Espiye climate — normals and trends
Espiye (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 1,525 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Espiye averages 13 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Espiye 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 19 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 6 June 1994) and the coldest -7.6 °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
- 40.95°, 38.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,525mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
97.6 cm
Average feels-like high
16.0 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
33.1 °C
6 June 1994
Coldest day
-7.6 °C
22 February 1985
Wettest day
86 mm
16 August 1968
Windiest day
285.8 km/h
23 April 1997
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
8 January 1958
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-24.2 °C
23 April 1997
Snowiest day
22.8 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 | 11.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 88 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | -2.1 °C | 177 mm | +66 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +4.5 °C | 97 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 13.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 165 mm | +59 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 133 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 96 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 61 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 21.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 189 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 19.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 209 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 18.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 106 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 11.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 211 mm | +72 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Espiye?
Espiye has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,525 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Espiye?
The hottest day measured in Espiye between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1994, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Espiye?
The coldest day measured in Espiye between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1985, at -7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Espiye?
Yes. Espiye gets on average 97.6 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Espiye warmed?
Yes: Espiye warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Espiye?
The wettest day measured in Espiye between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1968, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Espiye?
The windiest day measured in Espiye between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1997, with winds reaching 285.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Espiye?
The warmest month in Espiye is August (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Espiye?
Espiye receives on average 1,525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Espiye?
Espiye gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Espiye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Espiye between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1960, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Espiye?
Yes: Espiye has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Espiye?
In Espiye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -24.2 °C on 23 April 1997.
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