Merzifon climate — normals and trends
Merzifon (Republic of Türkiye) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 582 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 (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Merzifon averages 84 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Merzifon has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 102 to 66 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 29 July 2025) and the coldest -27.2 °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
MerzifonAmasya
- coords
- 40.87°, 35.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
582mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.8 cm
Average feels-like high
14.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
29 July 2025
Coldest day
-27.2 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
57 mm
11 December 2010
Windiest day
37.2 km/h
4 April 1950
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
26 November 2023
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-32.1 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
36.1 cm
11 December 2010
Sunniest day
14.7 h
10 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.7 °C | +4.8 °C | 26 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 72 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +6.5 °C | 33 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 120 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 16.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 14 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 66 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Merzifon?
Merzifon has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 582 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Merzifon?
The hottest day measured in Merzifon between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2025, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Merzifon?
The coldest day measured in Merzifon between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -27.2 °C.
Does it snow in Merzifon?
Yes. Merzifon gets on average 93.8 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Merzifon warmed?
Yes: Merzifon warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Merzifon?
The wettest day measured in Merzifon between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2010, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Merzifon?
The windiest day measured in Merzifon between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 1950, with winds reaching 37.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Merzifon?
The warmest month in Merzifon is August (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Merzifon?
Merzifon receives on average 582 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Merzifon?
Merzifon gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Merzifon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Merzifon between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2010, with 36.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Merzifon?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Merzifon.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Merzifon?
In Merzifon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -32.1 °C on 5 January 1942.
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