Gelibolu climate — normals and trends
Gelibolu (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 659 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 (24.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Gelibolu averages 10 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Gelibolu has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 24 August 1958) and the coldest -8.8 °C (on 3 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
GeliboluCanakkale
- coords
- 40.41°, 26.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
18.1°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
659mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
10 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
61 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
40.4 °C
24 August 1958
Coldest day
-8.8 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
94 mm
28 September 1964
Windiest day
56.4 km/h
1 February 2015
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
27 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
25 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-17.3 °C
4 February 1956
Snowiest day
30.9 cm
22 January 2004
Sunniest day
14.5 h
3 July 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 66 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 26 mm | -51 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 21 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 51 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 51 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 19.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 99 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 62 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 11.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | -77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gelibolu?
Gelibolu has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 659 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gelibolu?
The hottest day measured in Gelibolu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1958, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gelibolu?
The coldest day measured in Gelibolu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gelibolu?
Yes. Gelibolu gets on average 23.1 cm of snow per year and has around 10 frost days.
Has the climate of Gelibolu warmed?
Yes: Gelibolu warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gelibolu?
The wettest day measured in Gelibolu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1964, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gelibolu?
The windiest day measured in Gelibolu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2015, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gelibolu?
The warmest month in Gelibolu is July (24.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Gelibolu?
Gelibolu receives on average 659 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gelibolu?
Gelibolu gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gelibolu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gelibolu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with 30.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gelibolu?
Yes: Gelibolu has on average 61 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gelibolu?
In Gelibolu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 25 July 2007, and the lowest was -17.3 °C on 4 February 1956.
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