Çan weather in August

In August, Çan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Çan's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:28 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Çan is town of Çanakkale, Turkey.

Density
29/km²
people per km²

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 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Çan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Çan

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.

Çan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10311.959.51.2
Feb / 9911.94.410.41.7
Mar12° / 8811.62.511.73.1
Apr17° / 669.60.3135.4
May21° / 11°578.1014.27.1
Jun26° / 15°426.4014.87.8
Jul28° / 18°213.7014.67.9
Aug28° / 18°143.7013.67.8
Sep24° / 15°405.7012.38.0
Oct19° / 11°878.6010.96.5
Nov14° / 848.70.69.84.3
Dec / 11212.53.99.21.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
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5946
6946
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Çan gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
122545262
222545262
322545272
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932645251
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2493642140
25103641130
26113641120
27123640120
28143739110
29163737100
3018373690
3120373580

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 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 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 5:14 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:147:22
214.15:157:21
314.15:157:20
414.05:167:19
514.05:177:18
614.05:187:17
713.95:197:15
813.95:207:14
913.95:217:13
1013.85:227:12
1113.85:237:10
1213.85:247:09
1313.75:257:08
1413.75:267:06
1513.65:277:05
1613.65:287:04
1713.65:297:02
1813.55:307:01
1913.55:316:59
2013.45:326:58
2113.45:336:57
2213.45:346:55
2313.35:356:54
2413.35:366:52
2513.25:376:50
2613.25:386:49
2713.15:396:47
2813.15:406:46
2913.15:416:44
3013.05:426:43
3113.05:436:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Çan?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Çan in August

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

In August, Çan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Çan in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Oct 9 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Çan 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 Çan peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Çan 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 Çan is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2216 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Çan?

Çan sits at 40.0°N, 27.1°E, 115 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Biga, 27 km away.

Topography around Çan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,835 m.

The land around Çan is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
436 m
16 km
965 m
80 km
1,835 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Biga 27 km · Edremit 49 km · Gönen 52 km · Gallipoli 53 km · Çanakkale 56 km · Burhaniye 60 km · Ezine 67 km · Erdek 75 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 Çan (40.0333°, 27.0524°, elevation 115 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).