Erzurum vs Kars: which is sunnier?
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs 🇹🇷 Türkiye · 178 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Erzurum is the sunnier overall: about 3,170 hours of sunshine a year to Kars's 2,919. Erzurum has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Kars in 1 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Erzurum | Kars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,170 | 2,919 |
| Sunniest month | July (93/100) | September (90/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 92/100 | 87/100 |
| Rain / year | 562 mm | 558 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Erzurum vs Kars month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erzurum | Kars | Erzurum | Kars | Erzurum | Kars | |
| January | 0 | 0 | -1° | -2° | 44 | 35 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0° | 1° | 40 | 27 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 5° | 6° | 51 | 38 |
| April | 21 | 28 | 11° | 12° | 67 | 61 |
| May | 63 | 61 | 17° | 17° | 73 | 79 |
| June | 89 | 84 | 23° | 23° | 46 | 68 |
| July | 93 | 87 | 27° | 27° | 29 | 53 |
| August | 93 | 89 | 28° | 27° | 24 | 42 |
| September | 91 | 90 | 23° | 23° | 35 | 33 |
| October | 58 | 50 | 16° | 15° | 62 | 53 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 7° | 7° | 47 | 34 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 1° | 1° | 44 | 35 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Kars · May even · Jun Erzurum · Jul Erzurum · Aug Erzurum · Sep even · Oct Erzurum · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Erzurum averages 0/100, Kars 0/100. Daytime highs are similar (2°C vs 2°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Erzurum averages 28/100, Kars 30/100. Daytime highs are similar (11°C vs 12°C).
- June–August: Erzurum (average score 92/100 vs 87). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 26°C).
- September–October: Erzurum (average score 75/100 vs 70). Daytime highs are similar (20°C vs 19°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Erzurum weather by month · Kars weather by month · Best time to visit Türkiye.
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