Kangal
History
Kangal was known in the time of emperor Diocletian under the name Euspena and later during the Byzantine Empire as Spynin. The Byzantine general Eustathios Argyros was buried here in the monastery of St Elizabeth which had been constructed by his grandfather Leon. The town, known in Ottoman times as Qangal, had an Armenian church until the first massacres against the Armenians in 1895.
Demographics
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population.
Climate
Kangal has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsb). Winters are very cold, and summers are dry, with hot days and cold nights.
| Climate data for Kangal (1991–2020) |
| Month |
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 |
