Sanlıurfa Temperature by Month
Sanlıurfa, South Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey has an average annual maximum temperature of 25°C (77°F), ranging from 11°C (52°F) in January to 40°C (104°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Sanlıurfa Monthly Temperatures
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from very hot to cold in Sanlıurfa. Nighttime lows follow the same pattern, ranging from 26°C (79°F) to 2°C (36°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Sanlıurfa by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Sanlıurfa vs Turkey
The map below shows the annual temperature across Turkey. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Sanlıurfa vs World: Temperature Compared
Sanlıurfa's average annual maximum temperature is 25°C (77°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.
Interlaken, Switzerland averages 8°C (46°F) a year, with cold winters and cool summers thanks to its Alpine setting.
Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
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.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Sanlıurfa this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Sanlıurfa's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Sanlıurfa climate page.
