Kilis weather in August

In August, Kilis sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kilis's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:53 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
5%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Kilis is central district and city in Kilis Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 52 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
183/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 37°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kilis reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°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)
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How August really feels in Kilis

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.

Kilis weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 6910.31.19.82.6
Feb13° / 579.11.310.63.5
Mar17° / 4780.111.75.7
Apr22° / 10°306.1012.97.5
May28° / 14°183.8013.97.2
Jun33° / 18°41.2014.54.5
Jul37° / 21°10.4014.32.4
Aug37° / 21°20.4013.42.3
Sep33° / 17°31012.24.8
Oct27° / 13°213.4011.17.6
Nov19° / 385.90.1106.7
Dec12° / 699.30.69.53.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% 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

Kilis gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
81
91
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1111843261
2121842271
3121742281
4121742281
5111741291
6111741301
7111741301
8111740301
9111740301
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17142139251
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19152240221
20152340211
21162441191
22162441181
23162542171
24172542151
25172642141
26182642131
27182743120
28192742110
29202742110
30212742100
3123274190

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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811calm
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279calm
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309calm
319calm

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 4:41 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:416:34
213.94:426:34
313.84:426:33
413.84:436:32
513.84:446:31
613.74:456:30
713.74:466:29
813.74:476:27
913.64:476:26
1013.64:486:25
1113.64:496:24
1213.64:506:23
1313.54:516:22
1413.54:526:21
1513.44:526:19
1613.44:536:18
1713.44:546:17
1813.34:556:16
1913.34:566:14
2013.34:576:13
2113.24:576:12
2213.24:586:10
2313.24:596:09
2413.15:006:07
2513.15:016:06
2613.15:026:05
2713.05:026:03
2813.05:036:02
2912.95:046:00
3012.95:055:59
3112.95:065:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.09 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
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216.9Intense
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246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kilis?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kilis in August

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

In August, Kilis sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kilis 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 Kilis peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kilis 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 Kilis is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2129 µg/m³Jul 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kilis?

Kilis sits at 36.7°N, 37.1°E, 660 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is I‘zāz, 16 km away.

Topography around Kilis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilis has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m around an average of 678 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,186 m.

The land around Kilis is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
316 m
16 km
686 m
80 km
2,186 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: I‘zāz 16 km · Tall Rif‘at 27 km · ‘Afrīn 32 km · Nubl 39 km · Gaziantep 45 km · Kabbasin 51 km · Al Bāb 53 km · Tādif 55 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 Kilis (36.7161°, 37.115°, elevation 660 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).