Şemdinli weather in August

In August, Şemdinli sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Şemdinli's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şemdinli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:22 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
11%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Şemdinli is district and town of Hakkâri, 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 29°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Şemdinli reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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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How August really feels in Şemdinli

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.

Şemdinli 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-1° / -9°1491212.89.70.0
Feb / -6°1521212.110.60.0
Mar / -3°17113.911.711.70.1
Apr10° / 12614.34.412.92.2
May18° / 67120.2145.6
Jun24° / 11°113014.58.7
Jul28° / 15°61.5014.37.8
Aug29° / 14°30.9013.47.7
Sep24° / 10°61.4012.39.0
Oct17° / 456.60.2116.3
Nov / -2°979.45101.6
Dec / -7°13410.810.89.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Şemdinli gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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47calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:35 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:106:06
213.94:106:05
313.94:116:04
413.84:126:03
513.84:136:02
613.84:146:01
713.84:156:00
813.74:165:59
913.74:165:58
1013.74:175:56
1113.64:185:55
1213.64:195:54
1313.64:205:53
1413.54:215:52
1513.54:225:50
1613.44:225:49
1713.44:235:48
1813.44:245:47
1913.34:255:45
2013.34:265:44
2113.34:275:43
2213.24:285:41
2313.24:295:40
2413.14:295:38
2513.14:305:37
2613.14:315:35
2713.04:325:34
2813.04:335:33
2913.04:345:31
3012.94:355:30
3112.94:355:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Şemdinli

In seasonPeak

None of Şemdinli's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Şemdinli's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
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Aug
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Oct
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Is August a good time to visit Şemdinli?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
9.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Şemdinli in August

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

In August, Şemdinli sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Şemdinli in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Şemdinli peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Şemdinli 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 Şemdinli is worst in May — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1128 µg/m³Jan 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Şemdinli?

Şemdinli sits at 37.3°N, 44.6°E, 1,388 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Yüksekova, 39 km away.

Topography around Şemdinli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şemdinli has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,268 m around an average of 1,663 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,650 m.

The land around Şemdinli is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,268 m
16 km
2,576 m
80 km
3,650 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Yüksekova 39 km · Orūmīyeh 52 km · Oshnavīyeh 55 km · Soran 72 km · Ṟuwandiz 77 km · Khalīfān 79 km · Hakkâri 79 km · Naqadeh 82 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 Şemdinli (37.3051°, 44.5742°, elevation 1,388 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).