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İskenderun, Turkey climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
İskenderun has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 9°C at night. Around 760 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (98 mm) and easing off in July (26 mm).
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 countsİskenderun climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 90 | 71 | 56 | 61 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 74 | 64 | 65 | 98 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 90 | 71 | 56 | 61 | 29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 26 | 30 | 74 | 64 | 65 | 98 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 47 | 57 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 19 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 24 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 61 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 47 | 57 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 28 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 59 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 74 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Iskenderun, a weather station, about 2 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.