Turhal climate — normals and trends
Turhal (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 487 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Turhal averages 87 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Turhal has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 6 February 1960).
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
TurhalTokat Province
- coords
- 40.39°, 36.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
487mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
82.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
41.1 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
6 February 1960
Wettest day
56 mm
10 October 1988
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
4 April 1950
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
12 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
6 February 1960
Snowiest day
27.9 cm
21 November 1967
Sunniest day
14.8 h
15 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 °C | +5.1 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 70 mm | +23 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +7.1 °C | 33 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 15.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 88 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 42 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 24.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 19.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 45 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 22 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 59 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Turhal?
Turhal has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 487 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Turhal?
The hottest day measured in Turhal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 41.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Turhal?
The coldest day measured in Turhal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1960, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Turhal?
Yes. Turhal gets on average 82.0 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Turhal warmed?
Yes: Turhal warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Turhal?
The wettest day measured in Turhal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1988, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Turhal?
The windiest day measured in Turhal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1950, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Turhal?
The warmest month in Turhal is August (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Turhal?
Turhal receives on average 487 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Turhal?
Turhal gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Turhal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Turhal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 November 1967, with 27.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Turhal?
Yes: Turhal has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Turhal?
In Turhal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 6 February 1960.
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