CLIMATE
Climate of Kars, Turkey
Seasonal climate characteristics and practical weather context.
Climate of Kars, Turkey
NASA POWER’s 1991–2020 climatology for Kars, Turkey (40.598, 43.085) gives an annual mean temperature of 5.3 °C and estimated annual precipitation of about 508 mm.
Temperature
August has the highest monthly mean temperature at 18.3 °C. January is coolest at -8.6 °C, a yearly monthly-mean range of 26.9 °C.
Precipitation
May has the highest estimated monthly total (about 72 mm); February has the lowest (about 27 mm). Monthly totals are estimated from NASA POWER’s mean daily precipitation rates.
Monthly averages
| Month | Mean temperature | Estimated precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| January | -8.6 °C | 32 mm |
| February | -7.0 °C | 27 mm |
| March | -1.3 °C | 35 mm |
| April | 4.4 °C | 55 mm |
| May | 9.5 °C | 72 mm |
| June | 14.3 °C | 60 mm |
| July | 18.0 °C | 45 mm |
| August | 18.3 °C | 34 mm |
| September | 13.6 °C | 32 mm |
| October | 7.5 °C | 48 mm |
| November | 0.1 °C | 34 mm |
| December | -5.9 °C | 34 mm |