Kars Temperature by Month

Kars, East Anatolia Region, Turkey has an average annual maximum temperature of 12°C (54°F), ranging from -2°C (28°F) in January to 25°C (77°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

Visitors to Kars will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 11°C (52°F) in August to -13°C (9°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Kars by month:

The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak. August, the city's warmest month, averages 302 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Kars's average annual maximum temperature is 12°C (54°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.

Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.

Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.

Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story, humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.

In the cooler months, when temperatures drop below 10°C, high humidity makes the cold feel more cutting than it would in dry conditions.

In Kars, January is the coolest month, with average highs of -2°C (28°F) and humidity around 83%, considered very high. In August, the warmest month, temperatures average 25°C (77°F) with 55% humidity, conditions that feel moderate. For a full picture, see our humidity page.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Kars's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Kars climate page.