Lice climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lice?

Lice has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 1,043 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2025, reaching 41.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lice?

The coldest day measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2002, at -24.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lice?

Yes. Lice gets on average 231.8 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Lice warmed?

Yes: Lice warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lice?

The wettest day measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 2009, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lice?

The windiest day measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1970, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lice?

The warmest month in Lice is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lice?

Lice receives on average 1,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lice?

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

Lice (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 1,043 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Lice averages 100 frost days, 84 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.

Lice has warmed by +2.4 °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 115 to 85 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 24 July 2025) and the coldest -24.7 °C (on 27 December 2002).

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

LiceDiyarbakır Province

coords: 38.46°, 40.64°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DsaHot-summer Mediterranean continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

12.2°C

Average daily high

17.8°C

Average daily low

6.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,043mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

11.2km/h

Seasonal range

29.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

100 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

84 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

101 d/yr

Annual snowfall

231.8 cm

Average feels-like high

16.1 °C

Average feels-like low

3.6 °C

Average peak gust

31.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

27 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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

41.3 °C

24 July 2025

Coldest day

-24.7 °C

27 December 2002

Wettest day

81 mm

30 October 2009

Windiest day

32.6 km/h

19 May 1970

Strongest gust

92.9 km/h

6 January 2015

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

14 July 1980

Coldest feels-like

-29.7 °C

27 December 2002

Snowiest day

43.5 cm

6 February 1992

Sunniest day

14.3 h

27 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	41.3 °C24 July 2025	-16.5 °C30 December 2025	14.6 °C	689 mm	98	82
2024	37.9 °C20 June 2024	-9.4 °C3 February 2024	14.7 °C	1,005 mm	104	62
2023	40.1 °C14 August 2023	-17.1 °C17 February 2023	14.3 °C	1,199 mm	91	75
2022	38.0 °C5 August 2022	-14.9 °C22 January 2022	14.1 °C	863 mm	107	76
2021	39.8 °C20 July 2021	-13.9 °C24 January 2021	14.7 °C	769 mm	97	74
2020	38.6 °C21 July 2020	-16.5 °C11 February 2020	14.2 °C	899 mm	105	73
2019	39.7 °C14 August 2019	-13.8 °C12 January 2019	14.0 °C	1,242 mm	109	73
2018	39.6 °C3 July 2018	-8.0 °C31 January 2018	14.9 °C	1,313 mm	95	48
2017	40.1 °C9 August 2017	-17.2 °C30 January 2017	13.2 °C	804 mm	97	101
2016	38.0 °C20 August 2016	-20.4 °C20 December 2016	13.2 °C	1,062 mm	86	92
2015	39.2 °C30 July 2015	-18.4 °C10 January 2015	13.4 °C	1,003 mm	102	101
2014	37.9 °C16 August 2014	-15.7 °C4 February 2014	13.8 °C	690 mm	87	80
2013	36.8 °C10 July 2013	-16.8 °C16 December 2013	12.6 °C	892 mm	84	90
2012	38.6 °C24 July 2012	-17.6 °C5 February 2012	12.7 °C	1,273 mm	96	100
2011	40.7 °C28 July 2011	-14.0 °C11 December 2011	12.0 °C	1,012 mm	93	108
2010	39.2 °C28 July 2010	-15.8 °C28 January 2010	14.8 °C	1,057 mm	104	51
2009	36.3 °C18 August 2009	-19.3 °C2 January 2009	12.6 °C	1,209 mm	83	74
2008	39.1 °C1 August 2008	-19.9 °C8 January 2008	12.3 °C	741 mm	87	96
2007	37.7 °C10 August 2007	-17.8 °C3 January 2007	12.2 °C	895 mm	91	110
2006	40.1 °C13 August 2006	-21.5 °C29 December 2006	13.0 °C	1,148 mm	97	106
2005	39.4 °C28 July 2005	-16.4 °C29 December 2005	12.8 °C	998 mm	90	95
2004	37.9 °C1 August 2004	-16.2 °C17 December 2004	12.3 °C	1,060 mm	101	113
2003	38.4 °C4 August 2003	-13.7 °C12 February 2003	12.9 °C	1,240 mm	89	94
