Niğde weather in August

In August, Niğde sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 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 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% 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 Niğde's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niğde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:01 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
15%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

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

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 49.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
40/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 28°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Niğde reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°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 Niğde

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.

Niğde 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 / -6°468.999.70.0
Feb / -5°418.47.710.50.1
Mar / -2°5811.27.711.71.5
Apr14° / 6312.32.6133.8
May19° / 7313.40.1145.8
Jun23° / 11°478.9014.67.5
Jul27° / 14°91.6014.48.4
Aug28° / 15°61.5013.58.3
Sep24° / 11°173012.38.7
Oct18° / 275.40.5116.7
Nov11° / 3662.79.93.0
Dec / -4°488.66.89.40.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
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27991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Niğde gets around 6 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 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
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5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
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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 4:48 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:486:47
214.04:496:46
313.94:496:45
413.94:506:44
513.94:516:43
613.84:526:42
713.84:536:41
813.84:546:40
913.74:556:38
1013.74:566:37
1113.74:576:36
1213.64:576:35
1313.64:586:34
1413.64:596:32
1513.55:006:31
1613.55:016:30
1713.45:026:28
1813.45:036:27
1913.45:046:26
2013.35:056:24
2113.35:056:23
2213.35:066:22
2313.25:076:20
2413.25:086:19
2513.15:096:17
2613.15:106:16
2713.15:116:14
2813.05:126:13
2913.05:136:11
3012.95:136:10
3112.95:146:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
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107.4Intense
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286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Niğde?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Niğde for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Niğde in August

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

In August, Niğde sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Niğde 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 Niğde peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highModerateJul 18UV 11Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Niğde 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 Niğde 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
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Niğde?

Niğde sits at 38.0°N, 34.7°E, 1,243 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Bor, 13 km away.

Topography around Niğde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niğde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,244 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,836 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,449 m.

The land around Niğde is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
1,836 m
80 km
3,449 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Bor 13 km · Yahyalı 61 km · Aksaray 73 km · Nevşehir 73 km · Ereğli 75 km · Cappadocia 76 km · Ürgüp 77 km · Develi 85 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 Niğde (37.9658°, 34.6793°, elevation 1,243 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).