climigo

Mediterranean

When to go?

The best months are April–June, September–October.

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

Climate zones

SyriaCyprusSoutheastern AnatoliaAegeanCentral AnatoliaEastern AnatoliaMarmaraAntalyaAntalyaAntalyaAdanaAdanaAdanaAntakyaAntakyaAntakyaTarsusTarsusTarsusMersinMersinMersin

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 8°−1°
February 9°0°
March 13°3°
April 18°7°
May 23°11°
June 27°14°
July 31°18°
August 32°18°
September 28°14°
October 22°10°
November 16°5°
December 10°1°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−0.9 · 7.5 °CJanuary: −0.9 · 7.5 °C−0.1 · 9.2 °CFebruary: −0.1 · 9.2 °C2.7 · 13.3 °CMarch: 2.7 · 13.3 °C6.5 · 18.1 °CApril: 6.5 · 18.1 °C10.7 · 22.7 °CMay: 10.7 · 22.7 °C14.4 · 27.2 °CJune: 14.4 · 27.2 °C17.5 · 31.3 °CJuly: 17.5 · 31.3 °C17.8 · 31.5 °CAugust: 17.8 · 31.5 °C14.2 · 27.6 °CSeptember: 14.2 · 27.6 °C9.5 · 21.9 °COctober: 9.5 · 21.9 °C4.6 · 15.5 °CNovember: 4.6 · 15.5 °C0.9 · 9.7 °CDecember: 0.9 · 9.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −0.9 – 7.5 °C
Feb −0.1 – 9.2 °C
Mar 2.7 – 13.3 °C
Apr 6.5 – 18.1 °C
May 10.7 – 22.7 °C
Jun 14.4 – 27.2 °C
Jul 17.5 – 31.3 °C
Aug 17.8 – 31.5 °C
Sep 14.2 – 27.6 °C
Oct 9.5 – 21.9 °C
Nov 4.6 – 15.5 °C
Dec 0.9 – 9.7 °C

How much it rains

January 117 mm11 d
February 79 mm9 d
March 74 mm9 d
April 59 mm8 d
May 53 mm7 d
June 28 mm5 d
July 10 mm2 d
August 12 mm2 d
September 24 mm4 d
October 45 mm5 d
November 64 mm6 d
December 118 mm9 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec117 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a dayJanuary: 117 mm · 11 rain days · 11 mm a day79 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a dayFebruary: 79 mm · 9 rain days · 9 mm a day74 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a dayMarch: 74 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 59 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day53 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayMay: 53 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day28 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayJune: 28 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day10 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a dayJuly: 10 mm · 2 rain days · 5 mm a day12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a dayAugust: 12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a day24 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a daySeptember: 24 mm · 4 rain days · 6 mm a day45 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 45 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a day64 mm · 6 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 64 mm · 6 rain days · 11 mm a day118 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayDecember: 118 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 117 mm11 d
Feb 79 mm9 d
Mar 74 mm9 d
Apr 59 mm8 d
May 53 mm7 d
Jun 28 mm5 d
Jul 10 mm2 d
Aug 12 mm2 d
Sep 24 mm4 d
Oct 45 mm5 d
Nov 64 mm6 d
Dec 118 mm9 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 54
February 10 h 51
March 11 h 56
April 13 h 08
May 14 h 09
June 14 h 41
July 14 h 28
August 13 h 36
September 12 h 27
October 11 h 17
November 10 h 12
December 9 h 38

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 10 cm
February 13 cm
March 7 cm
April 1 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec10 cmJanuary: 10 cm13 cmFebruary: 13 cm7 cmMarch: 7 cm1 cmApril: 1 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm3 cmDecember: 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 10 cm
Feb 13 cm
Mar 7 cm
Apr 1 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 3 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