climigo

Central Anatolia

When to go?

The best months are April–June, September–October. Avoid January (freezing).

Climate zones

SyriaMediterraneanSoutheastern AnatoliaAegeanEastern AnatoliaMarmaraBlack SeaAnkaraAnkaraAnkaraKonyaKonyaKonyaKayseriKayseriKayseriEskişehirEskişehirEskişehirÇatalhöyükÇatalhöyükÇatalhöyük

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°−5° snow likely
February 6°−4°
March 11°−1°
April 16°4°
May 21°8°
June 25°11°
July 30°14°
August 30°14°
September 25°10°
October 19°6°
November 12°1°
December 6°−3°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−5.0 · 3.6 °CJanuary: −5.0 · 3.6 °C−4.0 · 5.7 °CFebruary: −4.0 · 5.7 °C−0.8 · 10.5 °CMarch: −0.8 · 10.5 °C3.5 · 16.4 °CApril: 3.5 · 16.4 °C7.7 · 21.2 °CMay: 7.7 · 21.2 °C11.1 · 25.3 °CJune: 11.1 · 25.3 °C13.7 · 29.5 °CJuly: 13.7 · 29.5 °C14.0 · 30.0 °CAugust: 14.0 · 30.0 °C10.1 · 25.4 °CSeptember: 10.1 · 25.4 °C5.5 · 18.9 °COctober: 5.5 · 18.9 °C0.5 · 12.0 °CNovember: 0.5 · 12.0 °C−3.0 · 6.0 °CDecember: −3.0 · 6.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −5.0 – 3.6 °C
Feb −4.0 – 5.7 °C
Mar −0.8 – 10.5 °C
Apr 3.5 – 16.4 °C
May 7.7 – 21.2 °C
Jun 11.1 – 25.3 °C
Jul 13.7 – 29.5 °C
Aug 14.0 – 30.0 °C
Sep 10.1 – 25.4 °C
Oct 5.5 – 18.9 °C
Nov 0.5 – 12.0 °C
Dec −3.0 – 6.0 °C

How much it rains

January 52 mm9 d
February 41 mm7 d
March 50 mm9 d
April 48 mm9 d
May 57 mm9 d
June 40 mm6 d
July 10 mm1 d
August 11 mm2 d
September 19 mm3 d
October 30 mm5 d
November 36 mm5 d
December 50 mm8 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec52 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 52 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day41 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 41 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a day50 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 50 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a dayApril: 48 mm · 9 rain days · 5 mm a day57 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 57 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day40 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 40 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a dayJuly: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day11 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 11 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a day19 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 19 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a day30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayOctober: 30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day36 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 36 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day50 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayDecember: 50 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 52 mm9 d
Feb 41 mm7 d
Mar 50 mm9 d
Apr 48 mm9 d
May 57 mm9 d
Jun 40 mm6 d
Jul 10 mm1 d
Aug 11 mm2 d
Sep 19 mm3 d
Oct 30 mm5 d
Nov 36 mm5 d
Dec 50 mm8 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 45
February 10 h 46
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 12
May 14 h 17
June 14 h 52
July 14 h 38
August 13 h 42
September 12 h 28
October 11 h 13
November 10 h 05
December 9 h 28

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 12 cm
February 15 cm
March 9 cm
April 2 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 4 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 cmJanuary: 12 cm15 cmFebruary: 15 cm9 cmMarch: 9 cm2 cmApril: 2 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm4 cmDecember: 4 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 12 cm
Feb 15 cm
Mar 9 cm
Apr 2 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 4 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