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

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 14°
  5. May 19°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 30°
  8. Aug 30°
  9. Sep 25°
  10. Oct 18°
  11. Nov 10°
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

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

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January6.9 °C-1.4 °C2.5 °C16.4 °C-12.9 °C0019
February8.4 °C-1.1 °C3.5 °C21.4 °C-16.2 °C0015
March13.5 °C2.8 °C8.3 °C24.6 °C-14.0 °C006
April19.1 °C7.3 °C13.6 °C32.0 °C-3.8 °C200
May25.1 °C12.3 °C19.2 °C34.6 °C5.2 °C1640
June32.2 °C17.9 °C25.6 °C39.5 °C9.1 °C29220
July36.9 °C22.3 °C30.2 °C43.6 °C14.8 °C31310
August36.7 °C22.2 °C30.0 °C42.9 °C16.2 °C31310
September31.4 °C17.5 °C24.7 °C38.5 °C8.9 °C29210
October24.1 °C12.2 °C18.0 °C34.5 °C1.5 °C1410
November15.4 °C5.5 °C10.1 °C25.2 °C-10.8 °C002
December9.2 °C1.1 °C4.8 °C24.1 °C-13.6 °C0011

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January123 mm119.8 h/day56 %74 %11 km/h
February84 mm911 h/day53 %74 %11 km/h
March77 mm1012 h/day48 %68 %12 km/h
April55 mm913 h/day45 %63 %12 km/h
May35 mm614 h/day35 %54 %13 km/h
June4 mm115 h/day12 %35 %15 km/h
July1 mm015 h/day5 %27 %15 km/h
Augustunder 1 mm014 h/day5 %28 %15 km/h
September4 mm112 h/day10 %33 %13 km/h
October29 mm411 h/day31 %48 %11 km/h
November68 mm710 h/day43 %62 %10 km/h
December119 mm119.6 h/day55 %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

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Adıyaman.

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

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.