Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Diyarbakir experiences the most extreme temperatures, ranging from uncomfortable lows in winter to scorching highs in summer, while Istanbul maintains a more moderate climate throughout the year, with temperatures generally within a comfortable range
Kayseri has the coldest winters, with temperatures frequently dropping below freezing
Adana, Izmir and Mersin have the warmest winters.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	9.9°C	6.1°C	12.6°C	9.3°C	5.5°C	13.4°C	13.4°C	8.0°C	5.0°C	8.7°C
Feb	10.1°C	8.1°C	13.7°C	10.4°C	6.7°C	14.4°C	14.8°C	9.7°C	5.8°C	9.0°C
Mar	12.1°C	12.2°C	16.7°C	13.4°C	11.1°C	17.3°C	18.0°C	14.3°C	10.9°C	11.6°C
Apr	15.9°C	17.9°C	21.2°C	17.8°C	17.3°C	21.8°C	23.2°C	20.6°C	17.5°C	15.4°C
May	20.6°C	22.3°C	26.3°C	21.6°C	21.6°C	25.7°C	28.0°C	26.0°C	21.6°C	18.6°C
Jun	26.2°C	26.8°C	31.6°C	26.2°C	25.5°C	29.2°C	32.0°C	34.2°C	26.2°C	23.6°C
Jul	29.0°C	31.1°C	35.8°C	29.7°C	29.5°C	32.5°C	36.0°C	38.7°C	30.2°C	26.6°C
Aug	29.1°C	32.0°C	35.7°C	30.6°C	30.0°C	32.6°C	35.6°C	39.0°C	31.5°C	27.4°C
Sep	25.5°C	27.2°C	31.0°C	26.9°C	25.8°C	30.8°C	33.3°C	34.4°C	27.4°C	24.3°C
Oct	20.6°C	20.6°C	25.1°C	21.2°C	19.4°C	26.7°C	28.5°C	26.1°C	20.6°C	19.8°C
Nov	16.3°C	13.8°C	19.2°C	16.2°C	12.7°C	20.4°C	21.3°C	16.5°C	13.1°C	14.6°C
Dec	12.2°C	8.6°C	14.3°C	11.8°C	7.9°C	15.6°C	15.8°C	10.7°C	8.1°C	11.4°C
Average	25.0°C	18.9°C	19.6°C	23.2°C	19.0°C	23.6°C	18.2°C	17.8°C	23.4°C	17.6°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	6.4°C	-1.5°C	5.8°C	3.3°C	-1.4°C	6.9°C	6.3°C	1.3°C	-4.2°C	3.2°C
Feb	6.1°C	-0.4°C	6.0°C	3.6°C	-0.8°C	7.0°C	6.3°C	1.7°C	-4.2°C	2.6°C
Mar	7.5°C	2.3°C	7.8°C	5.6°C	2.4°C	9.0°C	8.9°C	5.1°C	0.1°C	4.2°C
Apr	10.2°C	6.3°C	11.3°C	9.0°C	7.2°C	12.4°C	12.9°C	9.7°C	5.2°C	7.3°C
May	14.7°C	10.2°C	15.7°C	12.7°C	11.4°C	16.1°C	17.6°C	14.0°C	9.0°C	10.7°C
Jun	20.1°C	14.4°C	20.3°C	16.7°C	15.7°C	20.1°C	21.9°C	20.8°C	13.5°C	15.7°C
Jul	22.8°C	17.1°C	22.4°C	18.7°C	18.5°C	22.9°C	24.6°C	24.9°C	15.1°C	17.9°C
Aug	23.5°C	18.0°C	22.3°C	19.1°C	19.3°C	23.6°C	24.9°C	25.4°C	16.3°C	18.6°C
Sep	20.6°C	14.7°C	19.0°C	16.2°C	15.8°C	21.3°C	22.8°C	21.2°C	13.3°C	16.0°C
Oct	16.5°C	9.8°C	14.8°C	12.7°C	10.6°C	17.5°C	18.7°C	15.1°C	8.1°C	12.5°C
Nov	12.6°C	4.2°C	11.1°C	8.9°C	5.1°C	12.7°C	13.2°C	8.5°C	1.9°C	8.4°C
Dec	9.1°C	1.0°C	8.2°C	5.9°C	1.2°C	9.2°C	9.2°C	3.9°C	-1.5°C	5.7°C
Average	15.6°C	8.0°C	11.0°C	12.6°C	14.2°C	13.7°C	6.1°C	8.7°C	14.9°C	10.2°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Diyarbakir experiences the highest total sun hours, particularly during the summer months, with averages exceeding 13 hours in June, July, and August, while precipitation remains low during these months, indicating a dry and sunny climate.
In contrast, cities like Samsun and Istanbul have lower sun hours and more consistent rainfall throughout the year, especially in the winter and spring months. Overall, southern cities such as Adana and Mersin show significantly more sunshine and less precipitation in the summer compared to northern cities like Samsun, showcasing a clear geographical distinction in weather patterns across Turkey.

