Balıkesir climate — normals and trends
Balıkesir (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 586 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 July (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Balıkesir averages 39 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Balıkesir has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 21 August 1945) and the coldest -22.9 °C (on 5 January 1942).
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
BalıkesirBalıkesir
- coords
- 39.65°, 27.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
19.1°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
586mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
41.6 °C
21 August 1945
Coldest day
-22.9 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
76 mm
30 January 1945
Windiest day
43.5 km/h
17 December 1963
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
10 March 1958
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
27 June 2007
Coldest feels-like
-27.5 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
38.0 cm
9 January 1981
Sunniest day
14.2 h
29 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.4 °C | +4.0 °C | 58 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 50 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 17.5 °C | +5.1 °C | 33 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 38 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 16 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 77 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 39 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 34 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balıkesir?
Balıkesir has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 586 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balıkesir?
The hottest day measured in Balıkesir between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1945, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balıkesir?
The coldest day measured in Balıkesir between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -22.9 °C.
Does it snow in Balıkesir?
Yes. Balıkesir gets on average 47.4 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Balıkesir warmed?
Yes: Balıkesir warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balıkesir?
The wettest day measured in Balıkesir between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1945, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balıkesir?
The windiest day measured in Balıkesir between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1963, with winds reaching 43.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balıkesir?
The warmest month in Balıkesir is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Balıkesir?
Balıkesir receives on average 586 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balıkesir?
Balıkesir gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Balıkesir?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Balıkesir between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1981, with 38.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Balıkesir?
Yes: Balıkesir has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balıkesir?
In Balıkesir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 27 June 2007, and the lowest was -27.5 °C on 5 January 1942.
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