Adıyaman climate
Adıyaman is warmest in July, with average highs of 37 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -1.4 °C. January is the wettest month (123 mm) and August the driest (0.5 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Adıyaman averages 599 mm of rain, 153 days above 25 °C and 53 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 290,883 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 37 °C
- Coldest month January -1.4 °C
- Driest month August 0 mm
- Wettest month January 123 mm
- Least cloud August 5 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 44 °C
- Coldest on record February -16 °C
What to expectAdıyaman through the year
Adıyaman has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 6.9 °C in January to 37 °C in July, a swing of 28 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 153 days a year reach 25 °C, 109 of them reach 30 °C, 53 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 123 mm against 0 mm in August — 263 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9 °C | 123 mm | 56 % |
| February | 8.4 °C | 84 mm | 53 % |
| March | 13.5 °C | 77 mm | 48 % |
| April | 19.1 °C | 55 mm | 45 % |
| May | 25.1 °C | 35 mm | 35 % |
| June | 32.2 °C | 4 mm | 12 % |
| July | 36.9 °C | 1 mm | 5 % |
| August | 36.7 °C | under 1 mm | 5 % |
| September | 31.4 °C | 4 mm | 10 % |
| October | 24.1 °C | 29 mm | 31 % |
| November | 15.4 °C | 68 mm | 43 % |
| December | 9.2 °C | 119 mm | 55 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 2.5 °C | 16.4 °C | -12.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| February | 8.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 3.5 °C | 21.4 °C | -16.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| March | 13.5 °C | 2.8 °C | 8.3 °C | 24.6 °C | -14.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| April | 19.1 °C | 7.3 °C | 13.6 °C | 32.0 °C | -3.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 25.1 °C | 12.3 °C | 19.2 °C | 34.6 °C | 5.2 °C | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 32.2 °C | 17.9 °C | 25.6 °C | 39.5 °C | 9.1 °C | 29 | 22 | 0 |
| July | 36.9 °C | 22.3 °C | 30.2 °C | 43.6 °C | 14.8 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 36.7 °C | 22.2 °C | 30.0 °C | 42.9 °C | 16.2 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| September | 31.4 °C | 17.5 °C | 24.7 °C | 38.5 °C | 8.9 °C | 29 | 21 | 0 |
| October | 24.1 °C | 12.2 °C | 18.0 °C | 34.5 °C | 1.5 °C | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 15.4 °C | 5.5 °C | 10.1 °C | 25.2 °C | -10.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December | 9.2 °C | 1.1 °C | 4.8 °C | 24.1 °C | -13.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 123 mm | 11 | 9.8 h/day | 56 % | 74 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 84 mm | 9 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 74 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 77 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 68 % | 12 km/h |
| April | 55 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 45 % | 63 % | 12 km/h |
| May | 35 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 35 % | 54 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 4 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 12 % | 35 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 1 mm | 0 | 15 h/day | 5 % | 27 % | 15 km/h |
| August | under 1 mm | 0 | 14 h/day | 5 % | 28 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 4 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 10 % | 33 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 29 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 31 % | 48 % | 11 km/h |
| November | 68 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 43 % | 62 % | 10 km/h |
| December | 119 mm | 11 | 9.6 h/day | 55 % | 71 % | 10 km/h |
How Adıyaman compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adıyaman | 37 °C | -1.4 °C | 599 mm | 153 |
| Malatya · Turkey | 33 °C | -3.4 °C | 587 mm | 131 |
| Şanlıurfa · Turkey | 39 °C | 1.1 °C | 491 mm | 170 |
| Siverek · Turkey | 37 °C | -1.6 °C | 604 mm | 150 |
| Gaziantep · Turkey | 35 °C | -0.3 °C | 451 mm | 151 |
| Kahramanmaraş · Turkey | 35 °C | -0.4 °C | 573 mm | 148 |
| Elazığ · Turkey | 33 °C | -3.0 °C | 577 mm | 123 |
Where Adıyaman ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in May | 5thof 50 | 95/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in October | 10thof 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in October | 10thof 50 | 97/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Adıyaman’s climate
When is the best time to visit Adıyaman?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Adıyaman get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 37 °C. About 109 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -1.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 53 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Adıyaman?
January, averaging 123 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is August with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 599 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Adıyaman rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.