Bozova weather in August

In August, Bozova sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% 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 Bozova's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bozova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:47 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Bozova is district and town of Şanlıurfa, 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 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bozova reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°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 Bozova

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
4 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.

Bozova 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8410.51.79.71.7
Feb11° / 7010.11.410.62.5
Mar15° / 629.60.211.74.9
Apr21° / 10°518.9012.96.9
May28° / 15°346.40146.7
Jun35° / 21°61.4014.53.6
Jul38° / 25°10.3014.31.2
Aug38° / 24°10.3013.41.4
Sep33° / 20°51.2012.34.6
Oct26° / 14°415.40117.5
Nov17° / 567.10.2105.8
Dec10° / 79100.79.52.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% 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 (%)
1991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bozova gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
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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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1652780
2642880
3642880
4632980
5622990
6613090
7613090
8603190
9603190
10603190
11593290
12603280
13613180
14623170
15633070
16633070
17652960
18662860
19682750
20692650
21692641
22702541
23712531
24722431
25732331
26742321
27752221
28762121
29762121
30762121
31782011

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 4:34 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:346:30
213.94:356:29
313.94:356:28
413.94:366:27
513.84:376:26
613.84:386:25
713.84:396:24
813.74:406:23
913.74:406:22
1013.74:416:21
1113.64:426:20
1213.64:436:18
1313.64:446:17
1413.54:456:16
1513.54:466:15
1613.44:476:13
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1813.44:486:11
1913.34:496:09
2013.34:506:08
2113.34:516:07
2213.24:526:05
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2513.14:546:01
2613.14:556:00
2713.04:565:58
2813.04:575:57
2913.04:585:55
3012.94:595:54
3112.94:595:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
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247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bozova?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bozova.

What to pack for Bozova in August

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

In August, Bozova sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bozova in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Bozova peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bozova 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 Bozova 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 Bozova?

Bozova sits at 37.4°N, 38.5°E, 583 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Urfa, 32 km away.

Topography around Bozova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bozova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 624 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,193 m.

The land around Bozova is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
2,193 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Urfa 32 km · Suruç 44 km · Hilvan 45 km · Kahta 48 km · Altınşehir 50 km · Adıyaman 50 km · ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 55 km · Birecik 61 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 Bozova (37.3625°, 38.5267°, elevation 583 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).