Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Boğazlıyan Turkey

In Boğazlıyan, the summers are warm, dry, and clear and the winters are very cold, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 21°F to 87°F and is rarely below 7°F or above 95°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Boğazlıyan for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August.

The hot season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 10 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest month of the year in Boğazlıyan is July, with an average high of 85°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 27 to March 5, with an average daily high temperature below 48°F. The coldest month of the year in Boğazlıyan is January, with an average low of 22°F and high of 38°F.

In Boğazlıyan, 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 Boğazlıyan begins around May 27 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around October 3.

The clearest month of the year in Boğazlıyan is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 99% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 3 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around May 27.

The cloudiest month of the year in Boğazlıyan is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 50% 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 Boğazlıyan varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.1 months, from October 15 to June 20, with a greater than 13% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Boğazlıyan is May, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from June 20 to October 15. The month with the fewest wet days in Boğazlıyan is August, with an average of 0.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Boğazlıyan is May, with an average of 6.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 24% on April 28.

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. Boğazlıyan experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.5 months, from September 22 to July 5, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Boğazlıyan is May, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from July 5 to September 22. The month with the least rain in Boğazlıyan is August, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Snowfall

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

The snowy period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from November 11 to March 17, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Boğazlıyan is January, with an average snowfall of 3.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.8 months, from March 17 to November 11. The least snow falls around July 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Boğazlıyan varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 25 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 56 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:12 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 47 minutes later at 7:58 AM on January 5. The earliest sunset is at 5:15 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 54 minutes later at 8:09 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Boğazlıyan during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

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 Boğazlıyan, 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 Boğazlıyan experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from November 29 to April 20, with average wind speeds of more than 8.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Boğazlıyan is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.3 months, from April 20 to November 29. The calmest month of the year in Boğazlıyan is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.3 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the north for 5.3 months, from May 2 to October 11, with a peak percentage of 64% on July 26. The wind is most often from the south for 6.7 months, from October 11 to May 2, with a peak percentage of 51% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Boğazlıyan throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Boğazlıyan for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Boğazlıyan for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Boğazlıyan typically lasts for 6.0 months (184 days), from around April 19 to around October 20, rarely starting before March 26 or after May 9, and rarely ending before September 27 or after November 9.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Boğazlıyan should appear around April 9, only rarely appearing before March 25 or after April 23.

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 3.1 months, from May 23 to August 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Boğazlıyan is July, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 31 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Boğazlıyan is December, with an average of 2.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Boğazlıyan are 39.189 deg latitude, 35.245 deg longitude, and 3,501 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Boğazlıyan contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 220 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,512 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,680 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (10,184 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Boğazlıyan is covered by cropland (82%) and artificial surfaces (17%), within 10 miles by cropland (83%), and within 50 miles by cropland (63%) and grassland (13%).