Varto weather in August

In August, Varto sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 13.5 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 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Varto's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Varto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 4:32 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 17%; 1st clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Varto is district and town in Muş, Turkey.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Varto reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	14
2	29	14
3	29	14
4	29	13
5	29	13
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	28	13
14	28	13
15	28	13
16	28	13
17	28	13
18	28	13
19	28	13
20	28	13
21	28	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	11
29	27	11
30	27	11
31	26	11

How August really feels in Varto

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Varto 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-2° / -11°	73	9.6	10.3	9.6	0.0
Feb	-1° / -9°	73	9.9	10.9	10.5	0.0
Mar	4° / -5°	97	12.8	11.3	11.7	0.1
Apr	10° / -0°	107	15.5	6.1	13	2.0
May	17° / 4°	92	16.1	0.6	14.1	4.7
Jun	23° / 9°	28	6.9	0	14.7	7.7
Jul	27° / 13°	11	3.1	0	14.5	8.0
Aug	28° / 13°	7	2	0	13.5	8.0
Sep	23° / 8°	13	2.9	0	12.3	8.6
Oct	16° / 3°	49	7.1	0.8	11	5.5
Nov	7° / -4°	62	7.1	5.2	9.9	1.1
Dec	0° / -9°	74	9.6	10.3	9.3	0.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Cloudier (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Varto gets around 7 mm of rain over 2 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:18 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.1	14.0	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	12.9
Sunrise (AM)	4:18	4:19	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:23	4:23	4:24	4:25	4:26	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.1	4:18	6:22
2	14.0	4:19	6:21
3	14.0	4:20	6:20
4	14.0	4:21	6:19
5	13.9	4:22	6:18
6	13.9	4:23	6:17
7	13.9	4:23	6:16
8	13.8	4:24	6:15
9	13.8	4:25	6:14
10	13.8	4:26	6:12
11	13.7	4:27	6:11
12	13.7	4:28	6:10
13	13.7	4:29	6:09
14	13.6	4:30	6:07
15	13.6	4:31	6:06
16	13.5	4:32	6:05
17	13.5	4:33	6:03
18	13.5	4:34	6:02
19	13.4	4:35	6:01
20	13.4	4:36	5:59
21	13.4	4:37	5:58
22	13.3	4:38	5:56
23	13.3	4:38	5:55
24	13.2	4:39	5:53
25	13.2	4:40	5:52
26	13.1	4:41	5:50
27	13.1	4:42	5:49
28	13.1	4:43	5:47
29	13.0	4:44	5:46
30	13.0	4:45	5:44
31	12.9	4:46	5:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.3	Intense
2	7.3	Intense
3	7.3	Intense
4	7.3	Intense
5	7.3	Intense
6	7.2	Intense
7	7.2	Intense
8	7.2	Intense
9	7.2	Intense
10	7.1	Intense
11	7.1	Intense
12	7.1	Intense
13	7.1	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.7	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.6	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Varto

In seasonPeak

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

Varto's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Varto?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Varto in August

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

In August, Varto sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Varto 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 Varto peaks around August 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	4	7	8	11	10	11	8	5	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Varto 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 Varto is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	18	22	24	24	19	14	14	14	18	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Varto?

Varto sits at 39.2°N, 41.5°E, 1,523 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Hınıs, 29 km away.

Topography around Varto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Varto has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m around an average of 1,564 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,772 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,369 m.

The land around Varto is covered by grassland (45%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

638 m

grassland 45%

16 km

1,772 m

grassland 72%

80 km

2,369 m

grassland 77%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Varto year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Hınıs 29 km · Solhan 42 km · Muş 49 km · Karaçoban 59 km · Çat 64 km · Bulanık 71 km · Güroymak 82 km · Erzurum 83 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

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 Varto (39.1737°, 41.454°, elevation 1,523 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	14
2	29	14
3	29	14
4	29	13
5	29	13
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	28	13
14	28	13
15	28	13
16	28	13
17	28	13
18	28	13
19	28	13
20	28	13
21	28	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	11
29	27	11
30	27	11
31	26	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	14
2	29	14
3	29	14
4	29	13
5	29	13
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	28	13
14	28	13
15	28	13
16	28	13
17	28	13
18	28	13
19	28	13
20	28	13
21	28	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	11
29	27	11
30	27	11
31	26	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	14
2	29	14
3	29	14
4	29	13
5	29	13
6	29	13
7	29	13
8	29	13
9	29	13
10	29	13
11	28	13
12	28	13
13	28	13
14	28	13
15	28	13
16	28	13
17	28	13
18	28	13
19	28	13
20	28	13
21	28	12
22	28	12
23	28	12
24	27	12
25	27	12
26	27	12
27	27	12
28	27	11
29	27	11
30	27	11
31	26	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	6
10	6
11	6
12	6
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	6
31	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100