Climate - Mersin (Turkey)
Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
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Climate chart - Mersin (Turkey)
The climate of Mersin is Mediterranean, with mild, rainy winters and hot, sunny summers. However, the summer is very hot and muggy.
The city is located on the southern coast of Türkiye. To the east lies the Cilician plain (or Çukurova). To the north are the Central Taurus Mountains (or Bolkar Mountains), whose highest peak, Medetsiz, is 3,486 meters (11,437 ft) high.
Although the winter is mild, sometimes there can be cold periods, with lows close to freezing and highs of 8/9 °C (46/48 °F).
In summer, there can be very hot periods, with highs close to 40 °C (104 °F).
Mersin - Climate data
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 11.4 °C (52.5 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 29.6 °C (85.2 °F). Here are the average temperatures.Mersin - Average temperatures (1991-2020) | Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | 7.6 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 46 | 59 | 52.5 |
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| February | 8.2 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 47 | 61 | 54 |
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| March | 10.9 | 19 | 15 | 52 | 66 | 58.9 |
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| April | 14.4 | 22.2 | 18.3 | 58 | 72 | 64.9 |
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| May | 18.6 | 25.8 | 22.2 | 65 | 78 | 72 |
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| June | 22.6 | 29.1 | 25.8 | 73 | 84 | 78.5 |
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| July | 25.8 | 31.9 | 28.8 | 78 | 89 | 83.9 |
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| August | 26.3 | 32.8 | 29.6 | 79 | 91 | 85.2 |
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| September | 23.2 | 31.1 | 27.2 | 74 | 88 | 80.9 |
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| October | 18.6 | 27.9 | 23.2 | 65 | 82 | 73.8 |
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| November | 13 | 22.1 | 17.6 | 55 | 72 | 63.6 |
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| December | 9.1 | 16.9 | 13 | 48 | 62 | 55.4 |
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| Year | 16.6 | 24.2 | 20.35 | 61.8 | 75.6 | 68.5 |
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Precipitation amounts to 635 millimeters (25 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 7 mm (0.3 in) in the driest month (August) to 165 mm (6.5 in) in the wettest one (December). Here is the average precipitation.Mersin - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 115 | 4.5 | 10 |
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| February | 80 | 3.1 | 9 |
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| March | 55 | 2.2 | 7 |
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| April | 35 | 1.4 | 7 |
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| May | 25 | 1 | 6 |
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| June | 12 | 0.5 | 3 |
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| July | 9 | 0.4 | 1 |
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| August | 7 | 0.3 | 1 |
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| September | 13 | 0.5 | 2 |
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| October | 35 | 1.4 | 5 |
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| November | 80 | 3.1 | 6 |
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| December | 165 | 6.5 | 11 |
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| Year | 635 | 25 | 69 |
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The sea temperature ranges from 17 °C (63 °F) in March to 28.5 °C (83 °F) in August. Here are the average sea temperatures.Mersin - Sea temperature| Month | Celsius (°C) | Fahrenheit (°F) |
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January | 18 | 65 | February | 17.5 | 63 | March | 17 | 63 | April | 18.5 | 65 | May | 21.5 | 70 | June | 25 | 77 | July | 27.5 | 82 | August | 28.5 | 83 | September | 28 | 82 | October | 26 | 79 | November | 22.5 | 72 | December | 19.5 | 67 | Year | 22.5 | 72.5 |
There are on average around 2755 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average hours of sunshine per day.
Mersin - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 5 | 150 | February | 5.5 | 160 | March | 7 | 210 | April | 7.5 | 230 | May | 8.5 | 265 | June | 10 | 295 | July | 10 | 315 | August | 10 | 305 | September | 9 | 275 | October | 7.5 | 235 | November | 6 | 175 | December | 4.5 | 145 | Year | 7.5 | 2755 |
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