Yerköy climate — normals and trends
Yerköy (Republic of Türkiye) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 373 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Yerköy averages 85 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Yerköy 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 98 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest -28.2 °C (on 12 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
YerköyYozgat
- coords
- 39.64°, 34.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.1°C
Average daily high
18.3°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
373mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
85 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
42.3 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
-28.2 °C
12 January 1940
Wettest day
47 mm
15 June 1981
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
9 October 2003
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
12 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-33.1 °C
12 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.5 cm
17 February 2008
Sunniest day
14.4 h
10 June 2025
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 | 9.2 °C | +4.5 °C | 28 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 5.1 °C | -1.7 °C | 40 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 16.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 65 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 40 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 28.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 14 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yerköy?
Yerköy has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 373 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yerköy?
The hottest day measured in Yerköy between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yerköy?
The coldest day measured in Yerköy between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1940, at -28.2 °C.
Does it snow in Yerköy?
Yes. Yerköy gets on average 49.0 cm of snow per year and has around 85 frost days.
Has the climate of Yerköy warmed?
Yes: Yerköy warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yerköy?
The wettest day measured in Yerköy between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1981, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yerköy?
The windiest day measured in Yerköy between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 2003, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yerköy?
The warmest month in Yerköy is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Yerköy?
Yerköy receives on average 373 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yerköy?
Yerköy 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 Yerköy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yerköy between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 2008, with 19.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yerköy?
Yes: Yerköy has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yerköy?
In Yerköy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -33.1 °C on 12 January 1940.
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