Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karatay features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 1 °C (34 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -20 °C (-3 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 337 mm (13.3 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karatay enjoys an average of 3945 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 34 minutes to 14 hours 43 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Karatay are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 25 °C (70 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 1 to 4 °C (34 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karatay experiences 107 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 57 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) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Average high | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Daily mean | 1°C (34°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Average low | -3°C (27°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 1°C (33°F) |
Mean minimum | -11°C (13°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -20°C (-3°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Karatay, Konya, Turkey with other places around the world.
Karatay usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 9 rainy days and 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karatay are July, August and September. On average, 5 mm (0.2 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) | 50 (2.0) | 28 (1.1) | 50 (2.0) | 37 (1.4) | 27 (1.1) | 43 (1.7) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 22 (0.9) | 55 (2.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Karatay are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 23 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karatay: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 201 | 263 | 320 | 338 | 401 | 406 | 423 | 399 | 350 | 322 | 271 | 244 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 51m | 10h 47m | 11h 58m | 13h 11m | 14h 13m | 14h 43m | 14h 27m | 13h 33m | 12h 23m | 11h 10m | 10h 7m | 9h 34m |
Karatay experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, 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 Karatay UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |