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Regional slice of Turkey with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jun · Jul · Aug.

Range
-2–27 °C
Compare
−5.3°C vs. Turkey mean
Country
Turkey
TZ
Europe/Istanbul
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12-month climate · Van

How the year moves in Van

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Van itself rather than over Turkey as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyVan, Turkey. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (-1.5), highest in August (27.3). Monthly means: -1.5, -0.1, 4.6, 10.7, 15.9, 22.5, 26.6, 27.3, 22.5, 15.1, 7.7, 1.5.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January-1.5
February-0.1
March4.6
April10.7
May15.9
June22.5
July26.6
August27.3
September22.5
October15.1
November7.7
December1.5
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyVan, Turkey. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in August (10), highest in March (89). Monthly means: 60, 45, 89, 73, 82, 26, 17, 10, 16, 44, 41, 56.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January60
February45
March89
April73
May82
June26
July17
August10
September16
October44
November41
December56
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyVan, Turkey. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (6.1), highest in June (10.6). Monthly means: 6.9, 8.2, 8.3, 9.2, 9.2, 10.6, 10.4, 10.3, 9.4, 8.0, 6.9, 6.1.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January6.9
February8.2
March8.3
April9.2
May9.2
June10.6
July10.4
August10.3
September9.4
October8.0
November6.9
December6.1
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Safety · 5 governments

What the governments say about Turkey

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 5 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk
US

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Turkey carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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