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Monthly climate in Baskale, Van, Turkey

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Baskale features a humid continental climate (Dsb).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (16 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-18 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 497 mm (19.6 inches) and receives 92 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Baskale enjoys an average of 3944 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 33 minutes to 14 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Baskale, Van, Turkey §

The warmest months in Baskale are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 19 °C (60 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -5 °C (16 - 24 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Baskale experiences 33 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 171 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Baskale, Van, 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 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Average high -3°C
(26°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Daily mean -9°C
(16°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Average low -14°C
(6°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Mean minimum -23°C
(-10°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)
Minimum -28°C
(-18°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)		 -21°C
(-6°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Baskale, Van, Turkey §

Baskale usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 13 rainy days and 72 mm (2.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Baskale are June, August and September. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Baskale, Van, 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) 43 (1.7) 53 (2.1) 80 (3.2) 67 (2.6) 68 (2.7) 22 (0.9) 26 (1.0) 12 (0.5) 8 (0.3) 41 (1.6) 29 (1.2) 47 (1.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 9 13 13 14 5 4 2 1 7 7 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Baskale, Van, Turkey §

The sunniest months in Baskale are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Baskale: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Baskale, Van, 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 212 266 313 343 393 412 419 398 351 317 266 249
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 50m 10h 46m 11h 58m 13h 11m 14h 13m 14h 44m 14h 28m 13h 33m 12h 23m 11h 10m 10h 6m 9h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Baskale, Van, Turkey §

Baskale experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Baskale UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Baskale, Van, 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 6 11 11 13 13 13 11 10 8 5 3