Climate averages 1991–2020
Van weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Van: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 15.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 34 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Erciş (59 km away). In July its highs average 27.1°C, 1.3°C cooler than Van, with 9.8 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Van ranks 96th of 138 for the warmest July highs and joint 76th of 138 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 138 cities is 30.9°C; Van is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 6.6 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Erciş in JulyTurkey · 59 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.0°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Patnos in JulyTurkey · 93 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Tatvan in JulyTurkey · 96 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Hakkâri in JulyTurkey · 107 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 16.4°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Salmās in JulyIran · 125 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Yüksekova in JulyTurkey · 129 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 14.6°C · 9.1 mm rain
- Doğubayazıt in JulyTurkey · 132 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Khūy in JulyIran · 137 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 7.7 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.