Ankara climate

Name: Ankara
Address: Anatolian Plateau, Turkey

Turkey · Anatolian Plateau · 39.933° N, 32.860° E

Köppen BSkcold semi-aridArid

Dry interior plateau capital with hot summers and cold snowy winters.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

August, 90°F / 32°C

Coldest month

January, 27°F / -3°C

Annual swing

63°F / 35°C

Wettest month

March

Driest month

July

Rain per year

14.2" / 361 mm

Snow per year

14.8" / 377 mm

Elevation

2897 ft / 883 m

Time zone

Europe/Istanbul

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	43 / 6	27 / -3	1.08 / 27	5.6 / 141	74%	5.2 / 8.4	59%
February	46 / 8	29 / -2	0.99 / 25	3.5 / 88	69%	5.6 / 9.0	57%
March	52 / 11	33 / 0	1.65 / 42	4.1 / 105	64%	6.0 / 9.7	58%
April	62 / 17	42 / 5	1.61 / 41	0.3 / 8	58%	6.3 / 10.1	58%
May	73 / 23	50 / 10	2.02 / 51	0.0 / 0	54%	5.4 / 8.7	46%
June	78 / 26	57 / 14	2.11 / 54	0.0 / 0	60%	5.0 / 8.0	40%
July	87 / 31	62 / 16	0.32 / 8	0.0 / 0	45%	6.2 / 10.0	13%
August	90 / 32	64 / 18	0.32 / 8	0.0 / 0	41%	5.8 / 9.3	12%
September	80 / 27	57 / 14	0.57 / 14	0.0 / 0	46%	5.3 / 8.5	19%
October	70 / 21	48 / 9	0.51 / 13	0.0 / 0	55%	4.6 / 7.4	30%
November	58 / 14	38 / 4	1.62 / 41	0.1 / 2	67%	4.8 / 7.7	44%
December	48 / 9	33 / 0	1.40 / 36	1.3 / 34	78%	4.4 / 7.1	55%

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