Altınşehir weather in August

In August, Altınşehir sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% 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 Altınşehir's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altınşehir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:47 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Altınşehir reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°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 Altınşehir

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Altınşehir weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°11910.74.99.70.9
Feb / -0°819.43.410.51.6
Mar14° / 709.50.911.74.0
Apr19° / 518.60.112.96.4
May25° / 12°325.70147.6
Jun32° / 18°41.3014.65.1
Jul37° / 22°10.3014.32.4
Aug36° / 22°10.1013.52.6
Sep31° / 17°40.8012.35.9
Oct24° / 11°274.40118.1
Nov15° / 646.50.4105.4
Dec / 11510.62.19.41.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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41000
51000
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Altınşehir gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. 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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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11955
12955
13955
14964
15964
16964
17973
18973
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25982
26982
27982
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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278calm
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318calm

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 4:34 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:346:32
213.94:356:31
313.94:366:30
413.94:376:29
513.84:376:28
613.84:386:27
713.84:396:26
813.74:406:25
913.74:416:24
1013.74:426:23
1113.64:436:21
1213.64:446:20
1313.64:446:19
1413.54:456:18
1513.54:466:17
1613.54:476:15
1713.44:486:14
1813.44:496:13
1913.44:506:11
2013.34:516:10
2113.34:526:09
2213.24:526:07
2313.24:536:06
2413.24:546:04
2513.14:556:03
2613.14:566:01
2713.14:576:00
2813.04:585:58
2913.04:595:57
3012.94:595:55
3112.95:005:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.22 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
97.5Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
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207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.0Intense
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247.0Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Altınşehir

In seasonPeak

None of Altınşehir's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Altınşehir's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Altınşehir?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Altınşehir. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Altınşehir in August

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

In August, Altınşehir sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Altınşehir 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 Altınşehir peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Altınşehir 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 Altınşehir is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1924 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Altınşehir?

Altınşehir sits at 37.7°N, 38.2°E, 685 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Adıyaman, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Altınşehir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altınşehir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,249 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,729 m.

The land around Altınşehir is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
1,249 m
80 km
2,729 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Adıyaman 5.0 km · Besni 33 km · Kahta 35 km · Bozova 50 km · Gölbaşı 52 km · Yakınca 63 km · Hilvan 66 km · Malatya 68 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 Altınşehir (37.7412°, 38.229°, elevation 685 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).