Turkey climate
World Climates covers 87 places in Turkey. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Alanya (22 °C71 °F) and the coolest is Erzurum (6 °C43 °F). The wettest is Rize with 1,185 mm47 in of precipitation per year, the driest Kızıltepe with 292 mm11 in.
The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa, 57 places), humid subtropical (Cfa, 10 places), hot-summer continental (dry summer) (Dsa, 7 places) and cold semi-arid (BSk, 6 places).
The highest monthly average high is in Cizre (43 °C109 °F in July); the lowest monthly average low is in Erzurum (−13 °C8 °F in January).
Across the places in Turkey, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are May, September and October (84, 53 and 79 of 87 places respectively).
Frequently asked questions
Which is the warmest place in Turkey?
By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in Turkey is Alanya at 22 °C71 °F. The coolest is Erzurum at 6 °C43 °F.
Where does it rain the most in Turkey?
Rize gets the most precipitation, 1,185 mm47 in in an average year. The driest place is Kızıltepe with 292 mm11 in.
How many places in Turkey does this site cover?
World Climates has climate data for 87 places in Turkey. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.
When is the best time to visit Turkey?
It depends on the place. Across Turkey, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are May, September and October. Check the page of each city for its own best months.
Climate of every place in Turkey
| Place | Year | Max high | Min low | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 15 | 29 | 4 | 624 |
| Ankara | 12 | 32 | −4 | 419 |
| Bursa | 16 | 33 | 1 | 642 |
| İzmir | 17 | 34 | 5 | 646 |
| Gaziantep | 15 | 37 | −3 | 462 |
| Diyarbakır | 17 | 40 | −3 | 501 |
| Adana | 20 | 37 | 3 | 636 |
| Kayseri | 12 | 33 | −4 | 375 |
| Konya | 13 | 32 | −4 | 394 |
| Antalya | 20 | 38 | 6 | 827 |
| Eskişehir | 12 | 31 | −4 | 497 |
| Küçükçekmece | 15 | 29 | 3 | 624 |
| Erzurum | 6 | 27 | −13 | 559 |
| Malatya | 14 | 36 | −5 | 365 |
| Ümraniye | 15 | 28 | 3 | 673 |
| Mersin | 21 | 40 | 5 | 514 |
| Nilüfer | 16 | 33 | 2 | 642 |
| Van | 11 | 30 | −9 | 447 |
| Üsküdar | 15 | 29 | 4 | 624 |
| Bornova | 17 | 38 | 2 | 636 |
| Batman | 18 | 42 | −1 | 550 |
| Şanlıurfa | 18 | 40 | −1 | 382 |
| Elazığ | 14 | 36 | −5 | 454 |
| Maltepe | 14 | 28 | 3 | 673 |
| Antakya | 19 | 36 | 4 | 626 |
| Samsun | 15 | 27 | 4 | 588 |
| Kahramanmaraş | 17 | 39 | 0 | 499 |
| Uşak | 13 | 33 | −3 | 546 |
| Alanya | 22 | 33 | 12 | 939 |
| Tarsus | 21 | 39 | 5 | 574 |
| Aksaray | 13 | 32 | −4 | 343 |
| Denizli | 17 | 37 | 0 | 566 |
| Adıyaman | 16 | 38 | −2 | 419 |
| Adapazarı | 15 | 29 | 2 | 725 |
| Merkezefendi | 17 | 38 | 1 | 645 |
| Çorum | 12 | 31 | −5 | 474 |
| Sivas | 10 | 31 | −7 | 418 |
| Afyonkarahisar | 12 | 31 | −4 | 439 |
| İskenderun | 20 | 36 | 5 | 614 |
| Trabzon | 17 | 27 | 6 | 824 |
| Balıkesir | 16 | 35 | 1 | 593 |
| Ordu | 16 | 27 | 5 | 1,082 |
| Osmaniye | 19 | 37 | 4 | 608 |
| Çorlu | 14 | 31 | 1 | 600 |
| İzmit | 15 | 30 | 1 | 734 |
| Düzce | 15 | 29 | 2 | 753 |
| Kırıkkale | 13 | 33 | −4 | 436 |
| Kütahya | 12 | 30 | −4 | 488 |
| Bolu | 12 | 31 | −3 | 561 |
| Edirne | 15 | 34 | −1 | 614 |
| Karaman | 13 | 33 | −2 | 614 |
| Siverek | 16 | 39 | −3 | 431 |
| Isparta | 13 | 31 | −3 | 520 |
| Gölbaşı | 11 | 32 | −6 | 432 |
| Aydın | 19 | 40 | 3 | 685 |
| Ereğli | 13 | 33 | −3 | 413 |
| Viranşehir | 18 | 41 | −1 | 327 |
| Erzincan | 11 | 32 | −7 | 481 |
| Kırşehir | 12 | 32 | −4 | 374 |
| Kızıltepe | 19 | 42 | −1 | 292 |
| Çanakkale | 17 | 31 | 6 | 615 |
| Cizre | 20 | 43 | 1 | 446 |
| İnegol | 15 | 32 | 0 | 610 |
| Silifke | 20 | 40 | 4 | 640 |
| Mardin | 14 | 38 | −5 | 407 |
| Tokat | 13 | 31 | −3 | 494 |
| Bingöl | 12 | 35 | −7 | 702 |
| Giresun | 16 | 27 | 5 | 1,082 |
| Kastamonu | 11 | 29 | −4 | 642 |
| Karabük | 15 | 32 | −1 | 682 |
| Ağrı | 9 | 32 | −10 | 403 |
| Samandağ | 20 | 37 | 4 | 626 |
| Tekirdağ | 15 | 32 | 2 | 600 |
| Rize | 16 | 29 | 4 | 1,185 |
| Nazilli | 18 | 40 | 2 | 685 |
| Salihli | 18 | 39 | 2 | 610 |
| Amasya | 14 | 33 | −2 | 465 |
| Silopi | 20 | 43 | 1 | 378 |
| Siirt | 16 | 39 | −2 | 563 |
| Kilis | 16 | 36 | −1 | 539 |
| Arsuz | 21 | 30 | 12 | 675 |
| Bandırma | 16 | 28 | 5 | 656 |
| Zonguldak | 15 | 28 | 4 | 922 |
| Iğdır | 15 | 36 | −4 | 408 |
| Mustafakemalpaşa | 16 | 33 | 2 | 627 |
| Suruç | 18 | 40 | −1 | 429 |
| Nevşehir | 12 | 31 | −5 | 368 |
Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.
Other cities over 100,000 people
These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:
- Esenyurt → data of Istanbul
- Çankaya → data of Ankara
- Bağcılar → data of Istanbul
- Bahçelievler → data of Istanbul
- Esenler → data of Istanbul
- Sancaktepe → data of Ümraniye
- Karabağlar → data of İzmir
- Muratpaşa → data of Antalya
- Sultangazi → data of Istanbul
- Beylikdüzü → data of Küçükçekmece
- Ataşehir → data of Maltepe
- Sultanbeyli → data of Maltepe
- Fatih → data of Istanbul
- Karşıyaka → data of İzmir
- Konak → data of İzmir
- Şişli → data of Istanbul
- Gebze → data of Maltepe
- Zeytinburnu → data of Küçükçekmece
- Manisa → data of Bornova
- Çiğli → data of İzmir
- Arnavutköy → data of Istanbul
- Başakşehir → data of Istanbul
- Büyükçekmece → data of Istanbul
- Derince → data of İzmit
- Turhal → data of Tokat
- Turgutlu → data of Bornova
Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.