Climate averages 1991–2020
Van weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th 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.
September is a warm month in Van: daytime highs average 23.7°C and nights cool to about 12.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes September a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Erciş (59 km away). In September its highs average 22.5°C, 1.2°C cooler than Van, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Van ranks joint 115th of 138 for the warmest September highs and joint 35th of 138 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 138 cities is 27.1°C; Van is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 7.1°C to 16.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 32 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Erciş in SeptemberTurkey · 59 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 14.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Patnos in SeptemberTurkey · 93 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 9.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Tatvan in SeptemberTurkey · 96 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 14.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Hakkâri in SeptemberTurkey · 107 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Salmās in SeptemberIran · 125 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 12.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Yüksekova in SeptemberTurkey · 129 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 11.7°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Doğubayazıt in SeptemberTurkey · 132 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Khūy in SeptemberIran · 137 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 10 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.