Ceyhan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ceyhan?

Ceyhan has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ceyhan?

The hottest day measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2025, reaching 44.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ceyhan?

The coldest day measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2008, at -5.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ceyhan?

Almost never: Ceyhan sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ceyhan warmed?

Yes: Ceyhan warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ceyhan?

The wettest day measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1963, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ceyhan?

The windiest day measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1967, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ceyhan?

The warmest month in Ceyhan is August (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ceyhan?

Ceyhan receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ceyhan?

Ceyhan gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ceyhan (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 945 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Ceyhan averages 5 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.

Ceyhan has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 9 August 2025) and the coldest -5.7 °C (on 14 January 2008).

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

CeyhanAdana

coords: 37.02°, 35.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

18.6°C

Average daily high

23.9°C

Average daily low

14.3°C

Annual rainfall

945mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

19.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

5 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

112 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

95 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.7 cm

Average feels-like high

24.9 °C

Average feels-like low

14.3 °C

Average peak gust

31.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

102 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.5 °C

9 August 2025

Coldest day

-5.7 °C

14 January 2008

Wettest day

85 mm

20 October 1963

Windiest day

40.3 km/h

22 December 1967

Strongest gust

87.8 km/h

13 January 1968

Hottest feels-like

49.8 °C

3 September 2020

Coldest feels-like

-10.4 °C

5 January 1942

Snowiest day

8.5 cm

31 January 1968

Sunniest day

14.1 h

18 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	44.5 °C9 August 2025	-3.5 °C25 February 2025	20.3 °C	657 mm	133	4
2024	39.6 °C7 June 2024	2.8 °C2 February 2024	20.7 °C	1,049 mm	129	0
2023	44.4 °C13 August 2023	1.7 °C15 February 2023	20.4 °C	932 mm	126	0
2022	39.4 °C18 July 2022	-0.1 °C21 January 2022	20.1 °C	785 mm	129	1
2021	40.5 °C28 July 2021	0.4 °C25 December 2021	20.5 °C	764 mm	131	0
2020	43.7 °C3 September 2020	-2.9 °C11 February 2020	20.3 °C	651 mm	139	2
2019	38.2 °C24 August 2019	1.2 °C19 January 2019	20.1 °C	1,182 mm	141	0
2018	38.3 °C8 June 2018	2.9 °C29 December 2018	20.6 °C	1,007 mm	132	0
2017	42.5 °C8 August 2017	-2.6 °C2 February 2017	19.5 °C	811 mm	115	6
2016	39.1 °C1 August 2016	-2.8 °C28 January 2016	19.5 °C	1,012 mm	103	8
2015	40.9 °C3 August 2015	-1.0 °C10 January 2015	19.6 °C	953 mm	111	2
2014	40.3 °C27 June 2014	-0.5 °C5 February 2014	19.8 °C	883 mm	107	1
2013	39.0 °C13 September 2013	-0.4 °C15 December 2013	19.5 °C	736 mm	112	1
2012	40.9 °C15 June 2012	-1.9 °C20 January 2012	19.5 °C	1,107 mm	131	2
2011	38.5 °C5 September 2011	-0.3 °C3 February 2011	18.6 °C	999 mm	99	1
2010	42.1 °C21 August 2010	-2.5 °C27 January 2010	20.4 °C	1,004 mm	111	1
2009	39.1 °C20 August 2009	-3.2 °C2 January 2009	19.5 °C	1,071 mm	128	4
2008	42.7 °C21 August 2008	-5.7 °C14 January 2008	19.1 °C	816 mm	112	18
2007	42.3 °C29 July 2007	-2.1 °C1 January 2007	19.5 °C	793 mm	133	5
2006	39.4 °C21 August 2006	-4.0 °C29 December 2006	18.8 °C	920 mm	117	9
2005	37.9 °C30 August 2005	0.3 °C13 February 2005	18.8 °C	841 mm	109	0
2004	39.3 °C6 July 2004	-2.3 °C17 December 2004	19.2 °C	738 mm	131	5
2003	39.0 °C19 August 2003	0.9 °C1 March 2003	19.2 °C	967 mm	126	0
2002	39.9 °C10 June 2002	-1.8 °C22 December 2002	19.0 °C	888 mm	120	5
2001	37.3 °C12 June 2001	-0.1 °C27 January 2001	19.8 °C	990 mm	137	1
