Kırşehir weather in August

In August, Kırşehir sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 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 31°C in the first days to 29°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 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kırşehir's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kırşehir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:01 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
17%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Kırşehir is central district and city in Kırşehir Province, 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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kırşehir reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°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 Kırşehir

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.

Kırşehir 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 / -3°478.95.29.60.0
Feb / -2°368.34.210.50.7
Mar11° / 5010.53.111.72.9
Apr17° / 489.90.5135.4
May22° / 10°4610.2014.16.9
Jun27° / 14°316.8014.77.3
Jul30° / 16°71.5014.56.3
Aug30° / 16°51.2013.56.4
Sep26° / 12°122.7012.38.5
Oct20° / 254.80.1117.3
Nov12° / 385.81.39.93.8
Dec / -1°488.73.69.30.6

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 (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kırşehir gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
124
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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 (%)
19181
29181
39181
49271
59271
69271
79271
89460
99460
109460
119460
129550
139550
149550
159550
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189550
199460
209460
219550
229550
239550
249550
259550
269640
279640
289730
299730
309730
319820

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:476:52
214.04:486:51
314.04:496:50
414.04:506:48
513.94:516:47
613.94:526:46
713.94:536:45
813.84:546:44
913.84:556:43
1013.84:556:42
1113.74:566:40
1213.74:576:39
1313.74:586:38
1413.64:596:36
1513.65:006:35
1613.55:016:34
1713.55:026:32
1813.55:036:31
1913.45:046:30
2013.45:056:28
2113.35:066:27
2213.35:076:25
2313.35:086:24
2413.25:096:22
2513.25:106:21
2613.15:116:19
2713.15:116:18
2813.15:126:16
2913.05:136:15
3013.05:146:13
3112.95:156:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
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206.8Intense
216.8Intense
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236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kırşehir?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kırşehir in August

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

In August, Kırşehir sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kırşehir 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 Kırşehir peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kırşehir 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 Kırşehir is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1523 µg/m³Jan 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kırşehir?

Kırşehir sits at 39.1°N, 34.2°E, 997 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Mucur, 21 km away.

Topography around Kırşehir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kırşehir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,026 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m.

The land around Kırşehir is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (47%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
858 m
80 km
1,456 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mucur 21 km · Kaman 45 km · Ortaköy 47 km · Şereflikoçhisar 59 km · Yerköy 61 km · Nevşehir 75 km · Keskin 75 km · Cappadocia 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 Kırşehir (39.1458°, 34.1639°, elevation 997 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).