Average Weather in Karaman Turkey

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In Karaman, the summers are warm, arid, and clear and the winters are chilly and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 25°F to 88°F and is rarely below 12°F or above 96°F.

The hot season lasts for 3.4 months, from June 8 to September 20, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest day of the year is August 1, with an average high of 88°F and low of 65°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 26 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature below 50°F. The coldest day of the year is January 24, with an average low of 25°F and high of 40°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Karaman, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Karaman begins around May 23 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around October 6. On August 18, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 99% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 1% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 6 and lasts for 7.5 months, ending around May 23. On December 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 45% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 55% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Karaman varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.1 months, from October 14 to May 18, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 27% on December 24.

The drier season lasts 4.9 months, from May 18 to October 14. The smallest chance of a wet day is 1% on July 27.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 20% on December 22.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Karaman experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.6 months, from September 22 to June 9, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around December 13, with an average total accumulation of 2.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from June 9 to September 22. The least rain falls around August 6, with an average total accumulation of 0.1 inches.

Snowfall

We report snowfall in liquid-equivalent terms. The actual depth of new snowfall is typically between 5 and 10 times the liquid-equivalent amount, assuming the ground is frozen. Colder, drier snow tends to be on the higher end of that range and warmer, wetter snow on the lower end.

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Karaman experiences some seasonal variation in monthly liquid-equivalent snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 3.7 months, from November 29 to March 19, with a sliding 31-day liquid-equivalent snowfall of at least 0.1 inches. The most snow falls during the 31 days centered around January 25, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from March 19 to November 29. The least snow falls around July 27, with an average total liquid-equivalent accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Karaman varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 36 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 43 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:26 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 35 minutes later at 8:01 AM on January 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:29 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 42 minutes later at 8:11 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Karaman during 2017.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Karaman, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Karaman experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from November 26 to April 17, with average wind speeds of more than 4.0 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is February 9, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.3 months, from April 17 to November 26. The calmest day of the year is May 25, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Karaman varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 6.7 months, from April 22 to November 13, with a peak percentage of 83% on July 10. The wind is most often from the south for 5.3 months, from November 13 to April 22, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 16 to August 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.4 kWh. The brightest day of the year is July 5, with an average of 8.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from November 2 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.6 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 23, with an average of 2.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Karaman are 37.181 deg latitude, 33.215 deg longitude, and 3,389 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Karaman contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 289 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,412 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,316 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (8,878 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Karaman is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and cropland (47%), within 10 miles by cropland (69%) and grassland (16%), and within 50 miles by cropland (37%) and sparse vegetation (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Karaman, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Konya Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Karaman.

At a distance of 106 kilometers from Karaman, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Karaman according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.