Sorgun climate — normals and trends
Sorgun (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 466 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 (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Sorgun averages 102 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Sorgun 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 116 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 20 July 2021) and the coldest -29.8 °C (on 13 January 1940).
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
SorgunYozgat
- coords
- 39.81°, 35.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
466mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
102 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
76.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
39.7 °C
20 July 2021
Coldest day
-29.8 °C
13 January 1940
Wettest day
45 mm
20 November 1995
Windiest day
46.5 km/h
9 October 2003
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
12 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-34.6 °C
4 January 1942
Snowiest day
22.1 cm
21 November 1980
Sunniest day
14.6 h
13 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.4 °C | +5.3 °C | 30 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 2.9 °C | -2.0 °C | 59 mm | +15 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +6.0 °C | 28 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 92 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 22.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 50 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 14 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 27 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +4.4 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 57 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sorgun?
Sorgun has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 466 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sorgun?
The hottest day measured in Sorgun between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2021, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sorgun?
The coldest day measured in Sorgun between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1940, at -29.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sorgun?
Yes. Sorgun gets on average 76.6 cm of snow per year and has around 102 frost days.
Has the climate of Sorgun warmed?
Yes: Sorgun warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sorgun?
The wettest day measured in Sorgun between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 1995, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sorgun?
The windiest day measured in Sorgun between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2003, with winds reaching 46.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sorgun?
The warmest month in Sorgun is August (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sorgun?
Sorgun receives on average 466 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sorgun?
Sorgun gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sorgun?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sorgun between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1980, with 22.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sorgun?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sorgun.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sorgun?
In Sorgun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -34.6 °C on 4 January 1942.
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