Climate averages 1991–2020
Muğla weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Muğla: daytime highs average 33.5°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 35 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nazilli (78 km away). In August its highs average 37.0°C, 3.6°C warmer than Muğla, with 6.1 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Muğla ranks 40th of 138 for the warmest August highs and joint 93rd of 138 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 138 cities is 31.1°C; Muğla is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.9°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Muğla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 159 | 12.1 | 9.910 h |
| February | 10.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 137 | 11.9 | 10.811 h |
| March | 14.0°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 110 | 11.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.0°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 90 | 10.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.4°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 78 | 9.8 | 14.114 h |
| June | 29.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 32 | 5.5 | 14.715 h |
| July | 33.6°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 12 | 2.6 | 14.514 h |
| August, selected | 33.5°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 14 | 3.1 | 13.614 h |
| September | 28.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 26 | 3.6 | 12.512 h |
| October | 22.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 79 | 6.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 16.1°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 124 | 8.0 | 10.210 h |
| December | 11.3°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 153 | 12.0 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Nazilli in AugustTurkey · 78 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Aydın in AugustTurkey · 84 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Merkezefendi in AugustTurkey · 88 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Denizli in AugustTurkey · 89 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Salihli in AugustTurkey · 142 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Turgutlu in AugustTurkey · 154 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 20.6°C · 5.4 mm rain
- İzmir in AugustTurkey · 171 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Bornova in AugustTurkey · 172 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 4.0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Muğla) is explained once on the Muğla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.