Şırnak climate — normals and trends
Şırnak (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 819 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 (-1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Şırnak averages 93 frost days, 92 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Şırnak has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 25 July 2025) and the coldest -22.8 °C (on 17 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
ŞırnakŞırnak
- coords
- 37.51°, 42.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
819mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
29.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
93 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
92 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
158.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
41.7 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest day
-22.8 °C
17 January 1950
Wettest day
80 mm
26 November 1968
Windiest day
27.1 km/h
22 April 2004
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
22 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-28.1 °C
17 January 1950
Snowiest day
43.3 cm
24 November 1992
Sunniest day
14.0 h
5 July 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 12 mm | -124 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 84 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 15.8 °C | +5.8 °C | 62 mm | -78 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 81 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 24 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 37.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 37.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 23.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +4.7 °C | 72 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 8.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 188 mm | +66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Şırnak?
Şırnak has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 819 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şırnak?
The hottest day measured in Şırnak between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2025, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Şırnak?
The coldest day measured in Şırnak between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1950, at -22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Şırnak?
Yes. Şırnak gets on average 158.5 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.
Has the climate of Şırnak warmed?
Yes: Şırnak warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Şırnak?
The wettest day measured in Şırnak between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1968, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Şırnak?
The windiest day measured in Şırnak between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2004, with winds reaching 27.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Şırnak?
The warmest month in Şırnak is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Şırnak?
Şırnak receives on average 819 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Şırnak?
Şırnak 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 Şırnak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şırnak between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1992, with 43.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Şırnak?
Yes: Şırnak has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şırnak?
In Şırnak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 25 July 2025, and the lowest was -28.1 °C on 17 January 1950.
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