WMO Normals
Urfa Climate & Temperature
- Urfa, Turkey is at 37°7'N, 38°45'E, 549 m (1801 ft). See map.
- Urfa has a hot mediterranean/ dry-summer subtropical climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Csa) that is mild with moderate seasonality. Summers are dry and hot due to the domination of subtropical high pressure systems while winters experience moderate temperatures and changeable, rainy weather due to the polar front. These climates usually occur on the western sides of continents between the latitudes of 30° and 45°. Vegetation is adapted to the dry summers and is fragrant and oily making it susceptible to fire. The typical Mediterranean climate average monthly temperatures in excess of 22.0 °C (71.6 °F) in its warmest month and an average in the coldest month between 18 to -3 °C (64 to 27 °F) with at least four months above 10 °C (50 °F). Seasonality is moderate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Csa).
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Urfa is situated in or near the subtropical thorn woodland biome.
- The mean annual temperature is 18.1 degrees Celsius (64.5 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 26.2 °C (47.2°F). This indicates that the continentality type is continental, subtype subcontinental.
- In the winter time records indicate temperatures by day reach 10.9°C (51.6°F) on average falling to 2.8°C (37.1°F) overnight.
- In spring time temperatures climb reaching 22°C (71.6°F) generally in the afternoon with overnight lows of 10.4°C (50.7°F).
- During summer average high temperatures are 36.6°C (97.9°F) and average low temperatures are 22.5°C (72.4°F).
- Come autumn/ fall temperatures decrease achieving average highs of 26.1°C (79°F) during the day and lows of 14.1°C (57.3°F) generally shortly after sunrise.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 482.1 mm (19 inches) which is equivalent to 482.1 Litres/m² (11.82 Gallons/ft²).
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Urfa you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia where you would find a Tropical wet climate.
Urfa Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 10 (49) | 12 (53) | 16 (61) | 22 (71) | 28 (83) | 34 (93) | 38 (101) | 38 (100) | 34 (92) | 26 (79) | 19 (65) | 12 (53) | 24 (75) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | 5 (42) | 7 (44) | 11 (51) | 16 (60) | 22 (71) | 28 (82) | 32 (89) | 31 (88) | 27 (80) | 20 (67) | 13 (55) | 7 (45) | 18 (64) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | 2 (35) | 3 (37) | 6 (43) | 10 (50) | 15 (59) | 20 (68) | 24 (75) | 24 (74) | 20 (68) | 14 (58) | 8 (47) | 4 (39) | 12 (54) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 85 (3) | 74 (3) | 71 (3) | 51 (2) | 30 (1) | 3 (0) | 2 (0) | 3 (0) | 1 (0) | 33 (1) | 43 (2) | 87 (3) | 482 (19) | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 9h 55' | 10h 46' | 11h 54' | 13h 07' | 14h 08' | 14h 39' | 14h 25' | 13h 33' | 12h 22' | 11h 09' | 10h 08' | 9h 39' | 12h 00' | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 33 | 42.3 | 53.1 | 64.8 | 73.1 | 76.3 | 73.3 | 64.9 | 53.5 | 42 | 32.9 | 29.5 | 53.2 |
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