Terme weather in August

In August, Terme sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 48 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Terme's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Terme's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:46 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Terme is town headquarters of Terme District, Samsun 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Terme reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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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Terme weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8713.43.69.41.7
Feb / 6911.53.910.31.8
Mar11° / 8413.31.511.72.5
Apr14° / 599.80.313.14.2
May19° / 14°478.9014.36.3
Jun23° / 18°468.2014.97.4
Jul26° / 21°468.4014.77.4
Aug26° / 21°489.1013.67.2
Sep24° / 18°669.9012.37.1
Oct20° / 15°8611.2010.96.2
Nov15° / 10°8410.109.74.6
Dec11° / 9012.41.69.12.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
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48713
58713
68713
78713
88713
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Terme gets around 48 mm of rain over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
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527
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3132

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1011748331
2011749331
3011649331
4011649331
5011551321
6021550321
7021551311
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9021453301
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11031552291
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17031852261
18031952251
19032053240
20032152240
21032252230
22042351220
23042451210
24042551200
25042651190
26052651180
27052851160
28162850150
29172949140
30183048130
311103047120

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:31 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:316:45
214.24:326:44
314.24:336:43
414.14:346:42
514.14:356:41
614.14:366:39
714.04:376:38
814.04:386:37
913.94:396:36
1013.94:406:34
1113.94:416:33
1213.84:426:32
1313.84:436:30
1413.74:446:29
1513.74:456:28
1613.74:466:26
1713.64:476:25
1813.64:486:23
1913.54:496:22
2013.54:506:20
2113.54:516:19
2213.44:526:17
2313.44:546:16
2413.34:556:14
2513.34:566:12
2613.24:576:11
2713.24:586:09
2813.14:596:07
2913.15:006:06
3013.15:016:04
3113.05:026:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Terme?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Terme in August

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

In August, Terme sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Terme 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 16 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 13 to Oct 13 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Terme 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 Terme peaks around August 10 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 10UV 8Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Terme 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 Terme is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Sep 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Terme?

Terme sits at 41.2°N, 37.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çarşamba, 21 km away.

Topography around Terme

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Terme has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,811 m.

The land around Terme is covered by trees (32%), cropland (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,811 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Çarşamba 21 km · Ünye 27 km · Tekkeköy 43 km · Kumru 44 km · Fatsa 48 km · Korgan 53 km · Samsun 54 km · Niksar 69 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 Terme (41.2092°, 36.9739°, elevation 11 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).