Çermik in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Çermik sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 292 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Çermik's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Çermik's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
292 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
0.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Çermik in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.

A typical winter day in Çermik reaches about 5°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Çermik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Çermik weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Çermik gets around 292 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Çermik

In seasonPeak

In winter, Çermik overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 winter a good time to visit Çermik?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Çermik.

What to pack for Çermik in Winter

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

In winter, Çermik sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Çermik in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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
Winter 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.