2002	37.8 °C14 August 2002	-24.7 °C27 December 2002	12.5 °C	971 mm	88	92
2001	39.5 °C26 July 2001	-15.7 °C23 November 2001	13.6 °C	1,032 mm	100	74
2000	40.6 °C30 July 2000	-14.8 °C9 February 2000	12.8 °C	811 mm	77	101
1999	38.7 °C16 August 1999	-12.0 °C21 February 1999	13.9 °C	669 mm	89	91
1998	39.4 °C20 July 1998	-18.1 °C3 January 1998	13.0 °C	1,015 mm	92	89
1997	36.7 °C31 July 1997	-22.2 °C7 February 1997	11.1 °C	1,030 mm	76	122
1996	37.8 °C3 August 1996	-17.1 °C4 February 1996	12.6 °C	1,269 mm	80	82
1995	36.6 °C10 August 1995	-18.1 °C22 January 1995	11.4 °C	1,057 mm	82	116
1994	37.9 °C15 July 1994	-22.2 °C7 December 1994	12.5 °C	1,202 mm	102	100
1993	38.1 °C22 July 1993	-18.4 °C16 February 1993	11.0 °C	1,154 mm	84	135
1992	35.2 °C28 July 1992	-19.4 °C27 December 1992	9.5 °C	1,022 mm	61	136
1991	38.1 °C5 August 1991	-22.1 °C8 February 1991	11.8 °C	1,095 mm	83	103
1990	39.4 °C20 July 1990	-20.3 °C11 January 1990	11.8 °C	792 mm	89	105
1989	38.3 °C21 July 1989	-18.3 °C7 January 1989	12.3 °C	806 mm	84	98
1988	36.0 °C24 August 1988	-15.2 °C28 December 1988	11.2 °C	1,355 mm	69	110
1987	39.7 °C8 August 1987	-14.3 °C29 December 1987	11.7 °C	1,602 mm	73	117
1986	37.1 °C6 July 1986	-17.6 °C24 January 1986	11.9 °C	1,293 mm	84	115
1985	37.3 °C10 August 1985	-23.4 °C23 February 1985	11.6 °C	921 mm	85	109
1984	38.6 °C22 July 1984	-13.1 °C22 December 1984	11.6 °C	885 mm	82	108
1983	37.9 °C17 July 1983	-19.4 °C27 January 1983	11.0 °C	1,053 mm	61	105
1982	36.0 °C20 July 1982	-18.3 °C8 February 1982	10.3 °C	1,003 mm	71	128
1981	38.5 °C1 August 1981	-11.2 °C20 December 1981	12.5 °C	1,156 mm	82	100
1980	39.5 °C14 July 1980	-19.6 °C1 February 1980	11.8 °C	1,108 mm	83	110
1979	37.3 °C22 August 1979	-13.6 °C8 January 1979	12.8 °C	1,176 mm	84	74
1978	39.0 °C17 July 1978	-9.8 °C22 January 1978	12.4 °C	1,144 mm	73	96
1977	38.6 °C4 August 1977	-14.9 °C24 January 1977	11.8 °C	947 mm	79	103
1976	38.4 °C4 August 1976	-14.9 °C2 March 1976	10.7 °C	1,497 mm	70	117
1975	38.6 °C27 July 1975	-17.3 °C25 December 1975	11.4 °C	1,052 mm	78	119
1974	39.7 °C4 August 1974	-16.4 °C4 February 1974	12.0 °C	890 mm	72	97
1973	40.9 °C6 August 1973	-18.7 °C18 January 1973	11.5 °C	835 mm	86	122
1972	38.3 °C25 July 1972	-22.1 °C20 January 1972	10.7 °C	1,090 mm	75	129
1971	38.4 °C25 July 1971	-21.6 °C12 February 1971	12.1 °C	1,149 mm	96	98
1970	38.6 °C12 August 1970	-16.8 °C18 December 1970	13.3 °C	944 mm	86	78
1969	39.0 °C12 August 1969	-15.3 °C4 February 1969	12.3 °C	1,461 mm	83	95
1968	39.0 °C24 July 1968	-16.0 °C7 February 1968	12.1 °C	1,579 mm	63	89
1967	36.3 °C15 July 1967	-18.3 °C2 February 1967	10.9 °C	1,552 mm	76	105
1966	39.9 °C31 July 1966	-6.3 °C31 December 1966	14.4 °C	1,072 mm	92	48
1965	39.5 °C5 August 1965	-15.6 °C18 January 1965	12.0 °C	1,247 mm	93	114
1964	38.8 °C15 July 1964	-21.3 °C20 January 1964	11.6 °C	854 mm	81	107
1963	38.1 °C21 July 1963	-13.5 °C8 March 1963	12.6 °C	1,553 mm	81	74
1962	39.7 °C19 July 1962	-15.8 °C7 January 1962	13.4 °C	826 mm	91	77
1961	38.8 °C17 August 1961	-19.6 °C23 January 1961	11.8 °C	948 mm	75	99
1960	37.4 °C31 July 1960	-18.2 °C26 January 1960	12.5 °C	847 mm	70	89
1959	37.5 °C20 July 1959	-13.2 °C9 February 1959	11.2 °C	881 mm	66	117
1958	36.2 °C26 July 1958	-16.6 °C6 February 1958	11.8 °C	844 mm	67	102
1957	39.6 °C1 August 1957	-18.5 °C12 January 1957	11.3 °C	1,003 mm	75	108
1956	37.7 °C6 August 1956	-20.7 °C12 December 1956	10.5 °C	926 mm	72	127
1955	37.3 °C9 July 1955	-13.9 °C6 January 1955	13.4 °C	834 mm	96	88
1954	39.8 °C2 August 1954	-15.5 °C29 January 1954	12.7 °C	1,225 mm	91	90
1953	39.9 °C17 July 1953	-18.8 °C1 December 1953	11.5 °C	1,366 mm	90	115
1952	38.4 °C29 July 1952	-12.0 °C1 January 1952	12.7 °C	951 mm	90	102
1951	37.2 °C27 July 1951	-16.3 °C26 January 1951	12.2 °C	1,189 mm	81	86
1950	38.1 °C10 August 1950	-23.4 °C16 January 1950	11.4 °C	1,053 mm	89	106
1949	38.6 °C28 July 1949	-20.3 °C1 January 1949	10.9 °C	797 mm	77	136
1948	38.2 °C25 July 1948	-20.6 °C28 December 1948	10.3 °C	1,072 mm	71	141
1947	36.8 °C22 July 1947	-20.0 °C27 December 1947	12.1 °C	1,068 mm	75	88
1946	35.1 °C20 July 1946	-16.5 °C22 December 1946	10.9 °C	983 mm	59	112
1945	35.8 °C27 August 1945	-16.7 °C27 February 1945	10.1 °C	629 mm	77	137
1944	36.4 °C26 July 1944	-18.5 °C17 January 1944	11.3 °C	868 mm	74	122
1943	35.9 °C6 August 1943	-15.9 °C3 February 1943	11.6 °C	773 mm	81	121
1942	36.3 °C17 July 1942	-22.1 °C7 January 1942	11.4 °C	1,059 mm	66	116
1941	35.9 °C11 July 1941	-13.8 °C22 January 1941	11.6 °C	1,035 mm	78	115
1940	37.2 °C7 August 1940	-22.3 °C14 January 1940	11.3 °C	1,108 mm	66	106

