Kars weather by month & the best time to visit
Türkiye · alpine / mountain town · continental climate
The best time to visit Kars is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with August and July close behind. Kars averages about 2,919 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 33 mm of rain in September.
When is the best time to visit Kars?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Kars is September, then August and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 35 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Kars?
Kars gets a lot of sun: around 2,919 hours a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate September (90) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #28 of 49 destinations in Türkiye for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,990 hours. The year's 558 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -14° / 7°F | 35 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -11° / 12°F | 27 mm | 4 |
| March | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 38 mm | 5 |
| April | 28 | 12° / 54°F | -1° / 30°F | 61 mm | 5 |
| May | 61 | 17° / 63°F | 4° / 39°F | 79 mm | 7 |
| June | 84 | 23° / 73°F | 9° / 48°F | 68 mm | 9 |
| July | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 53 mm | 9 |
| August | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 42 mm | 9 |
| September | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 8° / 46°F | 33 mm | 7 |
| October | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 53 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -4° / 25°F | 34 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -10° / 14°F | 35 mm | 1 |
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Kars: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Kars?
Kars is a alpine / mountain town in Türkiye at 1,793 m elevation with a continental climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Kars get a year?
Kars gets about 2,919 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around September.
When is the best time to visit Kars?
The sunniest time to visit Kars is September, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 90/100 (with August and July close behind). Expect daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F.
What is the least sunny month in Kars?
January is the least sunny month in Kars, scoring 0/100 with about 35 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Kars?
The typical midday UV index in Kars peaks around 9 (very high) in June, easing to about 1 (low) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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