Sinop weather in August

In August, Sinop sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sinop's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:52 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
22%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

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

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 50.2 µg/m³ · 2019

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 26°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sinop reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sinop weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7613.32.49.31.5
Feb / 6111.22.310.31.4
Mar10° / 6211.30.611.72.0
Apr12° / 448.9013.13.5
May17° / 14°306.2014.36.1
Jun22° / 19°214.60158.0
Jul25° / 22°173.1014.78.7
Aug26° / 23°214.1013.78.4
Sep23° / 19°457012.37.7
Oct19° / 15°739.8010.96.1
Nov14° / 11°7310.50.19.64.2
Dec11° / 95141.392.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9937
10937
11937
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14937
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259010
268911
278812
288812
298812
308713
318614

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sinop gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2014
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2819
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3020
3120

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1022146291
2022146291
3032047301
4031947291
5131947291
6141848291
7141848281
8151848281
9151848271
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24193043170
25193143160
261103142160
272113241150
282123240140
292133239130
303143338120
314153337110

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:36 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:366:54
214.34:376:53
314.24:386:52
414.24:396:51
514.24:406:50
614.14:416:49
714.14:436:47
814.04:446:46
914.04:456:45
1014.04:466:43
1113.94:476:42
1213.94:486:41
1313.84:496:39
1413.84:506:38
1513.84:516:36
1613.74:526:35
1713.74:536:33
1813.64:546:32
1913.64:556:30
2013.54:566:29
2113.54:576:27
2213.54:586:26
2313.45:006:24
2413.45:016:22
2513.35:026:21
2613.35:036:19
2713.25:046:17
2813.25:056:16
2913.15:066:14
3013.15:076:12
3113.05:086:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
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305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sinop

In seasonPeak

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

Sinop's rainy season runs September–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 Sinop?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sinop in August

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

In August, Sinop sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sinop in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Oct 9 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Sinop in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sinop peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sinop?

Sinop sits at 42.0°N, 35.2°E, 100 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Boyabat, 70 km away.

TaşköprüVezirköprüOsmancıkHavzaSamsunMerzifon

Topography around Sinop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,850 m.

The land around Sinop is covered by water (69%) within 3 km, water (79%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
1,850 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Boyabat 70 km · Bafra 80 km · Taşköprü 97 km · Vezirköprü 101 km · Osmancık 120 km · Havza 125 km · Samsun 128 km · Merzifon 131 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 Sinop (42.0268°, 35.1625°, elevation 100 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).