Municipality in Sivas, Turkey
Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District.[2] Its population is 8,948 (2022).[1] The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).[3]
Demographics
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population.[4]
Climate
Kangal has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsb).[5] Winters are very cold, and summers are dry, with hot days and cold nights.
| Climate data for Kangal (1991–2020)
|
| Month
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Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−0.5
(31.1)
|
1.3
(34.3)
|
7.7
(45.9)
|
14.2
(57.6)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
24.2
(75.6)
|
28.9
(84.0)
|
29.5
(85.1)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
18.2
(64.8)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−5.6
(21.9)
|
−4.4
(24.1)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
6.9
(44.4)
|
11.3
(52.3)
|
15.4
(59.7)
|
19.1
(66.4)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
14.5
(58.1)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
2.0
(35.6)
|
−3.1
(26.4)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−10.6
(12.9)
|
−9.7
(14.5)
|
−4.6
(23.7)
|
−0.3
(31.5)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
4.2
(39.6)
|
0.9
(33.6)
|
−4.3
(24.3)
|
−7.9
(17.8)
|
−0.5
(31.1)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
33.13
(1.30)
|
32.52
(1.28)
|
40.78
(1.61)
|
55.1
(2.17)
|
58.42
(2.30)
|
34.62
(1.36)
|
10.92
(0.43)
|
6.82
(0.27)
|
15.13
(0.60)
|
32.75
(1.29)
|
29.89
(1.18)
|
36.03
(1.42)
|
386.11
(15.20)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
6.3
|
6.2
|
8.1
|
8.9
|
9.2
|
5.5
|
1.8
|
1.6
|
2.5
|
5.5
|
5.6
|
6.5
|
67.7
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
81.2
|
80.0
|
73.7
|
66.5
|
66.9
|
62.0
|
55.0
|
53.8
|
56.2
|
66.3
|
74.4
|
81.2
|
68.1
|
| Source: NOAA[6]
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