Weather in Kars

Calculated from weather data of Kars Airport (LTCF) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-4.4	0.2	0.6	-6.4	-4.1	-5.2
February	-1.1	3.0	-4.2	-1.7	2.0	-2.3
March	5.1	6.2	8.8	-2.9	3.5	7.7
April	13.1	17.5	12.1	13.1	15.8	10.5
May	17.6		16.6	15.3	21.3	18.0
June	23.0		21.3	22.6	26.6	22.5
July	26.6		24.5	26.5	26.8	25.8
August	27.6		28.3	29.8	27.6	24.6
September	23.4		22.3	24.3	22.3	25.0
October	16.2		16.1	16.1	13.0	18.8
November	8.3		10.5	9.5	8.9	7.2
December	0.5		4.7	2.2	-2.3	-3.5
Average	12.2	6.7	13.6	13.1	13.5	12.6

66th highest temperature of Türkiye

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	-16.9	-9	-14	-17	-15	-16
February	-13.5	-8	-16	-10	-9	-12
March	-6.7	-6	-1	-10	-7	-3
April	-2.9	0	0	-1	1	-2
May	3.6		3	2	4	3
June	7.2		7	8	8	6
July	10.0		8	9	12	10
August	10.5		11	11	11	8
September	5.9		6	6	6	7
October	0.5		2	1	0	0
November	-5.2		-2	-5	-4	-5
December	-9.3		-7	-4	-13	-9
Average	-2.6	-6.3	-1.8	-1.2	-1.6	-1.0

1st lowest temperature of Türkiye

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	0	7	20	16	4
25 °C or warmer	0	46	69	76	42
20 °C or warmer	8	105	120	131	133
0 °C or colder	99	146	162	160	168

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.5	19	10	15	6	5
February	8.0	2	14	2	7	15
March	13.0	14	15	29	15	9
April	7.3	4	13	9	2	12
May	5.2		7	7	3	9
June	1.1		2	2	0	1
July	0.3		0	0	1	1
August	0.4		0	0	1	2
September	0.8		2	1	2	0
October	3.3		6	2	6	1
November	5.3		8	2	3	7
December	9.6		8	12	6	11
Average	5.6	9.8	6.6	6.3	3.8	5.4

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.8	12	7	9	10	7
February	10.8	13	12	10	13	15
March	15.8	14	19	15	17	14
April	16.6	15	19	16	21	16
May	16.2		17	15	17	18
June	13.3		12	13	18	15
July	14.8		14	16	16	14
August	15.3		13	17	16	13
September	12.5		12	13	13	11
October	11.4		13	11	10	9
November	10.4		17	11	8	9
December	8.5		11	6	10	5
Average	13.3	13.4	14.0	13.3	14.6	12.7

24th highest wind speed of Türkiye

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	NW	N	SW	SW
February	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
March	SW	SW	SW	SW	SE
April	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW
May		SW	NW	S	W
June		NE	W	SE	E
July		NE	NE	NE	NE
August		E	E	E	NE
September		NE	SW	N	N
October		SW	SW	N	NW
November		SW	W	NW	N
December		SW	NW	S	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Kars weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Kars?

The warmest month is August with an average temperature of 28 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Kars?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of -4 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Kars?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in March with a probability of around 13.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Kars?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 0.3 %.