Akçakale weather in August

In August, Akçakale sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Akçakale's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akçakale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:46 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
4%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Akçakale is district and town of Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

Density
16,452/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical August day in Akçakale reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Akçakale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
28 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Akçakale weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 509.39.83.2
Feb14° / 438.210.64.2
Mar19° / 387.211.76.6
Apr24° / 12°275.412.97.7
May31° / 17°163.413.95.5
Jun37° / 22°20.714.51.9
Jul41° / 26°00.114.30.0
Aug40° / 26°00.113.40.2
Sep35° / 21°20.512.23.2
Oct29° / 15°233.211.16.9
Nov20° / 335107.2
Dec13° / 468.29.54.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Akçakale gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15727151
25628151
35528161
45428171
55428171
65328181
75328181
85228191
95228191
105227201
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236027121
246127111
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266227101
27632791
28632791
29632881
30632881
31642871

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:336:27
213.94:346:26
313.84:356:25
413.84:366:24
513.84:376:23
613.74:386:22
713.74:386:21
813.74:396:20
913.64:406:19
1013.64:416:18
1113.64:426:17
1213.64:436:16
1313.54:436:14
1413.54:446:13
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1613.44:466:11
1713.44:476:09
1813.34:486:08
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2013.34:496:06
2113.24:506:04
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2613.14:545:57
2713.04:555:56
2813.04:565:54
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
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286.9Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Akçakale?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akçakale.

What to pack for Akçakale in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Akçakale sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Akçakale in August

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Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akçakale peaks around June 19 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 19UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Akçakale in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Akçakale is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1932 µg/m³Jul 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Akçakale?

Akçakale sits at 36.7°N, 38.9°E, 361 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Urfa, 53 km away.

Topography around Akçakale

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Akçakale.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akçakale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Akçakale is covered by cropland (55%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (83%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
700 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Urfa 53 km · Suruç 55 km · ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 57 km · Bozova 81 km · Jarābulus 84 km · Ar Raqqah 84 km · Manbij 91 km · Viranşehir 92 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Akçakale (36.7111°, 38.9475°, elevation 361 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).