Sunny Weather

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	2.6 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.3 hours/day
Feb	3.8 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Mar	4.8 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	3.9 hours/day
Apr	7.0 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	6.2 hours/day
May	8.4 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	8.0 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	6.6 hours/day
Jun	10.0 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	8.9 hours/day	9.9 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	14.0 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	8.6 hours/day
Jul	12.1 hours/day	13.0 hours/day	14.0 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	11.8 hours/day	12.8 hours/day	13.7 hours/day	13.2 hours/day	10.3 hours/day
Aug	11.2 hours/day	12.0 hours/day	13.1 hours/day	11.7 hours/day	12.3 hours/day	10.6 hours/day	11.6 hours/day	13.5 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	10.0 hours/day
Sep	7.9 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	11.8 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	6.9 hours/day
Oct	6.0 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	8.9 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	8.6 hours/day	5.5 hours/day
Nov	3.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	4.6 hours/day
Dec	2.8 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.1 hours/day
Average	8.3 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	6.1 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	2.8mm	2.0mm	4.0mm	3.7mm	1.6mm	4.5mm	5.4mm	3.5mm	2.6mm	3.4mm
Feb	2.4mm	1.4mm	2.3mm	3.0mm	1.3mm	2.6mm	2.8mm	2.8mm	1.9mm	3.3mm
Mar	2.0mm	1.8mm	2.1mm	2.9mm	2.4mm	3.4mm	3.4mm	4.5mm	3.4mm	3.4mm
Apr	1.9mm	1.3mm	1.3mm	2.4mm	1.0mm	2.0mm	2.1mm	2.9mm	1.9mm	2.1mm
May	1.3mm	1.9mm	0.9mm	1.9mm	1.4mm	2.6mm	2.0mm	2.4mm	2.0mm	2.2mm
Jun	1.3mm	1.4mm	0.7mm	1.9mm	1.3mm	2.3mm	1.2mm	0.2mm	2.1mm	1.6mm
Jul	1.4mm	0.4mm	0.0mm	0.8mm	0.1mm	0.7mm	0.2mm	0.0mm	0.2mm	1.1mm
Aug	0.5mm	0.3mm	0.1mm	0.5mm	0.2mm	0.8mm	0.4mm	0.0mm	0.3mm	1.0mm
Sep	1.5mm	0.4mm	0.5mm	1.1mm	0.5mm	1.0mm	0.7mm	0.1mm	0.5mm	1.5mm
Oct	1.3mm	0.8mm	0.8mm	1.2mm	0.5mm	0.8mm	1.2mm	1.1mm	0.7mm	2.3mm
Nov	2.1mm	1.3mm	2.6mm	2.6mm	0.9mm	1.8mm	2.7mm	1.9mm	1.5mm	2.3mm
Dec	2.6mm	1.7mm	3.9mm	3.2mm	1.9mm	4.1mm	4.7mm	3.0mm	1.7mm	2.5mm
Average	2.2mm	1.2mm	2.1mm	1.9mm	1.8mm	1.6mm	1.6mm	1.1mm	2.2mm	2.2mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	24.0km/h	11.9km/h	21.3km/h	11.4km/h	16.4km/h	12.6km/h	12.9km/h	11.5km/h	11.4km/h	15.9km/h
Feb	23.9km/h	13.7km/h	21.6km/h	12.2km/h	15.5km/h	11.8km/h	12.2km/h	11.4km/h	11.6km/h	16.0km/h
Mar	21.8km/h	16.6km/h	22.2km/h	13.4km/h	18.4km/h	13.8km/h	14.4km/h	14.1km/h	15.1km/h	14.4km/h
Apr	20.2km/h	17.4km/h	21.1km/h	13.4km/h	19.7km/h	13.1km/h	14.7km/h	12.5km/h	16.7km/h	13.7km/h
May	20.0km/h	15.7km/h	20.6km/h	13.3km/h	18.4km/h	13.7km/h	17.4km/h	14.6km/h	16.9km/h	12.5km/h
Jun	20.6km/h	15.6km/h	22.8km/h	14.2km/h	18.3km/h	14.9km/h	20.2km/h	16.0km/h	15.9km/h	12.5km/h
Jul	23.8km/h	18.1km/h	27.4km/h	18.3km/h	20.9km/h	15.8km/h	22.0km/h	17.0km/h	18.8km/h	16.1km/h
Aug	25.4km/h	16.7km/h	25.6km/h	19.0km/h	19.1km/h	16.4km/h	22.0km/h	15.6km/h	17.4km/h	16.2km/h
Sep	23.5km/h	15.3km/h	22.8km/h	16.0km/h	17.0km/h	14.5km/h	19.0km/h	14.6km/h	15.5km/h	14.6km/h
Oct	21.1km/h	12.4km/h	18.9km/h	11.9km/h	14.8km/h	11.9km/h	13.5km/h	12.6km/h	12.2km/h	13.1km/h
Nov	23.3km/h	12.3km/h	19.7km/h	11.7km/h	14.2km/h	11.9km/h	12.3km/h	9.8km/h	10.4km/h	14.3km/h
Dec	23.0km/h	10.6km/h	19.9km/h	10.8km/h	13.6km/h	12.2km/h	11.9km/h	10.3km/h	10.3km/h	14.9km/h
Average	16.0km/h	14.7km/h	13.8km/h	13.3km/h	22.6km/h	22.0km/h	14.4km/h	17.2km/h	13.6km/h	14.5km/h

