Kulu climate — normals and trends
Kulu (Republic of Türkiye) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 359 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kulu averages 74 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Kulu has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -24.3 °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
KuluKonya
- coords
- 39.10°, 33.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.6°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
359mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
41.2 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
-24.3 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
44 mm
4 November 2005
Windiest day
61.9 km/h
18 April 2012
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
18 April 2012
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
28 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-29.8 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
4 November 2005
Sunniest day
14.1 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 27 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 5.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 23 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +5.3 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 67 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 34 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 28.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 12 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 35 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kulu?
Kulu has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.6 °C and it receives 359 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kulu?
The hottest day measured in Kulu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kulu?
The coldest day measured in Kulu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -24.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kulu?
Yes. Kulu gets on average 39.6 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Kulu warmed?
Yes: Kulu warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kulu?
The wettest day measured in Kulu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2005, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kulu?
The windiest day measured in Kulu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2012, with winds reaching 61.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kulu?
The warmest month in Kulu is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kulu?
Kulu receives on average 359 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kulu?
Kulu 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 Kulu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kulu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2005, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kulu?
Yes: Kulu has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kulu?
In Kulu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 28 July 2000, and the lowest was -29.8 °C on 5 January 1942.
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