Altınkum Weather in August
Altınkum in August
The short of it: Altınkum in August averages a high of 38 °C (101 °F) and a low of 21 °C (71 °F), with 2.0 mm (0.08 in) of rain and about 13 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 38° · low 21° · rain 2.0 mm · daylight 13 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Altınkum an average August high of 38°, a low of 21° and some 2.0 mm of rain. The height of summer in Altınkum, with afternoons near 38°. Rain is scarce, about 2.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 38 min in mid-August, 56 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Altınkum runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Silvan, 15 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Altınkum, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SilvanDiyarbakır Province | 15 km SSW | 38° | 21° | 2.0 mm |
| YeniçağlarBatman | 20 km SE | 39° | 21° | 2.0 mm |
| AygünDiyarbakır Province | 24 km NE | 36° | 20° | 3.0 mm |
| HazroDiyarbakır Province | 25 km W | 38° | 21° | 2.0 mm |
| KulpDiyarbakır Province | 26 km N | 38° | 21° | 2.0 mm |
| SasonBatman | 31 km ENE | 36° | 20° | 3.0 mm |
| DoğankavakBatman | 36 km SSE | 40° | 21° | 3.0 mm |
| KozlukBatman | 37 km ESE | 38° | 22° | 2.0 mm |