 °C25 July 1972	-22.6 °C20 January 1972	10.6 °C	886 mm	62	130
1971	38.1 °C25 July 1971	-21.5 °C13 February 1971	11.9 °C	908 mm	89	102
1970	37.6 °C19 July 1970	-15.8 °C17 December 1970	12.9 °C	718 mm	82	77
1969	37.7 °C20 August 1969	-13.2 °C4 February 1969	11.9 °C	1,066 mm	78	107
1968	37.5 °C20 July 1968	-14.5 °C17 January 1968	11.6 °C	1,143 mm	52	93
1967	36.3 °C16 August 1967	-18.6 °C3 February 1967	10.4 °C	1,047 mm	62	109
1966	38.1 °C13 July 1966	-9.6 °C31 December 1966	14.2 °C	820 mm	85	46
1965	37.1 °C4 August 1965	-15.4 °C11 January 1965	11.6 °C	825 mm	82	107
1964	37.1 °C13 July 1964	-19.3 °C20 January 1964	11.0 °C	583 mm	69	111
1963	38.0 °C22 August 1963	-14.3 °C27 February 1963	12.2 °C	1,066 mm	70	79
1962	39.6 °C20 July 1962	-15.3 °C6 January 1962	12.8 °C	473 mm	79	83
1961	37.6 °C17 August 1961	-21.3 °C24 January 1961	11.0 °C	691 mm	63	118
1960	37.8 °C31 July 1960	-17.1 °C25 January 1960	11.9 °C	645 mm	55	78
1959	35.1 °C20 July 1959	-17.0 °C18 February 1959	10.4 °C	722 mm	41	123
1958	35.8 °C27 August 1958	-16.7 °C2 February 1958	11.2 °C	553 mm	61	104
1957	38.6 °C4 August 1957	-19.1 °C4 January 1957	10.9 °C	781 mm	65	117
1956	35.7 °C6 August 1956	-19.3 °C13 December 1956	9.9 °C	621 mm	54	137
1955	37.1 °C12 August 1955	-16.0 °C6 January 1955	13.0 °C	519 mm	80	78
1954	39.4 °C2 August 1954	-14.9 °C17 January 1954	12.5 °C	900 mm	82	87
1953	38.5 °C20 July 1953	-16.7 °C1 December 1953	11.0 °C	922 mm	77	123
1952	37.8 °C31 July 1952	-10.3 °C2 January 1952	12.4 °C	641 mm	83	103
1951	37.7 °C13 August 1951	-17.6 °C26 January 1951	12.0 °C	906 mm	73	87
1950	36.1 °C10 August 1950	-24.2 °C16 January 1950	10.9 °C	799 mm	79	112
1949	36.7 °C28 July 1949	-17.6 °C13 January 1949	10.2 °C	515 mm	63	133
1948	37.7 °C16 August 1948	-20.2 °C28 December 1948	9.8 °C	724 mm	59	145
1947	34.7 °C16 July 1947	-19.4 °C3 February 1947	11.6 °C	755 mm	61	97
1946	34.1 °C25 August 1946	-21.6 °C22 December 1946	10.3 °C	675 mm	41	116
1945	36.0 °C27 August 1945	-18.0 °C27 February 1945	9.5 °C	430 mm	53	146
1944	35.8 °C4 August 1944	-18.7 °C17 January 1944	10.7 °C	573 mm	49	128
1943	35.7 °C6 August 1943	-18.0 °C8 January 1943	10.8 °C	521 mm	69	123
1942	35.6 °C23 June 1942	-21.3 °C7 January 1942	10.9 °C	731 mm	51	118
1941	36.1 °C11 July 1941	-15.4 °C15 January 1941	10.9 °C	741 mm	56	124
1940	36.4 °C7 August 1940	-21.0 °C15 January 1940	10.5 °C	820 mm	52	111

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.6 °C

+3.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

95 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

75 d/yr

-24

Annual rainfall

597 mm

-152 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.2 °C	+6.4 °C	9 mm	-89 mm
Feb	4.8 °C	+2.4 °C	91 mm	-3 mm
Mar	15.7 °C	+7.7 °C	106 mm	-2 mm
Apr	17.0 °C	+1.4 °C	117 mm	+9 mm
May	24.7 °C	+3.1 °C	75 mm	-3 mm
Jun	30.8 °C	+2.7 °C	4 mm	-14 mm
Jul	35.7 °C	+2.5 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Aug	36.2 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Oct	21.5 °C	+0.9 °C	37 mm	-17 mm
Nov	15.4 °C	+3.6 °C	70 mm	-10 mm
Dec	7.6 °C	+3.6 °C	86 mm	-10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.6 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-13.1 °C

15 Feb 2025

Wettest day

50.5 mm

15 Nov 2025

Windiest day

25.3 km/h

1 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

86.8 km/h

9 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.1 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-17.2 °C

15 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

11.5 cm

31 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.5 h

28 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kovancılar?

Kovancılar has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 749 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kovancılar?

The hottest day measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 41.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kovancılar?

The coldest day measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1950, at -24.2 °C.

Does it snow in Kovancılar?

Yes. Kovancılar gets on average 163.8 cm of snow per year and has around 99 frost days.

Has the climate of Kovancılar warmed?

Yes: Kovancılar warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kovancılar?

The wettest day measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2023, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kovancılar?

The windiest day measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1994, with winds reaching 28.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kovancılar?

The warmest month in Kovancılar is July (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Kovancılar?

Kovancılar receives on average 749 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kovancılar?

Kovancılar 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 Kovancılar?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kovancılar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1992, with 32.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kovancılar?

Yes: Kovancılar has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kovancılar?

In Kovancılar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -28.8 °C on 16 January 1950.

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