Taşköprü weather in August

In August, Taşköprü sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 13.7 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 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Taşköprü's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taşköprü's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:57 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Taşköprü is district and town in Kastamonu Province, 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Taşköprü reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°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 Taşköprü

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.

Taşköprü 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 / -4°4710.28.89.30.0
Feb / -3°469.97.710.30.4
Mar10° / -1°6212.36.311.72.0
Apr15° / 6512.81.613.14.3
May20° / 6812.8014.36.0
Jun24° / 12°489.9014.97.1
Jul27° / 14°234.9014.77.7
Aug27° / 14°194.6013.77.7
Sep24° / 10°306.9012.37.7
Oct18° / 4580.310.96.1
Nov11° / 427.32.89.73.1
Dec / -2°5710.27.29.10.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
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68911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taşköprü gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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513
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713
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2016
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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 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156377
256377
355387
455387
555387
656386
756386
857385
957385
1058375
1159374
1260364
1361363
1462353
1563343
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2672271
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3076231
3178220

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 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 4:41 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:416:57
214.24:426:56
314.24:436:55
414.24:446:54
514.14:456:52
614.14:466:51
714.04:476:50
814.04:486:49
914.04:506:47
1013.94:516:46
1113.94:526:45
1213.84:536:43
1313.84:546:42
1413.84:556:41
1513.74:566:39
1613.74:576:38
1713.64:586:36
1813.64:596:35
1913.65:006:33
2013.55:016:32
2113.55:026:30
2213.45:036:29
2313.45:046:27
2413.35:056:25
2513.35:066:24
2613.25:076:22
2713.25:086:21
2813.25:096:19
2913.15:106:17
3013.15:116:16
3113.05:136:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
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116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
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275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Taşköprü?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Taşköprü in August

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

In August, Taşköprü sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Taşköprü 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 at the nearest coast (about 69 km away) 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
May15Bracing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Taşköprü in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taşköprü peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Taşköprü 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 Taşköprü is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2417 µg/m³Dec 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Taşköprü?

Taşköprü sits at 41.5°N, 34.2°E, 556 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kastamonu, 39 km away.

SinopVezirköprüÇankırı

Topography around Taşköprü

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taşköprü has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,020 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,562 m.

The land around Taşköprü is covered by cropland (60%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (47%), grassland (26%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
1,020 m
80 km
2,562 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kastamonu 39 km · Boyabat 46 km · Tosya 57 km · Osmancık 77 km · İskilip 89 km · Sinop 97 km · Vezirköprü 111 km · Çankırı 113 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 Taşköprü (41.5098°, 34.2141°, elevation 556 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. 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).