Kars in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Kars sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 197 mm of rain over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 23°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Kars's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kars's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Rainfall: 197 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 6.6; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Kars in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 18°C in early June to 23°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Kars reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Kars

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kars weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-3° / -13°	35	7.4	8.4	9.4	0.0
Feb	-2° / -11°	40	8.3	9.2	10.4	0.0
Mar	4° / -6°	66	12.4	10.5	11.7	0.1
Apr	10° / -1°	99	16.7	7.1	13	1.8
May	15° / 4°	126	21	1.6	14.2	3.5
Jun	20° / 8°	90	15.9	0.1	14.8	5.6
Jul	23° / 11°	60	12.5	0	14.6	6.9
Aug	24° / 11°	48	11.1	0	13.6	7.3
Sep	20° / 7°	34	7.2	0.2	12.3	7.1
Oct	14° / 2°	49	9	1.3	10.9	4.2
Nov	5° / -4°	36	6.7	5.1	9.7	0.6
Dec	-1° / -10°	36	7	8.1	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Kars gets around 197 mm of rain over 40 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 7 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min in early June to 13 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Kars

In seasonPeak

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

Kars's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

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Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Kars?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Kars for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kars in Summer

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

In summer, Kars sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 40 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Kars in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Kars peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	7	8	11	10	10	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Kars in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kars is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	14	17	20	20	18	13	12	11	13	13	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kars?

Kars sits at 40.6°N, 43.1°E, 1,767 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kağızman, 49 km away.

Topography around Kars

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kars has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 1,795 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 947 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,315 m.

The land around Kars is covered by grassland (53%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

235 m

grassland 53%

16 km

947 m

grassland 57%

80 km

2,315 m

grassland 73%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Summer weather nearby: Kağızman 49 km · Sarıkamış 52 km · Ardahan 65 km · Gyumri 68 km · Artik 75 km · Oltu 93 km · Armavir 95 km · Ağrı 98 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

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 Kars (40.5983°, 43.0855°, elevation 1,767 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.