Ardeşen climate — normals and trends
Ardeşen (Republic of Türkiye) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 2,000 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Ardeşen averages 15 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Ardeşen has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 28 July 1981) and the coldest -7.5 °C (on 11 February 2020).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ArdeşenRize Province
- coords
- 41.19°, 40.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.2°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,000mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
192.5 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.5 °C
28 July 1981
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
11 February 2020
Wettest day
150 mm
28 August 2005
Windiest day
63.0 km/h
27 December 2007
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
26 November 1964
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-14.1 °C
22 February 1985
Snowiest day
26.4 cm
17 January 1989
Sunniest day
14.7 h
1 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 132 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 5.3 °C | -2.1 °C | 201 mm | +66 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +4.7 °C | 90 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 122 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 19.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 132 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 132 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 120 mm | -60 mm |
| Aug | 24.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 160 mm | -59 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 313 mm | +88 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 209 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 48 mm | -133 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 248 mm | +77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ardeşen?
Ardeşen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.2 °C and it receives 2,000 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ardeşen?
The hottest day measured in Ardeşen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1981, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ardeşen?
The coldest day measured in Ardeşen between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2020, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ardeşen?
Yes. Ardeşen gets on average 192.5 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Ardeşen warmed?
Yes: Ardeşen warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ardeşen?
The wettest day measured in Ardeşen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2005, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ardeşen?
The windiest day measured in Ardeşen between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 2007, with winds reaching 63.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ardeşen?
The warmest month in Ardeşen is August (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ardeşen?
Ardeşen receives on average 2,000 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ardeşen?
Ardeşen gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ardeşen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ardeşen between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1989, with 26.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ardeşen?
Yes: Ardeşen has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ardeşen?
In Ardeşen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -14.1 °C on 22 February 1985.
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