Afyonkarahisar climate
Afyonkarahisar is warmest in August, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -4.2 °C. March is the wettest month (54 mm) and August the driest (12 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Afyonkarahisar averages 431 mm of rain, 97 days above 25 °C and 104 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 251,799 · 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 August 30 °C
- Coldest month January -4.2 °C
- Driest month August 12 mm
- Wettest month March 54 mm
- Least cloud August 15 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record February -24 °C
What to expectAfyonkarahisar through the year
Afyonkarahisar has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.7 °C in January to 30 °C in August, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 97 days a year reach 25 °C, 36 of them reach 30 °C, 104 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. March averages 54 mm against 12 mm in August — 4.4 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7 °C | 49 mm | 64 % |
| February | 6.6 °C | 44 mm | 62 % |
| March | 10.7 °C | 54 mm | 56 % |
| April | 15.7 °C | 53 mm | 52 % |
| May | 20.9 °C | 49 mm | 45 % |
| June | 25.4 °C | 31 mm | 29 % |
| July | 29.5 °C | 14 mm | 15 % |
| August | 29.6 °C | 12 mm | 15 % |
| September | 25.2 °C | 15 mm | 22 % |
| October | 19.0 °C | 30 mm | 40 % |
| November | 12.0 °C | 33 mm | 49 % |
| December | 6.6 °C | 47 mm | 64 % |
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 | 4.7 °C | -4.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 14.3 °C | -23.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| February | 6.6 °C | -3.4 °C | 1.3 °C | 20.1 °C | -24.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| March | 10.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 4.9 °C | 24.3 °C | -18.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| April | 15.7 °C | 3.5 °C | 9.6 °C | 29.2 °C | -13.2 °C | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| May | 20.9 °C | 8.3 °C | 14.8 °C | 32.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 25.4 °C | 12.3 °C | 19.1 °C | 35.3 °C | 3.4 °C | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 29.5 °C | 14.9 °C | 22.5 °C | 38.6 °C | 7.6 °C | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| August | 29.6 °C | 15.3 °C | 22.5 °C | 37.4 °C | 8.6 °C | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| September | 25.2 °C | 11.7 °C | 18.3 °C | 36.5 °C | 2.9 °C | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| October | 19.0 °C | 7.0 °C | 12.6 °C | 29.8 °C | -3.9 °C | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 12.0 °C | 1.3 °C | 6.2 °C | 23.2 °C | -13.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| December | 6.6 °C | -2.1 °C | 1.7 °C | 20.2 °C | -21.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49 mm | 8 | 9.8 h/day | 64 % | 79 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 44 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 75 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 54 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 56 % | 69 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 53 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 65 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 49 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 45 % | 60 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 31 mm | 6 | 15 h/day | 29 % | 55 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 14 mm | 3 | 15 h/day | 15 % | 48 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 12 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 15 % | 49 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 15 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 22 % | 51 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 30 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 40 % | 63 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 33 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 49 % | 72 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 47 mm | 8 | 9.5 h/day | 64 % | 80 % | 12 km/h |
How Afyonkarahisar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afyonkarahisar | 30 °C | -4.2 °C | 431 mm | 97 |
| Kütahya · Turkey | 29 °C | -3.3 °C | 500 mm | 89 |
| Uşak · Turkey | 31 °C | -2.1 °C | 486 mm | 108 |
| Isparta · Turkey | 30 °C | -2.1 °C | 712 mm | 97 |
| Eskişehir · Turkey | 29 °C | -3.3 °C | 413 mm | 97 |
| Denizli · Turkey | 35 °C | 1.5 °C | 446 mm | 158 |
| Merkezefendi · Turkey | 35 °C | 1.2 °C | 443 mm | 155 |
Where Afyonkarahisar ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in June | 5thof 50 | 93/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in September | 29thof 50 | 95/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in July | 30thof 50 | 84/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Afyonkarahisar’s climate
When is the best time to visit Afyonkarahisar?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Afyonkarahisar get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 36 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -4.2 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 104 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Afyonkarahisar?
March, averaging 54 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is August with 12 mm. The year as a whole averages 431 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 Afyonkarahisar 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.