2000	40.1 °C15 August 2000	-0.3 °C17 January 2000	18.8 °C	991 mm	118	3
1999	40.0 °C19 August 1999	2.6 °C21 February 1999	19.5 °C	778 mm	119	0
1998	41.4 °C7 August 1998	-0.2 °C10 January 1998	19.4 °C	1,048 mm	124	1
1997	38.4 °C6 July 1997	-4.2 °C5 February 1997	18.1 °C	1,044 mm	108	11
1996	39.0 °C28 July 1996	-1.1 °C3 February 1996	18.8 °C	1,278 mm	100	2
1995	38.7 °C13 August 1995	-0.6 °C19 December 1995	18.4 °C	1,070 mm	106	2
1994	40.7 °C14 September 1994	0.7 °C4 December 1994	19.3 °C	983 mm	138	0
1993	39.5 °C30 July 1993	-2.9 °C14 February 1993	18.1 °C	593 mm	125	10
1992	39.1 °C12 August 1992	-3.3 °C29 January 1992	16.8 °C	799 mm	81	24
1991	37.9 °C15 September 1991	-2.2 °C8 February 1991	18.1 °C	1,032 mm	100	10
1990	36.8 °C1 August 1990	-3.0 °C8 January 1990	18.3 °C	759 mm	111	14
1989	37.5 °C24 July 1989	-3.1 °C7 February 1989	18.2 °C	757 mm	111	24
1988	38.6 °C12 August 1988	-1.1 °C14 November 1988	18.1 °C	1,432 mm	100	2
1987	43.5 °C7 August 1987	-2.2 °C27 December 1987	18.1 °C	1,221 mm	116	4
1986	38.6 °C17 July 1986	-1.1 °C24 January 1986	18.4 °C	910 mm	103	3
1985	40.5 °C25 August 1985	-3.0 °C23 February 1985	18.1 °C	1,021 mm	111	15
1984	39.0 °C2 July 1984	-0.1 °C8 December 1984	18.0 °C	803 mm	126	1
1983	38.0 °C11 July 1983	-3.9 °C28 January 1983	17.6 °C	1,029 mm	94	11
1982	38.1 °C25 June 1982	-2.6 °C17 February 1982	17.7 °C	672 mm	102	10
1981	38.7 °C4 August 1981	3.2 °C1 January 1981	18.9 °C	1,227 mm	115	0
1980	37.1 °C6 August 1980	-2.7 °C30 January 1980	18.1 °C	1,015 mm	108	10
1979	38.2 °C26 September 1979	-0.9 °C29 December 1979	18.7 °C	1,014 mm	110	1
1978	40.6 °C9 July 1978	2.3 °C17 January 1978	18.5 °C	1,053 mm	108	0
1977	38.8 °C29 July 1977	0.1 °C9 January 1977	18.3 °C	893 mm	100	0
1976	35.9 °C10 August 1976	-1.4 °C12 February 1976	17.6 °C	1,121 mm	91	4
1975	37.3 °C26 July 1975	-1.0 °C11 February 1975	18.0 °C	782 mm	100	4
1974	39.1 °C14 July 1974	-1.8 °C24 January 1974	18.1 °C	912 mm	113	3
1973	38.0 °C19 July 1973	-2.7 °C3 January 1973	17.7 °C	771 mm	112	11
1972	36.8 °C17 September 1972	-5.3 °C26 December 1972	17.1 °C	942 mm	99	24
1971	38.2 °C17 June 1971	-1.6 °C17 January 1971	18.0 °C	986 mm	112	4
1970	37.4 °C14 July 1970	1.6 °C28 January 1970	18.8 °C	958 mm	108	0
1969	38.2 °C2 June 1969	-1.5 °C30 January 1969	18.4 °C	1,065 mm	107	1
1968	39.0 °C10 July 1968	-2.2 °C16 January 1968	18.4 °C	1,292 mm	96	6
1967	37.9 °C24 July 1967	-1.9 °C20 January 1967	17.9 °C	1,077 mm	89	8
1966	38.0 °C3 June 1966	2.4 °C12 January 1966	19.5 °C	1,190 mm	105	0
1965	36.5 °C7 August 1965	-2.8 °C10 January 1965	18.1 °C	1,068 mm	119	1
1964	38.8 °C24 August 1964	-4.5 °C19 January 1964	17.9 °C	659 mm	106	22
1963	38.6 °C15 August 1963	0.7 °C8 March 1963	18.8 °C	1,254 mm	105	0
1962	41.6 °C26 August 1962	-0.7 °C21 February 1962	19.5 °C	783 mm	127	1
1961	39.1 °C25 July 1961	-2.2 °C28 February 1961	18.3 °C	912 mm	100	4
1960	38.8 °C11 September 1960	-1.4 °C6 February 1960	19.2 °C	800 mm	126	3
1959	36.2 °C20 June 1959	-1.8 °C21 February 1959	17.6 °C	856 mm	80	11
1958	43.7 °C24 August 1958	-1.1 °C1 February 1958	18.8 °C	949 mm	107	2
1957	40.2 °C14 August 1957	-0.8 °C7 January 1957	18.6 °C	875 mm	117	2
1956	42.8 °C7 August 1956	-1.3 °C31 January 1956	18.0 °C	748 mm	103	3
1955	38.1 °C21 June 1955	2.3 °C2 December 1955	19.1 °C	952 mm	118	0
1954	39.7 °C14 August 1954	-2.1 °C14 January 1954	18.8 °C	1,169 mm	107	4
1953	38.9 °C18 July 1953	-1.4 °C22 December 1953	17.8 °C	1,185 mm	100	7
1952	40.3 °C24 August 1952	-0.5 °C4 March 1952	18.8 °C	1,039 mm	104	1
1951	37.6 °C1 August 1951	0.0 °C24 January 1951	18.7 °C	1,340 mm	97	0
1950	39.1 °C26 August 1950	-5.0 °C7 February 1950	18.1 °C	943 mm	113	21
1949	37.5 °C8 July 1949	-3.4 °C9 February 1949	17.2 °C	731 mm	90	19
1948	38.5 °C3 July 1948	-2.7 °C28 December 1948	17.2 °C	948 mm	92	8
1947	38.4 °C8 July 1947	-1.2 °C2 February 1947	18.8 °C	895 mm	109	2
1946	40.4 °C9 September 1946	-1.3 °C18 February 1946	18.3 °C	865 mm	108	5
1945	40.6 °C30 July 1945	-2.5 °C25 January 1945	17.9 °C	591 mm	112	5
1944	38.7 °C9 September 1944	-1.4 °C16 January 1944	18.1 °C	657 mm	121	8
1943	40.4 °C20 August 1943	-2.2 °C7 March 1943	18.1 °C	669 mm	114	4
1942	39.8 °C21 June 1942	-4.8 °C5 January 1942	18.0 °C	1,168 mm	113	10
1941	37.4 °C24 August 1941	0.2 °C4 December 1941	18.0 °C	1,003 mm	92	0
1940	38.3 °C3 June 1940	-2.7 °C13 January 1940	17.8 °C	1,148 mm	94	9

