climigo

Black Sea

When to go?

The best months are May–October.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

AegeanRussiaCentral AnatoliaEastern AnatoliaArmeniaMarmaraGeorgiaTrabzonTrabzonTrabzonSamsunSamsunSamsunSinopSinopSinopAmasyaAmasyaAmasyaHattusaHattusaHattusa

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 4°−4° snow likely
February 6°−3°
March 10°0°
April 15°4°
May 20°8°
June 24°12°
July 27°14°
August 28°14°
September 24°11°
October 18°7°
November 12°2°
December 6°−2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−3.9 · 4.0 °CJanuary: −3.9 · 4.0 °C−3.1 · 5.8 °CFebruary: −3.1 · 5.8 °C−0.4 · 9.6 °CMarch: −0.4 · 9.6 °C3.6 · 15.1 °CApril: 3.6 · 15.1 °C7.9 · 19.8 °CMay: 7.9 · 19.8 °C11.5 · 23.5 °CJune: 11.5 · 23.5 °C13.8 · 26.8 °CJuly: 13.8 · 26.8 °C14.3 · 27.6 °CAugust: 14.3 · 27.6 °C10.8 · 23.5 °CSeptember: 10.8 · 23.5 °C6.8 · 17.8 °COctober: 6.8 · 17.8 °C1.7 · 11.7 °CNovember: 1.7 · 11.7 °C−2.0 · 6.1 °CDecember: −2.0 · 6.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −3.9 – 4.0 °C
Feb −3.1 – 5.8 °C
Mar −0.4 – 9.6 °C
Apr 3.6 – 15.1 °C
May 7.9 – 19.8 °C
Jun 11.5 – 23.5 °C
Jul 13.8 – 26.8 °C
Aug 14.3 – 27.6 °C
Sep 10.8 – 23.5 °C
Oct 6.8 – 17.8 °C
Nov 1.7 – 11.7 °C
Dec −2.0 – 6.1 °C

How much it rains

January 69 mm11 d
February 58 mm10 d
March 71 mm12 d
April 66 mm12 d
May 81 mm12 d
June 70 mm9 d
July 43 mm5 d
August 44 mm5 d
September 55 mm6 d
October 67 mm8 d
November 59 mm8 d
December 71 mm10 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec69 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 69 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day58 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 58 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day71 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 71 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a day66 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 66 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a day81 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 81 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day70 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 70 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day43 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a dayJuly: 43 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a day44 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 44 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a day55 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 55 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day67 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 67 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day71 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayDecember: 71 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 69 mm11 d
Feb 58 mm10 d
Mar 71 mm12 d
Apr 66 mm12 d
May 81 mm12 d
Jun 70 mm9 d
Jul 43 mm5 d
Aug 44 mm5 d
Sep 55 mm6 d
Oct 67 mm8 d
Nov 59 mm8 d
Dec 71 mm10 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 35
February 10 h 40
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 17
May 14 h 27
June 15 h 04
July 14 h 48
August 13 h 49
September 12 h 29
October 11 h 10
November 9 h 56
December 9 h 17

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 26 cm
February 33 cm
March 27 cm
April 12 cm
May 1 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 3 cm
December 12 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

02550 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec26 cmJanuary: 26 cm33 cmFebruary: 33 cm27 cmMarch: 27 cm12 cmApril: 12 cm1 cmMay: 1 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm3 cmNovember: 3 cm12 cmDecember: 12 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 26 cm
Feb 33 cm
Mar 27 cm
Apr 12 cm
May 1 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 3 cm
Dec 12 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities