Çankırı weather in August

In August, Çankırı sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.5 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 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Çankırı's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çankırı's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:01 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
22%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Çankırı is central district and city in Çankırı Province, 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 32°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Çankırı reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

10°20°30°40°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13217
23217
33217
43217
53217
63217
73117
83117
93117
103117
113117
123117
133117
143116
153116
163116
173116
183116
193116
203016
213016
223016
233016
243015
253015
263015
273015
282915
292915
302914
312914

How August really feels in Çankırı

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.

Çankırı 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 / -4°4485.39.40.0
Feb / -2°387.4410.40.9
Mar12° / 478.92.811.73.1
Apr17° / 429.20.5135.6
May22° / 5110.5014.26.8
Jun27° / 13°368.4014.87.0
Jul31° / 16°112.8014.66.0
Aug31° / 16°133.5013.65.9
Sep26° / 12°153.5012.38.2
Oct20° / 265.1010.97.2
Nov12° / 345.319.73.6
Dec / -2°497.93.49.10.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9946
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27937
28937
29937
30937
31946

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Çankırı gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
210
310
410
510
611
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1911
2011
2111
2211
2311
2411
2511
2611
2711
2811
2911
3011
3111

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
285141
385141
485141
586131
686131
786131
887121
987121
1088111
1188111
1288111
1390100
1490100
1590100
1690100
1790100
1890100
1990100
2090100
2190100
2290100
2390100
249190
259190
269280
279280
289370
299460
309460
319550

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
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 12 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:46 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:466:57
214.24:476:56
314.14:486:55
414.14:496:54
514.04:506:53
614.04:516:52
714.04:526:50
813.94:536:49
913.94:546:48
1013.94:556:47
1113.84:566:45
1213.84:576:44
1313.74:586:43
1413.74:596:41
1513.75:006:40
1613.65:016:38
1713.65:026:37
1813.55:036:36
1913.55:046:34
2013.55:056:33
2113.45:066:31
2213.45:076:30
2313.35:086:28
2413.35:096:27
2513.35:106:25
2613.25:116:23
2713.25:126:22
2813.15:136:20
2913.15:146:19
3013.05:156:17
3113.05:166:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

02468151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Çankırı?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Çankırı in August

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

In August, Çankırı sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Çankırı 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 Çankırı 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Çankırı 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 Çankırı is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1219 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Çankırı?

Çankırı sits at 40.6°N, 33.6°E, 727 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Tosya, 58 km away.

Topography around Çankırı

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çankırı has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m around an average of 825 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,165 m.

The land around Çankırı is covered by grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%), cropland (26%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
389 m
16 km
862 m
80 km
2,165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Tosya 58 km · Çubuk 64 km · Çerkeş 65 km · Akyurt 68 km · İskilip 74 km · Sungurlu 80 km · Elmadağ 82 km · Kızılcahamam 83 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 Çankırı (40.5999°, 33.6153°, elevation 727 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).