Humidity

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	71.5%	71.9%	71.6%	74.4%	71.5%	62.9%	65.0%	66.1%	70.3%	70.3%
Feb	72.1%	67.9%	69.1%	73.5%	68.9%	63.3%	66.7%	66.4%	72.4%	74.1%
Mar	69.3%	59.7%	63.8%	69.3%	60.7%	63.5%	69.0%	66.9%	64.7%	75.1%
Apr	68.3%	53.9%	59.0%	66.8%	50.3%	61.1%	63.0%	59.3%	54.3%	73.7%
May	68.2%	56.3%	55.4%	68.4%	50.1%	61.5%	57.8%	49.6%	56.2%	78.2%
Jun	65.0%	54.9%	49.7%	64.9%	47.9%	66.0%	60.6%	28.3%	55.7%	76.7%
Jul	60.8%	43.5%	42.1%	55.9%	38.0%	62.3%	59.1%	21.3%	47.3%	70.6%
Aug	62.8%	39.5%	45.5%	55.9%	35.0%	63.3%	62.3%	20.2%	41.8%	70.6%
Sep	62.2%	41.4%	50.2%	58.8%	38.1%	59.0%	58.1%	23.3%	41.6%	71.2%
Oct	66.0%	47.8%	57.4%	63.4%	45.8%	50.1%	46.9%	33.3%	46.6%	70.9%
Nov	68.3%	58.7%	64.0%	65.9%	57.9%	53.0%	49.6%	52.9%	58.1%	68.5%
Dec	72.1%	72.3%	72.8%	73.0%	71.6%	61.7%	61.4%	64.5%	68.9%	68.5%
Average	60.0%	55.7%	65.8%	46.0%	67.2%	58.4%	56.5%	53.0%	60.6%	72.4%

Daylight Hours #

In comparing the time of sunrise, sunset, and day length across the listed Turkish cities, Diyarbakir experiences the earliest sunrise at 04:57 in June, while Samsun records the latest sunrise at 07:56 in January. The longest day is observed in Samsun with 15 hours and 6 minutes of daylight in June, closely followed by Istanbul at 15 hours and 4 minutes.
Notably, the shortest day in December varies slightly among the cities, with Ankara having a particularly short day at 09 hours and 23 minutes. Generally, cities located further south, like Mersin, Adana, and Izmir, tend to have slightly longer day lengths compared to their northern counterparts during winter, indicating a consistent trend of longer days in regions closer to the equator.

