Çorum climate

Çorum is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -3.0 °C. May is the wettest month (73 mm) and July the driest (13 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Çorum averages 553 mm of rain, 95 days above 25 °C and 83 days below freezing.

Turkey · population 269,595 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 11°
  5. May 15°
  6. Jun 19°
  7. Jul 22°
  8. Aug 22°
  9. Sep 19°
  10. Oct 14°
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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

  • Warmest month August 29 °C
  • Coldest month January -3.0 °C
  • Driest month July 13 mm
  • Wettest month May 73 mm
  • Least cloud August 20 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 40 °C
  • Coldest on record January -21 °C

What to expectÇorum through the year

Çorum has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.7 °C in January to 29 °C in August, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 95 days a year reach 25 °C, 28 of them reach 30 °C, 83 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. May averages 73 mm against 13 mm in July — 5.6 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 52 mm 63 %
February 6.6 °C 47 mm 61 %
March 11.1 °C 65 mm 61 %
April 16.4 °C 71 mm 56 %
May 21.1 °C 73 mm 51 %
June 24.9 °C 47 mm 37 %
July 28.5 °C 13 mm 22 %
August 29.1 °C 14 mm 20 %
September 25.1 °C 28 mm 31 %
October 19.2 °C 37 mm 46 %
November 11.9 °C 48 mm 49 %
December 6.4 °C 59 mm 62 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January4.7 °C-3.0 °C0.6 °C16.2 °C-20.6 °C0023
February6.6 °C-2.3 °C1.9 °C19.3 °C-19.7 °C0019
March11.1 °C0.8 °C5.9 °C25.8 °C-14.0 °C0013
April16.4 °C5.1 °C10.9 °C29.6 °C-9.0 °C103
May21.1 °C9.6 °C15.5 °C31.9 °C0.6 °C610
June24.9 °C13.3 °C19.1 °C36.6 °C4.8 °C1420
July28.5 °C15.6 °C22.0 °C40.1 °C8.7 °C26100
August29.1 °C16.0 °C22.3 °C38.4 °C9.3 °C28120
September25.1 °C12.8 °C18.6 °C37.6 °C3.3 °C1540
October19.2 °C8.8 °C13.7 °C30.6 °C-1.6 °C400
November11.9 °C2.7 °C6.9 °C23.6 °C-11.4 °C007
December6.4 °C-1.1 °C2.3 °C18.9 °C-17.0 °C0019

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January52 mm99.6 h/day63 %77 %10 km/h
February47 mm911 h/day61 %72 %12 km/h
March65 mm1112 h/day61 %68 %13 km/h
April71 mm1213 h/day56 %66 %13 km/h
May73 mm1314 h/day51 %67 %12 km/h
June47 mm915 h/day37 %65 %13 km/h
July13 mm315 h/day22 %58 %15 km/h
August14 mm314 h/day20 %57 %15 km/h
September28 mm412 h/day31 %59 %12 km/h
October37 mm611 h/day46 %64 %11 km/h
November48 mm69.9 h/day49 %71 %9.7 km/h
December59 mm99.3 h/day62 %77 %9.7 km/h

How Çorum 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
Çorum 29 °C -3.0 °C 553 mm 95
Samsun · Turkey 27 °C 2.0 °C 856 mm 62
Kırıkkale · Turkey 32 °C -2.6 °C 365 mm 128
Kırşehir · Turkey 30 °C -3.5 °C 394 mm 110
Ankara · Turkey 31 °C -2.7 °C 420 mm 115
Sivas · Turkey 28 °C -7.6 °C 434 mm 70
Gölbaşı · Turkey 30 °C -3.4 °C 431 mm 105

Where Çorum ranks

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Çorum’s climate

When is the best time to visit Çorum?

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 July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Çorum get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 28 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 -3.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 83 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Çorum?

May, averaging 73 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is July with 13 mm. The year as a whole averages 553 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 Çorum 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.