Kulu weather in August

In August, Kulu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% 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 Kulu's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:06 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
16%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kulu is district of Konya, central Turkey.

Density
21/km²
people per km²
Founded
1954

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 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Kulu reaches about 32°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 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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How August really feels in Kulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 14 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
14
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.

Kulu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°448.13.69.60.1
Feb / -1°357.52.910.51.3
Mar13° / 408.31.711.73.6
Apr18° / 408.50.3136.0
May24° / 11°378.8014.17.2
Jun28° / 15°255.5014.76.8
Jul32° / 19°51.3014.55.3
Aug32° / 18°51.5013.55.6
Sep27° / 14°102.4012.38.1
Oct21° / 224.30117.7
Nov13° / 355.70.89.94.4
Dec / -0°4782.49.31.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% 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 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
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14973
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kulu gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 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 (%)
15
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35
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29451
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49451
59541
69541
79541
89541
99541
109730
119730
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289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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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 4:52 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:526:56
214.04:536:55
314.04:536:54
414.04:546:53
513.94:556:52
613.94:566:50
713.94:576:49
813.84:586:48
913.84:596:47
1013.85:006:46
1113.75:016:45
1213.75:026:43
1313.75:036:42
1413.65:046:41
1513.65:056:39
1613.55:066:38
1713.55:066:37
1813.55:076:35
1913.45:086:34
2013.45:096:32
2113.35:106:31
2213.35:116:30
2313.35:126:28
2413.25:136:27
2513.25:146:25
2613.15:156:24
2713.15:166:22
2813.15:176:21
2913.05:186:19
3013.05:196:17
3112.95:206:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.02 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
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266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kulu?

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
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kulu in August

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

In August, Kulu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kulu 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 Kulu peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kulu 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 Kulu is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1521 µg/m³Jan 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kulu?

Kulu sits at 39.1°N, 33.1°E, 983 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Şereflikoçhisar, 43 km away.

ElmadağÇankaya

Topography around Kulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 993 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,169 m.

The land around Kulu is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
552 m
80 km
1,169 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Şereflikoçhisar 43 km · Kaman 63 km · Keskin 79 km · Gölbaşı 81 km · Kırıkkale 91 km · Ortaköy 92 km · Elmadağ 93 km · Çankaya 93 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 Kulu (39.0951°, 33.0799°, elevation 983 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).