Sunrise Time

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	8:25	8:07	8:25	8:22	8:03	7:52	7:50	7:32	7:53	7:56
Feb	7:58	7:41	8:02	7:56	7:40	7:29	7:27	7:09	7:29	7:29
Mar	7:14	6:58	7:22	7:14	7:00	6:51	6:48	6:29	6:48	6:45
Apr	6:25	6:11	6:35	6:25	6:15	6:07	6:04	5:44	6:02	5:55
May	5:47	5:34	6:01	5:49	5:41	5:35	5:31	5:10	5:26	5:17
Jun	5:33	5:21	5:49	5:35	5:29	5:23	5:20	4:57	5:14	5:02
Jul	5:46	5:34	6:01	5:49	5:41	5:35	5:32	5:10	5:27	5:16
Aug	6:14	6:01	6:26	6:16	6:06	5:59	5:56	5:35	5:53	5:45
Sep	6:45	6:29	6:53	6:45	6:32	6:24	6:21	6:01	6:20	6:15
Oct	7:17	7:00	7:22	7:16	6:59	6:50	6:47	6:28	6:48	6:47
Nov	7:52	7:34	7:53	7:50	7:31	7:20	7:18	7:00	7:21	7:23
Dec	8:21	8:02	8:21	8:18	7:58	7:47	7:44	7:28	7:49	7:53
Average	6:36	6:42	7:00	6:12	7:00	7:06	6:30	6:42	6:36	6:30

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	18:02	17:49	18:16	18:04	17:56	17:50	17:47	17:25	17:42	17:32
Feb	18:38	18:24	18:49	18:38	18:28	18:21	18:18	17:58	18:15	18:08
Mar	19:12	18:56	19:20	19:11	18:58	18:49	18:47	18:27	18:46	18:42
Apr	19:44	19:28	19:49	19:43	19:26	19:16	19:14	18:55	19:16	19:16
May	20:16	19:58	20:16	20:13	19:54	19:43	19:41	19:23	19:44	19:47
Jun	20:37	20:18	20:36	20:34	20:13	20:01	19:59	19:43	20:04	20:08
Jul	20:33	20:14	20:33	20:30	20:10	19:59	19:56	19:40	20:01	20:04
Aug	20:01	19:43	20:04	19:59	19:41	19:31	19:29	19:11	19:31	19:32
Sep	19:13	18:56	19:19	19:12	18:58	18:48	18:46	18:26	18:46	18:43
Oct	18:23	18:08	18:32	18:23	18:12	18:04	18:01	17:41	17:59	17:53
Nov	17:46	17:34	17:59	17:48	17:40	17:34	17:30	17:08	17:26	17:16
Dec	17:38	17:26	17:53	17:41	17:34	17:28	17:25	17:02	17:19	17:08
Average	18:42	18:54	19:12	18:24	19:12	19:18	18:42	18:54	18:48	18:42

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	9:37 hours	9:43 hours	9:50 hours	9:41 hours	9:53 hours	9:59 hours	9:57 hours	9:53 hours	9:49 hours	9:35 hours
Feb	10:40 hours	10:43 hours	10:47 hours	10:42 hours	10:49 hours	10:52 hours	10:51 hours	10:49 hours	10:46 hours	10:38 hours
Mar	11:58 hours	11:56 hours	11:58 hours	11:58 hours	11:58 hours	11:49 hours	11:47 hours	11:27 hours	11:46 hours	11:42 hours
Apr	12:44 hours	12:28 hours	12:49 hours	12:43 hours	12:26 hours	12:16 hours	12:14 hours	11:55 hours	12:16 hours	12:16 hours
May	13:16 hours	12:58 hours	13:16 hours	13:13 hours	12:54 hours	12:43 hours	12:41 hours	12:23 hours	12:44 hours	12:47 hours
Jun	13:37 hours	13:18 hours	13:36 hours	13:34 hours	13:13 hours	13:01 hours	12:59 hours	12:43 hours	13:04 hours	13:08 hours
Jul	13:33 hours	13:14 hours	13:33 hours	13:30 hours	13:10 hours	12:59 hours	12:56 hours	12:40 hours	13:01 hours	13:04 hours
Aug	13:01 hours	12:43 hours	13:04 hours	12:59 hours	12:41 hours	12:31 hours	12:29 hours	12:11 hours	12:31 hours	12:32 hours
Sep	12:13 hours	11:56 hours	12:19 hours	12:12 hours	11:58 hours	11:48 hours	11:46 hours	11:26 hours	11:46 hours	11:43 hours
Oct	11:06 hours	11:08 hours	11:11 hours	11:07 hours	11:12 hours	11:04 hours	11:01 hours	10:41 hours	10:59 hours	10:53 hours
Nov	9:54 hours	9:59 hours	10:06 hours	9:58 hours	10:08 hours	10:14 hours	10:12 hours	10:08 hours	10:05 hours	9:53 hours
Dec	9:17 hours	9:24 hours	9:32 hours	9:23 hours	9:35 hours	9:41 hours	9:40 hours	9:35 hours	9:31 hours	9:16 hours
Average	11:30 hours	11:36 hours	11:48 hours	11:18 hours	11:42 hours	11:48 hours	11:30 hours	11:42 hours	11:36 hours	11:30 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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