Diyarbakır vs Batman: which is sunnier?
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs 🇹🇷 Türkiye · 80 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Diyarbakır and Batman are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,090 vs 3,078 hours a year. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 months, with 4 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Diyarbakır | Batman | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,090 | 3,078 |
| Sunniest month | October (90/100) | May (89/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 18/100 | 23/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 35/100 | 26/100 |
| Rain / year | 500 mm | 550 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Diyarbakır vs Batman month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diyarbakır | Batman | Diyarbakır | Batman | Diyarbakır | Batman | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 7° | 8° | 66 | 74 |
| February | 7 | 14 | 9° | 10° | 69 | 77 |
| March | 50 | 55 | 15° | 16° | 65 | 78 |
| April | 85 | 83 | 20° | 21° | 65 | 77 |
| May | 89 | 89 | 27° | 28° | 48 | 47 |
| June | 67 | 57 | 35° | 36° | 11 | 10 |
| July | 19 | 10 | 40° | 41° | 2 | 2 |
| August | 19 | 10 | 40° | 41° | 1 | 1 |
| September | 77 | 67 | 34° | 35° | 9 | 8 |
| October | 90 | 89 | 26° | 27° | 39 | 43 |
| November | 59 | 65 | 16° | 17° | 51 | 55 |
| December | 7 | 14 | 9° | 10° | 74 | 78 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Batman · Mar Batman · Apr even · May even · Jun Diyarbakır · Jul Diyarbakır · Aug Diyarbakır · Sep Diyarbakır · Oct even · Nov Batman · Dec Batman.
When to pick which
- November–February: Batman (average score 23/100 vs 18). Daytime highs are similar (10°C vs 11°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Diyarbakır averages 75/100, Batman 76/100. Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 22°C).
- June–August: Diyarbakır (average score 35/100 vs 26). Daytime highs are similar (38°C vs 39°C).
- September–October: Diyarbakır (average score 84/100 vs 78). Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 31°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Diyarbakır weather by month · Batman weather by month · Best time to visit Türkiye.
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