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

+2.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

98 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

82 d/yr

-18

Annual rainfall

689 mm

-354 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	6.3 °C	+4.6 °C	10 mm	-151 mm
Feb	3.8 °C	+0.3 °C	95 mm	-53 mm
Mar	14.0 °C	+5.7 °C	91 mm	-64 mm
Apr	16.8 °C	+1.6 °C	130 mm	-7 mm
May	24.8 °C	+3.0 °C	91 mm	+8 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+2.4 °C	4 mm	-14 mm
Jul	36.1 °C	+2.0 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Aug	36.6 °C	+2.6 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Sep	29.8 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-8 mm
Oct	22.1 °C	+1.1 °C	36 mm	-29 mm
Nov	16.6 °C	+4.4 °C	57 mm	-55 mm
Dec	7.5 °C	+3.0 °C	172 mm	+24 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.3 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-16.5 °C

30 Dec 2025

Wettest day

61.1 mm

7 Dec 2025

Windiest day

25.7 km/h

30 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

72.0 km/h

30 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.8 °C

23 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-21.2 °C

24 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

15.8 cm

31 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

14.3 h

27 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lice?

Lice has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.2 °C and it receives 1,043 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lice?

The hottest day measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2025, reaching 41.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lice?

The coldest day measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2002, at -24.7 °C.

Does it snow in Lice?

Yes. Lice gets on average 231.8 cm of snow per year and has around 100 frost days.

Has the climate of Lice warmed?

Yes: Lice warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lice?

The wettest day measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 2009, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lice?

The windiest day measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1970, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lice?

The warmest month in Lice is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Lice?

Lice receives on average 1,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lice?

Lice 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 Lice?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lice between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1992, with 43.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Lice?

Yes: Lice has on average 27 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lice?

In Lice, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 14 July 1980, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 27 December 2002.

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