Climate averages 1991–2020
Van weather
in February.
A cold month with light precipitation: the 11th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Van: daytime highs average 1.5°C and nights cool to about -7.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of precipitation on roughly 8 days, which makes February a month with light precipitation (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 44 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Erciş (59 km away). In February its highs average 1.0°C, about as warm as Van, with 50 mm of precipitation.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Van ranks 130th of 138 for the warmest February highs and joint 3rd of 138 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 138 cities is 8.8°C; Van is 7.3°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.3°C to 5.8°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 34 mm to 56 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
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
Van climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.6°C-8.2°C | -8.2°C | 33 | 7.4 | 9.810 h |
| February, selected | 1.5°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 34 | 8.1 | 10.711 h |
| March | 5.8°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 56 | 11.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 12.1°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 61 | 13.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 17.7°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 58 | 14.1 | 14.214 h |
| June | 23.8°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 27 | 7.1 | 14.815 h |
| July | 28.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 12 | 3.3 | 14.615 h |
| August | 28.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 6.6 | 1.9 | 13.714 h |
| September | 23.7°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 12 | 2.6 | 12.512 h |
| October | 16.6°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 32 | 7.6 | 11.211 h |
| November | 8.8°C1.0°C | 1.0°C | 33 | 6.8 | 10.110 h |
| December | 3.0°C-5.2°C | -5.2°C | 35 | 7.7 | 9.510 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet 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
February in nearby cities
- Erciş in FebruaryTurkey · 59 kmHigh 1.0°C · Low -4.1°C · 50 mm precipitation
- Patnos in FebruaryTurkey · 93 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -9.1°C · 49 mm precipitation
- Tatvan in FebruaryTurkey · 96 kmHigh 1.1°C · Low -4.2°C · 103 mm precipitation
- Hakkâri in FebruaryTurkey · 107 kmHigh 1.6°C · Low -6.4°C · 140 mm precipitation
- Salmās in FebruaryIran · 125 kmHigh 4.5°C · Low -7.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Yüksekova in FebruaryTurkey · 129 kmHigh 0.3°C · Low -7.3°C · 119 mm precipitation
- Doğubayazıt in FebruaryTurkey · 132 kmHigh 2.9°C · Low -8.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Khūy in FebruaryIran · 137 kmHigh 6.7°C · Low -4.6°C · 35 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 Van) is explained once on the Van year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.