Baskil weather in August

In August, Baskil sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% 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 Baskil's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baskil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:43 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
10%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Baskil is town in Elazığ Province of 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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical August day in Baskil reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°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 Baskil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 29 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
29
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.

Baskil 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°6697.39.60.0
Feb / -2°609.46.610.50.4
Mar11° / 7010.72.911.72.7
Apr17° / 7011.60.5135.2
May23° / 11°6010014.17.0
Jun29° / 16°123.4014.66.7
Jul33° / 20°20.5014.44.5
Aug33° / 20°20.8013.54.5
Sep29° / 16°101.9012.37.4
Oct21° / 10°426.80.1117.5
Nov12° / 497.11.29.93.7
Dec / -1°629.24.69.40.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August.

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Baskil gets around 2 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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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
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127calm
137calm
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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 4:30 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:306:32
214.04:316:31
314.04:326:30
413.94:336:29
513.94:336:28
613.94:346:26
713.84:356:25
813.84:366:24
913.84:376:23
1013.74:386:22
1113.74:396:21
1213.74:406:19
1313.64:416:18
1413.64:426:17
1513.64:436:16
1613.54:436:14
1713.54:446:13
1813.44:456:12
1913.44:466:10
2013.44:476:09
2113.34:486:07
2213.34:496:06
2313.24:506:04
2413.24:516:03
2513.24:526:02
2613.14:536:00
2713.14:545:59
2813.04:545:57
2913.04:555:55
3013.04:565:54
3112.94:575:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.3Intense
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306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Baskil?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Baskil in August

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

In August, Baskil sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baskil 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 Baskil peaks around August 12 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 highModerateAug 12UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Baskil 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 Baskil is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1323 µg/m³Jul 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Baskil?

Baskil sits at 38.6°N, 38.8°E, 1,206 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Elazığ, 37 km away.

Topography around Baskil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baskil has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m around an average of 1,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,585 m.

The land around Baskil is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
443 m
16 km
1,443 m
80 km
2,585 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Elazığ 37 km · Akçapınar 43 km · Malatya 50 km · Yakınca 58 km · Çermik 73 km · Tunceli 86 km · Ergani 88 km · Kahta 89 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 Baskil (38.5687°, 38.8163°, elevation 1,206 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).