Urmia vs Van: which is sunnier?
🇮🇷 Iran vs 🇹🇷 Türkiye · 176 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Urmia is the sunnier overall: about 3,227 hours of sunshine a year to Van's 3,151. Urmia has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Van in 2 (4 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Urmia | Van | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,227 | 3,151 |
| Sunniest month | September (98/100) | August (97/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 8/100 | 2/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 84/100 | 96/100 |
| Rain / year | 301 mm | 447 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Urmia vs Van month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urmia | Van | Urmia | Van | Urmia | Van | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 4° | 1° | 29 | 46 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 7° | 3° | 27 | 43 |
| March | 30 | 0 | 12° | 8° | 45 | 60 |
| April | 67 | 36 | 17° | 13° | 52 | 67 |
| May | 92 | 82 | 24° | 19° | 33 | 47 |
| June | 97 | 94 | 31° | 26° | 9 | 18 |
| July | 78 | 96 | 34° | 30° | 4 | 7 |
| August | 78 | 97 | 34° | 31° | 4 | 4 |
| September | 98 | 96 | 29° | 25° | 3 | 11 |
| October | 93 | 67 | 21° | 17° | 28 | 46 |
| November | 31 | 7 | 12° | 9° | 36 | 46 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 6° | 3° | 31 | 52 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Urmia · Apr Urmia · May Urmia · Jun Urmia · Jul Van · Aug Van · Sep even · Oct Urmia · Nov Urmia · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Urmia (average score 8/100 vs 2). Urmia is the warmer, around 7°C daytime highs vs 4°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Urmia (average score 63/100 vs 39). Urmia is the warmer, around 18°C daytime highs vs 13°C.
- June–August: Van (average score 96/100 vs 84). Urmia is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 29°C.
- September–October: Urmia (average score 96/100 vs 82). Urmia is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 21°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Urmia weather by month · Van weather by month · Best time to visit Iran · Best time to visit Türkiye.
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