Bulancak climate — normals and trends
Bulancak (Republic of Türkiye) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,476 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Bulancak averages 10 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Bulancak has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 12 July 1969) and the coldest -7.2 °C (on 22 February 1985).
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
- 40.94°, 38.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
16.0°C
Average daily low
11.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,476mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.4 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
38 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
31.7 °C
12 July 1969
Coldest day
-7.2 °C
22 February 1985
Wettest day
165 mm
9 August 2021
Windiest day
115.8 km/h
23 April 1997
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
26 November 2023
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-13.9 °C
22 February 1985
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
2 February 1960
Sunniest day
14.9 h
26 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 78 mm | -52 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 180 mm | +74 mm |
| Mar | 14.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 90 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 185 mm | +73 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 156 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 76 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 65 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 47 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 21.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 166 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 240 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 134 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 11.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 217 mm | +81 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bulancak?
Bulancak has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,476 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bulancak?
The hottest day measured in Bulancak between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1969, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bulancak?
The coldest day measured in Bulancak between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1985, at -7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bulancak?
Yes. Bulancak gets on average 86.4 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Bulancak warmed?
Yes: Bulancak warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bulancak?
The wettest day measured in Bulancak between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2021, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bulancak?
The windiest day measured in Bulancak between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1997, with winds reaching 115.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bulancak?
The warmest month in Bulancak is August (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bulancak?
Bulancak receives on average 1,476 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bulancak?
Bulancak gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bulancak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bulancak between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1960, with 24.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bulancak?
Yes: Bulancak has on average 38 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bulancak?
In Bulancak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -13.9 °C on 22 February 1985.
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