Climate of Kars
Kars has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Kars is 11° degrees and there is about 151 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 270 days a year with an average humidity of 73% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -4°C and 25°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -12°C and 12°C
- Rain: it rains 66 days and there is a total of approximately 152 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 31 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3351 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -4°C and 25°C |
Warmest month: | 25°C in August |
Coldest month: | -4°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -12°C and 12°C |
Dry days: | 268 days |
Days with rain: | 66 days |
Days with snow: | 31 days |
Total rain sum: | 152 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3351 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kars.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kars.
Climate table of Kars
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kars. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Kars might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -4 | -2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 5 | -1 |
Night temp. (°C) | -12 | -11 | -6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | -2 | -8 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 10 |
Days with rain | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Days with snow | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Dry days | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Kars
The best time to visit Kars in Turkey is from June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kars is 25°C in August and the lowest is -4°C in January.
Climate of Kars by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Kars? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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