Van climate — normals and trends
Van (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 418 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Van averages 144 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Van 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 163 to 125 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 5 August 2025) and the coldest -25.1 °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
VanVan
- coords
- 38.49°, 43.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
2.1°C
Annual rainfall
418mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
144 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
121.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
34.1 °C
5 August 2025
Coldest day
-25.1 °C
13 January 1940
Wettest day
42 mm
1 April 1969
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
13 April 2022
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
29 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
11 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-30.7 °C
13 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.9 cm
19 March 2024
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 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 | 1.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 10 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 0.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 29 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 8.8 °C | +5.0 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 78 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 41 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 9 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 12.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 11 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 2.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 64 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Van?
Van has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 418 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Van?
The hottest day measured in Van between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2025, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Van?
The coldest day measured in Van between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1940, at -25.1 °C.
Does it snow in Van?
Yes. Van gets on average 121.4 cm of snow per year and has around 144 frost days.
Has the climate of Van warmed?
Yes: Van warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Van?
The wettest day measured in Van between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1969, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Van?
The windiest day measured in Van between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2022, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Van?
The warmest month in Van is August (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Van?
Van receives on average 418 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Van?
Van gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Van?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Van between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2024, with 20.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Van?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Van.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Van?
In Van, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 11 July 2018, and the lowest was -30.7 °C on 13 January 1940.
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