Kırıkkale weather in August

In August, Kırıkkale sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kırıkkale's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kırıkkale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:03 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
18%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

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

Density
588/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 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kırıkkale reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23218
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43218
53218
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73218
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103218
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313015

How August really feels in Kırıkkale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 11 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
11
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.

Kırıkkale weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°458.44.29.50.0
Feb / -1°367.53.110.41.1
Mar12° / 4692.111.73.4
Apr18° / 408.60.3136.0
May23° / 11°408.9014.27.2
Jun28° / 15°296.7014.86.8
Jul32° / 18°51.6014.55.4
Aug31° / 17°61.6013.65.6
Sep27° / 13°102.4012.38.1
Oct21° / 234.4010.97.6
Nov13° / 375.60.89.84.0
Dec / -1°488.12.89.20.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
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14964
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26964
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30964
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kırıkkale gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
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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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29271
39271
49361
59361
69361
79361
89460
99460
109550
119550
129550
139550
149460
159460
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189460
199460
209460
219460
229460
239460
249460
259550
269550
279640
289640
299640
309730
319730

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 5:17 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:486:56
214.14:496:55
314.14:506:54
414.04:516:53
514.04:526:52
614.04:536:50
713.94:546:49
813.94:556:48
913.84:566:47
1013.84:576:46
1113.84:586:44
1213.74:596:43
1313.75:006:42
1413.75:016:40
1513.65:026:39
1613.65:036:38
1713.55:046:36
1813.55:046:35
1913.55:056:33
2013.45:066:32
2113.45:076:30
2213.35:086:29
2313.35:096:27
2413.35:106:26
2513.25:116:24
2613.25:126:23
2713.15:136:21
2813.15:146:20
2913.05:156:18
3013.05:166:17
3113.05:176:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kırıkkale?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kırıkkale for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kırıkkale in August

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

In August, Kırıkkale sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kırıkkale 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 Kırıkkale peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kırıkkale 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 Kırıkkale is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1421 µg/m³Jan 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kırıkkale?

Kırıkkale sits at 39.8°N, 33.5°E, 731 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Keskin, 21 km away.

Topography around Kırıkkale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kırıkkale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 758 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m.

The land around Kırıkkale is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
798 m
80 km
1,439 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Keskin 21 km · Elmadağ 25 km · Akyurt 48 km · Çankaya 56 km · Ankara 56 km · Kaman 57 km · İncirli 59 km · Çubuk 60 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 Kırıkkale (39.8453°, 33.5064°, elevation 731 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).