Silopi climate — normals and trends
Silopi (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 633 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Silopi averages 51 frost days, 136 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Silopi has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 62 to 40 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 25 July 2025) and the coldest -20.5 °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
SilopiŞırnak
- coords
- 37.24°, 42.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
28.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
136 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.4 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
47.4 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest day
-20.5 °C
17 January 1950
Wettest day
79 mm
26 November 1968
Windiest day
32.7 km/h
16 June 1992
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
22 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
28 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
17 January 1950
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
13 February 1949
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 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 | 13.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 9 mm | -100 mm |
| Feb | 10.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 21.0 °C | +5.8 °C | 38 mm | -72 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +5.2 °C | 15 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 38.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 41.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 41.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 35.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 73 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 143 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Silopi?
Silopi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Silopi?
The hottest day measured in Silopi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2025, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Silopi?
The coldest day measured in Silopi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1950, at -20.5 °C.
Does it snow in Silopi?
Yes. Silopi gets on average 19.4 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of Silopi warmed?
Yes: Silopi warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Silopi?
The wettest day measured in Silopi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1968, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Silopi?
The windiest day measured in Silopi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1992, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Silopi?
The warmest month in Silopi is July (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Silopi?
Silopi receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Silopi?
Silopi 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 Silopi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Silopi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1949, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Silopi?
Yes: Silopi has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Silopi?
In Silopi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 28 July 2011, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 17 January 1950.
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