Arhavi climate — normals and trends
Arhavi (Republic of Türkiye) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 2,314 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Arhavi averages 47 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.
Arhavi has warmed by +1.9 °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 60 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 28 July 1981) and the coldest -10.6 °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
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- coords
- 41.35°, 41.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,314mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
219 d/yr
Annual snowfall
295.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
5 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
33.3 °C
28 July 1981
Coldest day
-10.6 °C
11 February 2020
Wettest day
152 mm
28 August 2005
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
18 December 2011
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
24 December 1947
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-16.8 °C
22 February 1985
Snowiest day
33.2 cm
5 February 1973
Sunniest day
14.6 h
10 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 150 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 2.6 °C | -2.4 °C | 227 mm | +72 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 109 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 195 mm | +72 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 197 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 150 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 145 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 173 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 19.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 315 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 239 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 16.7 °C | +4.9 °C | 50 mm | -151 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 278 mm | +84 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Arhavi?
Arhavi has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 2,314 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arhavi?
The hottest day measured in Arhavi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1981, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Arhavi?
The coldest day measured in Arhavi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2020, at -10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Arhavi?
Yes. Arhavi gets on average 295.7 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Arhavi warmed?
Yes: Arhavi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Arhavi?
The wettest day measured in Arhavi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2005, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Arhavi?
The windiest day measured in Arhavi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2011, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Arhavi?
The warmest month in Arhavi is August (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Arhavi?
Arhavi receives on average 2,314 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Arhavi?
Arhavi 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 Arhavi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Arhavi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1973, with 33.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Arhavi?
Yes: Arhavi has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arhavi?
In Arhavi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -16.8 °C on 22 February 1985.
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