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Ankara, Turkey climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Ankara has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 86°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 22°F at night. Precipitation totals about 17 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 2.9 inches while July barely receives 0.34 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsAnkara climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 29 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Avg low (°F) | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 51 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 78 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 29 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 |
| Avg low (°F) | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 45 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 86 | 86 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 71 | 72 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 58 | 51 | 43 | 33 | 26 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0.7 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.3 | 3 | 6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 47 | 54 | 68 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 80 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 50 | 48 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 42 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 87 | 80 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 59 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 26 | 25 | 31 | 47 | 54 | 68 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 50 | 48 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 5 years of daily observations at Ankara/central, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.