Kestel climate — normals and trends
Kestel (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 970 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kestel averages 0 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Kestel has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 7 August 1998) and the coldest -5.1 °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
KestelAntalya
- coords
- 36.51°, 32.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.0°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
970mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
14.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
110 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °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
35.4 °C
7 August 1998
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
121 mm
30 November 1983
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
25 November 2001
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
22 January 2004
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
6 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-11.0 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
6.4 cm
23 February 1983
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | -167 mm |
| Feb | 12.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 15 mm | -129 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 18 mm | -88 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 113 mm | +50 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 23.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 106 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 21.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 55 mm | -63 mm |
| Dec | 16.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 79 mm | -115 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kestel?
Kestel has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.0 °C and it receives 970 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kestel?
The hottest day measured in Kestel between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1998, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kestel?
The coldest day measured in Kestel between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kestel?
Yes. Kestel gets on average 3.8 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Kestel warmed?
Yes: Kestel warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kestel?
The wettest day measured in Kestel between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1983, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kestel?
The windiest day measured in Kestel between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2001, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kestel?
The warmest month in Kestel is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kestel?
Kestel receives on average 970 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kestel?
Kestel gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kestel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kestel between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1983, with 6.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kestel?
Yes: Kestel has on average 110 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kestel?
In Kestel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 6 July 2000, and the lowest was -11.0 °C on 5 January 1942.
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