Hacılar weather in August

In August, Hacılar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% 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 Hacılar's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hacılar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:57 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
16%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Hacılar is district of Kayseri, central Turkey.

Density
113/km²
people per km²
Founded
1990

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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hacılar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13015
23015
33015
43015
53015
63015
73015
83015
93015
103015
113015
123015
133015
143015
153015
162915
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202915
212914
222914
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302813
312813

How August really feels in Hacılar

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.

Hacılar 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 / -6°5097.99.60.0
Feb / -5°458.87.210.50.2
Mar10° / -1°6611.86.511.72.0
Apr15° / 7413.11.7134.2
May20° / 8114014.16.0
Jun25° / 11°478.8014.67.4
Jul29° / 14°81.8014.47.4
Aug29° / 15°61.4013.57.1
Sep25° / 11°193.4012.38.5
Oct19° / 3770.4116.8
Nov11° / 416.32.39.93.2
Dec / -4°488.76.59.30.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19964
20964
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hacılar gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
144
154
164
174
184
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266
276
286
296
306
317

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4955
5955
6964
7964
8973
9973
10973
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28991
29991
30991
31991

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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238calm
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278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 4:43 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:436:45
214.04:446:44
314.04:456:43
413.94:466:42
513.94:476:41
613.94:486:40
713.84:496:39
813.84:496:38
913.84:506:37
1013.74:516:35
1113.74:526:34
1213.74:536:33
1313.64:546:32
1413.64:556:30
1513.64:566:29
1613.54:576:28
1713.54:586:26
1813.44:596:25
1913.45:006:24
2013.45:006:22
2113.35:016:21
2213.35:026:19
2313.25:036:18
2413.25:046:17
2513.25:056:15
2613.15:066:14
2713.15:076:12
2813.05:086:11
2913.05:096:09
3013.05:106:07
3112.95:116:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hacılar?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hacılar in August

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

In August, Hacılar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hacılar 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 Hacılar peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Hacılar 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 Hacılar is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1422 µg/m³Jan 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hacılar?

Hacılar sits at 38.6°N, 35.4°E, 1,398 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kayseri, 10 km away.

Topography around Hacılar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hacılar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m around an average of 1,405 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,839 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,979 m.

The land around Hacılar is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
653 m
16 km
2,839 m
80 km
2,979 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kayseri 10 km · Talas 10 km · Develi 29 km · Ürgüp 47 km · Cappadocia 54 km · Yahyalı 61 km · Nevşehir 64 km · Gemerek 80 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 Hacılar (38.6463°, 35.4494°, elevation 1,398 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).