Çermik weather in August

In August, Çermik sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% 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 Çermik's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çermik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:42 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
11%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Çermik is district of Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey.

Density
22/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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Çermik reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°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 Çermik

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
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.

Çermik 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 / -3°10511.18.79.70.0
Feb / -2°8910.67.110.50.5
Mar11° / 9112.4311.72.8
Apr17° / 8312.40.5135.2
May23° / 11°589.80147.0
Jun30° / 16°103014.66.2
Jul35° / 21°21014.43.5
Aug35° / 21°20.4013.53.6
Sep30° / 16°91.5012.36.8
Oct22° / 10°416.40117.6
Nov13° / 667.21.19.94.1
Dec / -1°9810.359.40.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% 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

Çermik gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
1982
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
28calm
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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 4:28 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:286:28
214.04:296:27
313.94:306:26
413.94:316:25
513.94:326:24
613.84:336:23
713.84:346:22
813.84:346:21
913.74:356:20
1013.74:366:18
1113.74:376:17
1213.64:386:16
1313.64:396:15
1413.64:406:14
1513.54:416:12
1613.54:426:11
1713.54:436:10
1813.44:436:08
1913.44:446:07
2013.34:456:06
2113.34:466:04
2213.34:476:03
2313.24:486:01
2413.24:496:00
2513.14:505:58
2613.14:515:57
2713.14:525:56
2813.04:525:54
2913.04:535:53
3012.94:545:51
3112.94:555:49

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.16 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
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Çermik

In seasonPeak

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

Çermik's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Çermik?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Çermik. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Çermik in August

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

In August, Çermik sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Çermik in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Çermik peaks around August 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateAug 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Çermik 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 Çermik is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1324 µg/m³Jul 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Çermik?

Çermik sits at 38.1°N, 39.4°E, 690 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ergani, 31 km away.

Topography around Çermik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çermik has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m around an average of 833 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,473 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,943 m.

The land around Çermik is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
704 m
16 km
1,473 m
80 km
1,943 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ergani 31 km · Siverek 44 km · Elazığ 63 km · Diyarbakır 72 km · Baskil 73 km · Kovancılar 74 km · Hilvan 75 km · Kahta 82 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 Çermik (38.1354°, 39.445°, elevation 690 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).