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.8 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

133 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

4 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

657 mm

-288 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.8 °C	+4.6 °C	5 mm	-127 mm
Feb	14.1 °C	-0.6 °C	35 mm	-79 mm
Mar	22.3 °C	+4.4 °C	43 mm	-77 mm
Apr	22.7 °C	+0.5 °C	121 mm	+34 mm
May	27.2 °C	+0.7 °C	138 mm	+70 mm
Jun	31.9 °C	+1.7 °C	6 mm	-29 mm
Jul	34.1 °C	+0.8 °C	4 mm	-7 mm
Aug	35.5 °C	+1.5 °C	8 mm	-2 mm
Sep	33.5 °C	+1.8 °C	39 mm	-1 mm
Oct	27.4 °C	+0.3 °C	136 mm	+49 mm
Nov	24.7 °C	+4.0 °C	26 mm	-78 mm
Dec	17.0 °C	+1.9 °C	96 mm	-39 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.5 °C

9 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-3.5 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

55.4 mm

13 May 2025

Windiest day

30.1 km/h

30 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

9 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-7.6 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

18 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ceyhan?

Ceyhan has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.6 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ceyhan?

The hottest day measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2025, reaching 44.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ceyhan?

The coldest day measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2008, at -5.7 °C.

Does it snow in Ceyhan?

Almost never: Ceyhan sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ceyhan warmed?

Yes: Ceyhan warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ceyhan?

The wettest day measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1963, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ceyhan?

The windiest day measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1967, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ceyhan?

The warmest month in Ceyhan is August (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Ceyhan?

Ceyhan receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ceyhan?

Ceyhan gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ceyhan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ceyhan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1968, with 8.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Ceyhan?

Yes: Ceyhan has on average 102 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ceyhan?

In Ceyhan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.8 °C on 3 September 2020, and the lowest was -10.4 °C on 5 January 1942.

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