İdil weather in August

In August, İdil sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is İdil's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see İdil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:33 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
5%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

İdil is district and town of Şırnak, 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 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical August day in İdil reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in İdil

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
14 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

İdil weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 111112.19.72.0
Feb11° / 100111.610.62.8
Mar16° / 11011.20.211.74.9
Apr21° / 10°8310.4012.96.6
May28° / 15°446.50146.7
Jun35° / 20°30.8014.53.4
Jul39° / 23°10.3014.30.7
Aug39° / 23°00.1013.40.9
Sep34° / 19°20.5012.34.1
Oct27° / 13°354.20117.4
Nov18° / 706.60.1106.3
Dec12° / 1039.40.79.53.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

İdil gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
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3955
4955
5964
6964
7964
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:20 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:206:17
213.94:216:16
313.94:226:15
413.84:236:14
513.84:246:13
613.84:256:12
713.84:256:11
813.74:266:10
913.74:276:08
1013.74:286:07
1113.64:296:06
1213.64:306:05
1313.64:316:04
1413.54:316:02
1513.54:326:01
1613.44:336:00
1713.44:345:59
1813.44:355:57
1913.34:365:56
2013.34:375:55
2113.34:375:53
2213.24:385:52
2313.24:395:51
2413.24:405:49
2513.14:415:48
2613.14:425:46
2713.04:435:45
2813.04:445:43
2913.04:445:42
3012.94:455:40
3112.94:465:39

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for İdil

In seasonPeak

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

İdil's rainy season runs November–April, 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 İdil?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in İdil.

What to pack for İdil in August

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

In August, İdil sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in İdil 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 İdil peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in İdil 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 İdil is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2330 µg/m³Dec 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is İdil?

İdil sits at 37.3°N, 41.9°E, 770 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Cizre, 26 km away.

Topography around İdil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around İdil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 768 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,626 m.

The land around İdil is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
660 m
80 km
2,626 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cizre 26 km · Dargeçit 28 km · Al Mālikīyah 28 km · Midyat 50 km · Silopi 52 km · Şırnak 54 km · Al Qāmishlī 66 km · Siirt 66 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 İdil (37.3348°, 41.8894°, elevation 770 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).