Varto climate — normals and trends
Varto (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 699 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Varto averages 166 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Varto has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 178 to 154 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 20 July 2021) and the coldest -28.1 °C (on 19 January 1964).
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
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- coords
- 39.17°, 41.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.5°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
0.8°C
Annual rainfall
699mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
166 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
273.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
35.2 °C
20 July 2021
Coldest day
-28.1 °C
19 January 1964
Wettest day
61 mm
22 December 1967
Windiest day
29.9 km/h
30 August 1966
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
25 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
19 January 1964
Snowiest day
42.6 cm
22 December 1967
Sunniest day
14.3 h
2 July 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 7 mm | -69 mm |
| Feb | -2.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 73 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 7.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 86 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 11.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 170 mm | +72 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 86 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 32 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +4.4 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 16.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 36 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 41 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 1.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 94 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Varto?
Varto has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.5 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Varto?
The hottest day measured in Varto between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2021, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Varto?
The coldest day measured in Varto between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, at -28.1 °C.
Does it snow in Varto?
Yes. Varto gets on average 273.1 cm of snow per year and has around 166 frost days.
Has the climate of Varto warmed?
Yes: Varto warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Varto?
The wettest day measured in Varto between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1967, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Varto?
The windiest day measured in Varto between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1966, with winds reaching 29.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Varto?
The warmest month in Varto is August (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Varto?
Varto receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Varto?
Varto gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Varto?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Varto between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1967, with 42.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Varto?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Varto.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Varto?
In Varto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 25 July 2025, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 19 January 1964.
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