climigo

Southeastern Anatolia

When to go?

The best months are April–May, October. Avoid June–September (hot, at times extreme heat).

Climate zones

IraqSyriaMediterraneanCentral AnatoliaEastern AnatoliaDiyarbakırDiyarbakırDiyarbakırGaziantepGaziantepGaziantepŞanlıurfaŞanlıurfaŞanlıurfaMardinMardinMardinGöbekli TepeGöbekli Tepe

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 8°0°
February 10°1°
March 15°4°
April 21°8°
May 27°13°
June 33°18°
July 38°22° extreme heat
August 38°22° extreme heat
September 33°18°
October 25°12°
November 17°6°
December 11°2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−0.3 · 8.1 °CJanuary: −0.3 · 8.1 °C0.7 · 10.2 °CFebruary: 0.7 · 10.2 °C4.3 · 15.0 °CMarch: 4.3 · 15.0 °C8.4 · 20.8 °CApril: 8.4 · 20.8 °C13.0 · 26.6 °CMay: 13.0 · 26.6 °C18.3 · 33.3 °CJune: 18.3 · 33.3 °C22.1 · 37.8 °CJuly: 22.1 · 37.8 °C22.0 · 37.8 °CAugust: 22.0 · 37.8 °C17.7 · 32.7 °CSeptember: 17.7 · 32.7 °C12.2 · 25.4 °COctober: 12.2 · 25.4 °C5.7 · 16.9 °CNovember: 5.7 · 16.9 °C1.5 · 10.5 °CDecember: 1.5 · 10.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −0.3 – 8.1 °C
Feb 0.7 – 10.2 °C
Mar 4.3 – 15.0 °C
Apr 8.4 – 20.8 °C
May 13.0 – 26.6 °C
Jun 18.3 – 33.3 °C
Jul 22.1 – 37.8 °C
Aug 22.0 – 37.8 °C
Sep 17.7 – 32.7 °C
Oct 12.2 – 25.4 °C
Nov 5.7 – 16.9 °C
Dec 1.5 – 10.5 °C

How much it rains

January 94 mm10 d
February 73 mm9 d
March 84 mm10 d
April 70 mm8 d
May 48 mm6 d
June 7 mm2 d
July 2 mm0 d
August 2 mm0 d
September 6 mm1 d
October 37 mm5 d
November 53 mm6 d
December 91 mm9 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec94 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a dayJanuary: 94 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a day73 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 73 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day84 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a dayMarch: 84 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a day70 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayApril: 70 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day48 mm · 6 rain days · 8 mm a dayMay: 48 mm · 6 rain days · 8 mm a day7 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a dayJune: 7 mm · 2 rain days · 4 mm a day2 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 2 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 2 mm · 0 rain days6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a daySeptember: 6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a day37 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayOctober: 37 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day53 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 53 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day91 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayDecember: 91 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 94 mm10 d
Feb 73 mm9 d
Mar 84 mm10 d
Apr 70 mm8 d
May 48 mm6 d
Jun 7 mm2 d
Jul 2 mm0 d
Aug 2 mm0 d
Sep 6 mm1 d
Oct 37 mm5 d
Nov 53 mm6 d
Dec 91 mm9 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 52
February 10 h 50
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 09
May 14 h 10
June 14 h 43
July 14 h 30
August 13 h 37
September 12 h 27
October 11 h 16
November 10 h 11
December 9 h 36

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 9 cm
February 13 cm
March 9 cm
April 4 cm
May 1 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec9 cmJanuary: 9 cm13 cmFebruary: 13 cm9 cmMarch: 9 cm4 cmApril: 4 cm1 cmMay: 1 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm3 cmDecember: 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 9 cm
Feb 13 cm
Mar 9 cm
Apr 4 cm
May 1 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 3 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities