Sanliurfa climate — normals and trends
Sanliurfa (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 508 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Sanliurfa averages 30 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Sanliurfa has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 40 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 28 July 2011) and the coldest -19.8 °C (on 5 February 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
SanliurfaŞanlıurfa
- coords
- 37.17°, 38.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
508mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.8 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
85 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
45.3 °C
28 July 2011
Coldest day
-19.8 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
61 mm
18 October 1987
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
19 April 1958
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
16 March 1998
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
29 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-24.7 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
31 January 1968
Sunniest day
14.4 h
25 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 8 mm | -77 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 59 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 19.5 °C | +5.1 °C | 36 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 33 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 39.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 38.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 20.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 20 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 11.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 67 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sanliurfa?
Sanliurfa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 508 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sanliurfa?
The hottest day measured in Sanliurfa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2011, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sanliurfa?
The coldest day measured in Sanliurfa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at -19.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sanliurfa?
Yes. Sanliurfa gets on average 19.8 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Sanliurfa warmed?
Yes: Sanliurfa warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sanliurfa?
The wettest day measured in Sanliurfa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1987, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sanliurfa?
The windiest day measured in Sanliurfa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1958, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sanliurfa?
The warmest month in Sanliurfa is July (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sanliurfa?
Sanliurfa receives on average 508 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sanliurfa?
Sanliurfa gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sanliurfa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sanliurfa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1968, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sanliurfa?
Yes: Sanliurfa has on average 85 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sanliurfa?
In Sanliurfa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 29 July 2000, and the lowest was -24.7 °C on 5 February 1950.
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