Niksar climate — normals and trends
Niksar (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 823 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 August (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Niksar averages 108 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Niksar has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 127 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -24.2 °C (on 6 February 1960).
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
NiksarTokat Province
- coords
- 40.59°, 36.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
4.3°C
Annual rainfall
823mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
185.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
38.2 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
-24.2 °C
6 February 1960
Wettest day
55 mm
21 November 1967
Windiest day
31.4 km/h
4 April 1950
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
26 November 2023
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-29.6 °C
6 February 1960
Snowiest day
34.2 cm
21 November 1967
Sunniest day
14.9 h
13 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.3 °C | +6.3 °C | 39 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 2.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 96 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +6.9 °C | 76 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 132 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 89 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 54 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +3.7 °C | 33 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 8 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 45 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 80 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 97 mm | +20 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Niksar?
Niksar has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 823 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Niksar?
The hottest day measured in Niksar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Niksar?
The coldest day measured in Niksar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1960, at -24.2 °C.
Does it snow in Niksar?
Yes. Niksar gets on average 185.6 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Niksar warmed?
Yes: Niksar warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Niksar?
The wettest day measured in Niksar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1967, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Niksar?
The windiest day measured in Niksar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1950, with winds reaching 31.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Niksar?
The warmest month in Niksar is August (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Niksar?
Niksar receives on average 823 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Niksar?
Niksar gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Niksar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Niksar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1967, with 34.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Niksar?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Niksar.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Niksar?
In Niksar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -29.6 °C on 6 February 1960.
Compare Niksar with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Niksar