Yozgat weather in August

In August, Yozgat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yozgat's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yozgat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:57 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
18%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

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

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
43/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 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical August day in Yozgat reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°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 Yozgat

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.

Yozgat 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°519.469.50.0
Feb / -3°418.64.710.40.5
Mar11° / 61113.911.72.6
Apr16° / 6011.40.7135.0
May21° / 6211.5014.26.6
Jun26° / 12°418.2014.87.4
Jul30° / 15°82.1014.56.8
Aug30° / 15°71.5013.66.7
Sep26° / 11°143.5012.38.4
Oct20° / 315.30.110.97.1
Nov12° / 436.51.59.83.5
Dec / -2°559.34.39.20.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% 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 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yozgat gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184142
284142
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686131
786131
886131
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259190
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279280
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299370
309460
319460

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.14:436:51
214.14:446:50
314.14:456:48
414.04:466:47
514.04:476:46
614.04:486:45
713.94:496:44
813.94:506:43
913.84:516:42
1013.84:526:40
1113.84:536:39
1213.74:546:38
1313.74:546:36
1413.74:556:35
1513.64:566:34
1613.64:576:32
1713.54:586:31
1813.54:596:30
1913.55:006:28
2013.45:016:27
2113.45:026:25
2213.35:036:24
2313.35:046:22
2413.35:056:21
2513.25:066:19
2613.25:076:18
2713.15:086:16
2813.15:096:14
2913.05:106:13
3013.05:116:11
3113.05:126:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
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266.4Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Yozgat?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Yozgat for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Yozgat in August

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

In August, Yozgat sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yozgat 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 Yozgat peaks around June 21 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Yozgat 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 Yozgat is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yozgat's WHO annual average of 14.3 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1419 µg/m³Jan 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yozgat?

Yozgat sits at 39.8°N, 34.8°E, 1,290 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Sorgun, 33 km away.

KırşehirAkdağmadeni

Topography around Yozgat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yozgat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m around an average of 1,400 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,293 m.

The land around Yozgat is covered by grassland (45%), artificial surfaces (23%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
465 m
16 km
790 m
80 km
1,293 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sorgun 33 km · Yerköy 35 km · Alaca 39 km · Sungurlu 53 km · Çorum 82 km · Mucur 92 km · Kırşehir 93 km · Akdağmadeni 94 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 Yozgat (39.82°, 34.8044°, elevation 1,290 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).