Aşkale weather in August

In August, Aşkale sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 36 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Aşkale's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aşkale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:34 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Aşkale is district and town of Erzurum, Turkey.

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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Aşkale reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22611
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42611
52611
62611
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112611
122611
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29259
30249
31249

How August really feels in Aşkale

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.

Aşkale 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° / -14°418.59.69.50.0
Feb-1° / -12°459.510.410.40.0
Mar / -7°7012.311.111.70.0
Apr / -2°9216.26.9131.6
May15° / 11119.61.614.23.8
Jun21° / 7212.60.114.86.3
Jul25° / 10°508.2014.57.7
Aug26° / 10°367.6013.67.8
Sep21° / 285.80.112.37.7
Oct14° / 4991.310.94.5
Nov / -5°467.66.19.80.6
Dec-0° / -12°418.199.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
4919
5919
6928
7937
8937
9937
10946
11946
12946
13946
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21946
22946
23946
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Aşkale gets around 36 mm of rain over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
425
525
625
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2125
2225
2325
2424
2524
2624
2723
2822
2921
3021
3120

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8955
9955
10955
11964
12964
13973
14973
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:196:27
214.14:206:26
314.14:216:25
414.04:226:24
514.04:236:23
614.04:246:22
713.94:256:21
813.94:266:19
913.94:276:18
1013.84:286:17
1113.84:296:16
1213.74:306:14
1313.74:316:13
1413.74:326:12
1513.64:336:10
1613.64:346:09
1713.54:356:08
1813.54:366:06
1913.54:376:05
2013.44:386:03
2113.44:396:02
2213.34:406:00
2313.34:405:59
2413.34:415:57
2513.24:425:56
2613.24:435:54
2713.14:445:53
2813.14:455:51
2913.14:465:49
3013.04:475:48
3113.04:485:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Aşkale

In seasonPeak

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

Aşkale's rainy season runs March–June, 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 Aşkale?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Aşkale for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aşkale in August

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

In August, Aşkale sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Aşkale in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aşkale peaks around August 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 11UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Aşkale 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 Aşkale is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1119 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Aşkale?

Aşkale sits at 39.9°N, 40.7°E, 1,659 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çat, 42 km away.

ErzincanVartoHınıs

Topography around Aşkale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aşkale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 1,700 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,297 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,521 m.

The land around Aşkale is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
1,297 m
80 km
2,521 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Çat 42 km · Erzurum 50 km · Bayburt 55 km · Pasinler 83 km · Cimin 88 km · Erzincan 105 km · Varto 106 km · Hınıs 106 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 Aşkale (39.9208°, 40.695°, elevation 1,659 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).