Şanlıurfa weather in August
In August, Şanlıurfa has daytime highs averaging 38 °C, nights around 24 °C, with 0.3 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 38.5°C Average high
- 24.3°C Average low
- 0.3days Wet days
- 1mm Rainfall
- 14h Daylight
Daily temperatures through August
How August develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 August | 39.3 °C | 25.0 °C | 2 % |
| 11–20 August | 38.7 °C | 24.5 °C | 0 % |
| 21–31 August | 37.5 °C | 23.5 °C | 1 % |
- Average highs fall from 39.3 °C early in August to 37.5 °C by the end of it.
What to expect
| Measure | Typical August | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 0.3 of 31 | 1 % |
Conditions in August
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 32 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 44 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 19 °C |
| Relative humidity | 30 % |
| Wind speed | 19 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 5 % |
August compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| June | 34.6 °C | 5 mm | 10 % |
| July | 38.8 °C | 1 mm | 5 % |
| August | 38.5 °C | 1 mm | 5 % |
| September | 33.2 °C | 5 mm | 9 % |
| October | 25.9 °C | 39 mm | 31 % |
See all twelve months for Şanlıurfa
- August is the 2nd warmest month here.
- It is the 2nd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 1st for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 14 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 0.3 of 31 days — 1 % of the month.
- Nights are about 14 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest August day on record since 1991 reached 44 °C, 5.6 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsAugust in Şanlıurfa, answered
How warm is Şanlıurfa in August?
Daily highs average 38 °C and nights fall to about 24 °C, a spread of 14 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes August the 2nd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Şanlıurfa in August?
August averages 1 mm of rain, spread over about 0 of the 31 days — 1 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 5 % of the sky.
How long are the days in August?
Şanlıurfa averages 14 hours between sunrise and sunset in August. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
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: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. 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.