Konya weather in August

In August, Konya sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Konya's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:10 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
17%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Konya is metropolitan municipality in Central Anatolia, Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 43 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
35/km²
people per km²
Founded
~699 BCE

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 Konya reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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)
13118
23118
33118
43118
53118
63118
73118
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103118
113118
123118
133118
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153118
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292916
302916
312916

How August really feels in Konya

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.

Konya 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°397.54.99.70.2
Feb / -2°296.23.310.51.2
Mar12° / 3482.411.73.6
Apr18° / 358.30.4135.9
May23° / 10°348.90147.2
Jun27° / 14°235.9014.67.4
Jul31° / 18°41.4014.46.2
Aug30° / 18°41.2013.56.4
Sep27° / 13°72012.38.5
Oct21° / 173.50117.8
Nov13° / 294.41104.5
Dec / -1°3973.69.41.2

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 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
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20982
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25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

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

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
54
64
74
83
93
103
113
124
134
144
154
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184
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314

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6973
7973
8973
9973
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in August

Winds average 9 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:576:55
213.94:586:54
313.94:586:54
413.94:596:52
513.95:006:51
613.85:016:50
713.85:026:49
813.85:036:48
913.75:046:47
1013.75:056:46
1113.75:056:45
1213.65:066:43
1313.65:076:42
1413.55:086:41
1513.55:096:40
1613.55:106:38
1713.45:116:37
1813.45:126:36
1913.45:136:34
2013.35:136:33
2113.35:146:32
2213.35:156:30
2313.25:166:29
2413.25:176:27
2513.15:186:26
2613.15:196:25
2713.15:206:23
2813.05:216:22
2913.05:216:20
3012.95:226:19
3112.95:236:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Konya?

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 Konya for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Konya in August

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

In August, Konya sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Konya 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 Konya peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Konya 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 Konya is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1621 µg/m³Jan 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Konya?

Konya sits at 37.9°N, 32.5°E, 1,030 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çumra, 42 km away.

KarapınarHadimKaraman

Topography around Konya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 1,022 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,049 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,381 m.

The land around Konya is covered by artificial surfaces (91%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), artificial surfaces (23%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
1,049 m
80 km
1,381 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Çumra 42 km · Kadınhanı 47 km · Ilgın 67 km · Beyşehir 70 km · Seydişehir 75 km · Karapınar 95 km · Hadim 98 km · Karaman 100 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 Konya (37.8713°, 32.4846°, elevation 1,030 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).