Istanbul climate

Name: Istanbul
Address: Bosphorus, Turkey

Turkey · Bosphorus · 41.008° N, 28.978° E

Köppen Csahot-summer MediterraneanTemperate

Mild, wet winters and warm summers where Europe meets Asia.

Mild winters and warm summers, the classic middle-latitude climate.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

August, 85°F / 29°C

Coldest month

February, 39°F / 4°C

Annual swing

46°F / 26°C

Wettest month

January

Driest month

August

Rain per year

28.3" / 719 mm

Snow per year

7.3" / 186 mm

Elevation

118 ft / 36 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	49 / 10	39 / 4	3.48 / 88	3.0 / 77	79%	9.7 / 15.6	70%
February	50 / 10	39 / 4	2.85 / 72	3.1 / 78	78%	10.1 / 16.3	62%
March	52 / 11	40 / 5	2.86 / 73	1.1 / 28	78%	9.4 / 15.1	61%
April	60 / 16	46 / 8	2.68 / 68	0.0 / 0	77%	8.8 / 14.2	57%
May	71 / 21	55 / 13	2.11 / 54	0.0 / 0	75%	8.0 / 12.9	51%
June	78 / 26	64 / 18	2.57 / 65	0.0 / 0	77%	7.7 / 12.4	42%
July	84 / 29	69 / 20	1.32 / 34	0.0 / 0	71%	9.6 / 15.4	19%
August	85 / 29	70 / 21	1.03 / 26	0.0 / 0	72%	10.1 / 16.3	21%
September	78 / 26	64 / 18	1.24 / 31	0.0 / 0	70%	9.6 / 15.4	32%
October	70 / 21	58 / 14	2.05 / 52	0.0 / 0	78%	8.4 / 13.5	44%
November	63 / 17	51 / 11	3.53 / 90	0.1 / 2	78%	9.1 / 14.6	59%
December	55 / 13	45 / 7	2.59 / 66	0.0 / 1	80%	9.4 / 15.1	65%

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