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Monthly climate in Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karatepe features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -8 °C (17 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 328 mm (12.9 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karatepe enjoys an average of 3917 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 39 minutes to 14 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey §

The warmest months in Karatepe are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 34 °C (85 - 93 °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, Karatepe experiences 169 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 11 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Average low 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)
Mean minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)
Minimum -8°C
(17°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey §

Karatepe usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 60 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karatepe are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54 (2.1) 40 (1.6) 55 (2.2) 39 (1.5) 20 (0.8) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 18 (0.7) 31 (1.2) 70 (2.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 6 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey §

The sunniest months in Karatepe are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karatepe: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 196 253 316 351 400 409 424 397 351 315 267 232
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 55m 10h 49m 11h 58m 13h 9m 14h 8m 14h 38m 14h 22m 13h 30m 12h 22m 11h 12m 10h 10m 9h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey §

Karatepe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 12, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Karatepe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Karatepe, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 5 7 9 10 12 11 10 9 7 4 3