Climate
Erzincan has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa) with freezing, snowy winters and hot and very dry summers. Spring is the wettest season whilst summer is the driest.
| Climate data for Erzincan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
17.33 (63.20) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
4.98 (40.97) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−11 (12.2) |
−25 (−13.0) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 26.1 (1.028) |
29.6 (1.165) |
41.8 (1.646) |
54.1 (2.13) |
53.2 (2.094) |
29.2 (1.15) |
9.8 (0.386) |
7.4 (0.291) |
15.6 (0.614) |
46.7 (1.839) |
40.9 (1.61) |
28.2 (1.11) |
382.6 (15.063) |
| Avg. rainy days | 9.3 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 106.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 89.9 | 106.4 | 158.1 | 171 | 226.3 | 288 | 328.6 | 310 | 261 | 192.2 | 126 | 74.4 | 2,331.9 |
| Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü | |||||||||||||
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