Silopi weather in August

In August, Silopi sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% 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 Silopi's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Silopi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:31 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
4%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Silopi is district and town of Şırnak, Turkey.

Density
157/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 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical August day in Silopi reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Silopi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
10 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Silopi 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
Jan10° / -1°10610.21.99.72.2
Feb12° / 9810.81.910.62.9
Mar16° / 10511.20.311.74.9
Apr21° / 759.5012.96.8
May28° / 14°335.30146.8
Jun35° / 19°20.7014.53.2
Jul39° / 22°00.1014.30.7
Aug38° / 21°00.1013.41.1
Sep34° / 17°10.2012.34.4
Oct27° / 12°283.30117.7
Nov18° / 636.40.1106.4
Dec12° / 989.50.89.53.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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

Any precipitation

Silopi gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
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3946
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5946
6946
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8946
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10946
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13955
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29973
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 4:18 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:186:14
213.94:196:13
313.94:206:12
413.84:216:11
513.84:226:10
613.84:226:09
713.74:236:08
813.74:246:07
913.74:256:06
1013.64:266:05
1113.64:276:04
1213.64:286:02
1313.54:286:01
1413.54:296:00
1513.54:305:59
1613.44:315:57
1713.44:325:56
1813.44:335:55
1913.34:345:54
2013.34:345:52
2113.34:355:51
2213.24:365:50
2313.24:375:48
2413.14:385:47
2513.14:395:45
2613.14:405:44
2713.04:405:42
2813.04:415:41
2913.04:425:39
3012.94:435:38
3112.94:445:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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47.7Intense
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67.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Silopi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Silopi?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Silopi.

What to pack for Silopi in August

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

In August, Silopi sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Silopi 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 Silopi peaks around June 15 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Silopi 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 Silopi is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1230 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Silopi?

Silopi sits at 37.2°N, 42.5°E, 492 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Zaxo, 22 km away.

Topography around Silopi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Silopi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,768 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,071 m.

The land around Silopi is covered by cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
245 m
16 km
1,768 m
80 km
3,071 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Zaxo 22 km · Cizre 26 km · Al Mālikīyah 30 km · Şırnak 30 km · Batifa 49 km · İdil 52 km · Sumayl 55 km · Simele 55 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 Silopi (37.2438°, 42.4635°, elevation 492 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).