Şemdinli climate — normals and trends
Şemdinli (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 973 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Şemdinli averages 149 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Şemdinli has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 168 to 130 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 27 July 1966) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 8 January 2008).
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
ŞemdinliHakkâri
- coords
- 37.31°, 44.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.1°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
2.7°C
Annual rainfall
973mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
27.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
437.1 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.3 °C
Average peak gust
43.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
35.7 °C
27 July 1966
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
8 January 2008
Wettest day
82 mm
9 January 2013
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
9 September 1953
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
6 January 1950
Hottest feels-like
36.4 °C
2 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-33.3 °C
8 January 2008
Snowiest day
57.3 cm
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
14.0 h
14 May 1940
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 | 1.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 21 mm | -132 mm |
| Feb | -1.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 98 mm | -59 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 72 mm | -101 mm |
| Apr | 12.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 126 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 46 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 10 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 13.8 °C | +5.6 °C | 46 mm | -50 mm |
| Dec | 2.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 242 mm | +106 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Şemdinli?
Şemdinli has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.1 °C and it receives 973 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Şemdinli?
The hottest day measured in Şemdinli between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1966, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Şemdinli?
The coldest day measured in Şemdinli between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2008, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Şemdinli?
Yes. Şemdinli gets on average 437.1 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Şemdinli warmed?
Yes: Şemdinli warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Şemdinli?
The wettest day measured in Şemdinli between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Şemdinli?
The windiest day measured in Şemdinli between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1953, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Şemdinli?
The warmest month in Şemdinli is July (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Şemdinli?
Şemdinli receives on average 973 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Şemdinli?
Şemdinli gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Şemdinli?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Şemdinli between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, with 57.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Şemdinli?
Yes: Şemdinli has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Şemdinli?
In Şemdinli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.4 °C on 2 July 2018, and the lowest was -33.3 °C on 8 January 2008.
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