Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karkamis features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 335 mm (13.2 inches) and receives 49 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karkamis enjoys an average of 3929 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 40 minutes to 14 hours 37 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Karkamis are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 33 °C (84 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (45 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karkamis experiences 167 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 8 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean maximum | 16°C (62°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average high | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Average low | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (28°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Minimum | -9°C (15°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 2°C (37°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Karkamis, Gaziantep, Turkey with other places around the world.
Karkamis usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 64 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karkamis are July, August and September. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54 (2.1) | 37 (1.4) | 52 (2.1) | 39 (1.5) | 14 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 18 (0.7) | 32 (1.3) | 85 (3.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Karkamis are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karkamis: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 199 | 255 | 324 | 350 | 400 | 410 | 423 | 395 | 351 | 315 | 269 | 233 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 56m | 10h 50m | 11h 58m | 13h 8m | 14h 8m | 14h 37m | 14h 22m | 13h 30m | 12h 22m | 11h 12m | 10h 11m | 9h 40m |
Karkamis experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Karkamis UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |