Aksaray climate
Aksaray is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -3.9 °C. March is the wettest month (46 mm) and July the driest (2.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Aksaray averages 337 mm of rain, 117 days above 25 °C and 97 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 327,575 · 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 31 °C
- Coldest month January -3.9 °C
- Driest month July 3 mm
- Wettest month March 46 mm
- Least cloud August 7 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 40 °C
- Coldest on record February -23 °C
What to expectAksaray through the year
Aksaray has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 5.7 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 117 days a year reach 25 °C, 52 of them reach 30 °C, 97 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. March averages 46 mm against 3 mm in July — 17 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7 °C | 42 mm | 54 % |
| February | 7.5 °C | 34 mm | 52 % |
| March | 12.1 °C | 46 mm | 50 % |
| April | 17.4 °C | 44 mm | 47 % |
| May | 22.6 °C | 40 mm | 37 % |
| June | 27.1 °C | 19 mm | 21 % |
| July | 31.0 °C | 3 mm | 8 % |
| August | 31.0 °C | 3 mm | 7 % |
| September | 26.5 °C | 8 mm | 14 % |
| October | 20.4 °C | 22 mm | 31 % |
| November | 12.9 °C | 33 mm | 40 % |
| December | 7.4 °C | 43 mm | 53 % |
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 | 5.7 °C | -3.9 °C | 0.6 °C | 15.9 °C | -21.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| February | 7.5 °C | -3.4 °C | 1.8 °C | 19.8 °C | -23.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| March | 12.1 °C | 0.2 °C | 6.2 °C | 26.9 °C | -16.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| April | 17.4 °C | 4.5 °C | 11.3 °C | 30.9 °C | -13.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 22.6 °C | 9.5 °C | 16.5 °C | 32.5 °C | 0.6 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 27.1 °C | 13.9 °C | 21.1 °C | 35.5 °C | 5.5 °C | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| July | 31.0 °C | 17.1 °C | 24.7 °C | 39.8 °C | 10.8 °C | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| August | 31.0 °C | 17.2 °C | 24.5 °C | 39.0 °C | 10.4 °C | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| September | 26.5 °C | 12.9 °C | 19.9 °C | 37.4 °C | 2.4 °C | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| October | 20.4 °C | 7.8 °C | 14.0 °C | 31.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 12.9 °C | 1.6 °C | 6.8 °C | 23.6 °C | -17.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| December | 7.4 °C | -2.2 °C | 2.1 °C | 19.9 °C | -23.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42 mm | 8 | 9.8 h/day | 54 % | 72 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 34 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 68 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 46 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 50 % | 62 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 44 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 47 % | 56 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 40 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 37 % | 51 % | 16 km/h |
| June | 19 mm | 4 | 15 h/day | 21 % | 44 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 3 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 8 % | 36 % | 17 km/h |
| August | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 7 % | 36 % | 17 km/h |
| September | 8 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 14 % | 41 % | 15 km/h |
| October | 22 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 31 % | 54 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 33 mm | 5 | 10 h/day | 40 % | 66 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 43 mm | 8 | 9.5 h/day | 53 % | 73 % | 12 km/h |
How Aksaray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksaray | 31 °C | -3.9 °C | 337 mm | 117 |
| Kırşehir · Turkey | 30 °C | -3.5 °C | 394 mm | 110 |
| Kayseri · Turkey | 31 °C | -5.7 °C | 502 mm | 113 |
| Konya · Turkey | 31 °C | -3.7 °C | 299 mm | 118 |
| Karaman · Turkey | 31 °C | -3.1 °C | 322 mm | 122 |
| Kırıkkale · Turkey | 32 °C | -2.6 °C | 365 mm | 128 |
| Tarsus · Turkey | 32 °C | 4.3 °C | 548 mm | 160 |
Where Aksaray ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in June | 33rdof 50 | 90/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Aksaray.
QuestionsCommon questions about Aksaray’s climate
When is the best time to visit Aksaray?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Aksaray get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 52 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -3.9 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 97 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Aksaray?
March, averaging 46 mm over 9 days with rain. The driest month is July with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 337 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 Aksaray 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.