Aksaray weather in August

In August, Aksaray sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aksaray's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aksaray's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:03 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
9%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Aksaray is central district and city in Aksaray Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 36.8 µg/m³ · 2019

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 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Aksaray reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aksaray weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°428.14.99.60.2
Feb / -2°337.23.710.51.2
Mar12° / 469.83.211.73.4
Apr17° / 459.10.5135.8
May23° / 11°388.4014.17.4
Jun27° / 15°194.8014.67.6
Jul31° / 18°30.7014.46.3
Aug31° / 17°30.8013.56.3
Sep27° / 13°82012.38.5
Oct21° / 224.60.1117.7
Nov13° / 335.11.29.94.3
Dec / -1°4283.39.41.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aksaray gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
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24982
25982
26982
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28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:496:50
214.04:506:49
314.04:516:48
413.94:526:47
513.94:536:46
613.94:546:45
713.84:556:44
813.84:566:43
913.84:576:42
1013.74:576:41
1113.74:586:39
1213.64:596:38
1313.65:006:37
1413.65:016:36
1513.55:026:34
1613.55:036:33
1713.55:046:32
1813.45:056:30
1913.45:066:29
2013.45:076:28
2113.35:076:26
2213.35:086:25
2313.25:096:23
2413.25:106:22
2513.25:116:20
2613.15:126:19
2713.15:136:17
2813.05:146:16
2913.05:156:14
3013.05:166:13
3112.95:176:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
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107.4Intense
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127.3Intense
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246.9Intense
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266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Aksaray?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Aksaray for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aksaray in August

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

In August, Aksaray sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aksaray in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aksaray peaks around July 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Aksaray 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 Aksaray is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1523 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aksaray?

Aksaray sits at 38.4°N, 34.0°E, 976 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ortaköy, 41 km away.

Topography around Aksaray

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aksaray has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 989 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,358 m.

The land around Aksaray is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
416 m
80 km
2,358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ortaköy 41 km · Nevşehir 66 km · Bor 71 km · Niğde 73 km · Şereflikoçhisar 76 km · Cappadocia 76 km · Ürgüp 82 km · Mucur 83 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 Aksaray (38.3725°, 34.0254°, elevation 976 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).