Ortaca climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ortaca?

Ortaca has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,035 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2017, reaching 38.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ortaca?

The coldest day measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1942, at -4.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ortaca?

Yes. Ortaca gets on average 2.5 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Ortaca warmed?

Yes: Ortaca warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ortaca?

The wettest day measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2001, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ortaca?

The windiest day measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2021, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ortaca?

The warmest month in Ortaca is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ortaca?

Ortaca receives on average 1,035 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ortaca?

Ortaca gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ortaca (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,035 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 (10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Ortaca averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.

Ortaca 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 38.5 °C (on 1 July 2017) and the coldest -4.3 °C (on 4 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

OrtacaMuğla

coords: 36.84°, 28.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

17.9°C

Average daily high

20.3°C

Average daily low

15.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,035mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

18.1km/h

Seasonal range

16.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

84 d/yr

Annual snowfall

2.5 cm

Average feels-like high

20.2 °C

Average feels-like low

14.6 °C

Average peak gust

32.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

109 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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

38.5 °C

1 July 2017

Coldest day

-4.3 °C

4 January 1942

Wettest day

153 mm

24 November 2001

Windiest day

49.4 km/h

27 January 2021

Strongest gust

90.7 km/h

18 April 2012

Hottest feels-like

40.0 °C

4 August 1998

Coldest feels-like

-11.3 °C

3 January 1942

Snowiest day

4.4 cm

10 January 2017

Sunniest day

14.0 h

14 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.0 °C26 July 2025	3.0 °C22 February 2025	19.1 °C	815 mm	28	0
2024	34.4 °C7 June 2024	6.3 °C29 January 2024	19.8 °C	983 mm	43	0
2023	35.5 °C16 July 2023	3.5 °C8 February 2023	19.1 °C	957 mm	24	0
2022	32.7 °C25 July 2022	1.3 °C26 January 2022	18.6 °C	767 mm	14	0
2021	35.2 °C3 August 2021	2.6 °C17 February 2021	19.0 °C	846 mm	34	0
2020	32.1 °C10 September 2020	3.1 °C9 February 2020	18.9 °C	782 mm	16	0
2019	33.3 °C11 August 2019	3.5 °C9 January 2019	18.8 °C	1,088 mm	12	0
2018	31.9 °C22 July 2018	5.4 °C26 January 2018	19.3 °C	918 mm	17	0
2017	38.5 °C1 July 2017	2.8 °C9 January 2017	18.4 °C	1,040 mm	15	0
2016	32.0 °C17 June 2016	1.6 °C1 January 2016	18.8 °C	861 mm	11	0
2015	32.9 °C7 September 2015	-1.4 °C8 January 2015	18.6 °C	1,177 mm	17	1
2014	33.3 °C23 August 2014	7.6 °C23 January 2014	18.6 °C	1,238 mm	18	0
2013	32.7 °C5 August 2013	1.3 °C9 January 2013	18.5 °C	948 mm	22	0
2012	34.8 °C16 June 2012	1.5 °C29 February 2012	18.5 °C	1,398 mm	40	0
2011	31.7 °C23 July 2011	3.2 °C10 March 2011	18.1 °C	1,115 mm	23	0
2010	33.8 °C27 August 2010	3.3 °C4 February 2010	19.2 °C	967 mm	26	0
2009	32.5 °C25 July 2009	5.0 °C21 February 2009	18.5 °C	1,553 mm	16	0
2008	32.6 °C15 July 2008	1.3 °C19 February 2008	18.5 °C	646 mm	33	0
2007	35.1 °C23 August 2007	3.4 °C29 January 2007	18.5 °C	983 mm	33	0
2006	36.6 °C20 August 2006	2.5 °C16 February 2006	17.9 °C	886 mm	13	0
2005	34.7 °C3 August 2005	3.8 °C25 December 2005	17.9 °C	923 mm	16	0
2004	32.9 °C5 July 2004	-1.0 °C14 February 2004	18.2 °C	867 mm	13	2
2003	34.0 °C19 August 2003	2.9 °C19 December 2003	18.3 °C	1,023 mm	30	0
2002	32.0 °C16 July 2002	-0.7 °C6 January 2002	18.1 °C	1,014 mm	11	1
2001	32.6 °C17 July 2001	3.7 °C20 December 2001	18.6 °C	1,307 mm	13	0
2000	35.6 °C5 July 2000	0.8 °C21 January 2000	18.0 °C	844 mm	23	0
1999	32.4 °C14 August 1999	2.8 °C20 February 1999	18.8 °C	961 mm	17	0
1998	37.6 °C4 August 1998	4.4 °C24 March 1998	18.3 °C	1,045 mm	28	0
1997	32.4 °C4 July 1997	1.0 °C4 February 1997	17.4 °C	1,074 mm	5	0
1996	31.9 °C7 August 1996	4.7 °C17 January 1996	17.7 °C	1,048 mm	9	0
1995	32.0 °C11 August 1995	4.3 °C18 January 1995	17.6 °C	1,082 mm	10	0
1994	35.0 °C15 August 1994	4.2 °C3 December 1994	18.4 °C	1,013 mm	14	0
1993	31.8 °C26 August 1993	1.1 °C7 January 1993	17.7 °C	848 mm	14	0
1992	32.0 °C6 August 1992	1.2 °C24 February 1992	16.9 °C	555 mm	5	0
1991	32.1 °C12 August 1991	2.4 °C3 February 1991	17.5 °C	802 mm	5	0
1990	31.2 °C27 July 1990	4.1 °C5 January 1990	18.0 °C	704 mm	6	0
1989	30.9 °C14 July 1989	3.2 °C12 February 1989	17.6 °C	591 mm	5	0
1988	37.8 °C7 July 1988	3.1 °C4 March 1988	17.6 °C	1,195 mm	23	0
1987	36.0 °C26 July 1987	0.8 °C6 March 1987	17.4 °C	945 mm	20	0
1986	32.7 °C16 July 1986	3.8 °C19 January 1986	18.0 °C	893 mm	8	0
1985	32.8 °C30 July 1985	-0.9 °C26 February 1985	17.9 °C	864 mm	14	1
1984	32.1 °C2 July 1984	5.4 °C14 December 1984	17.8 °C	900 mm	7	0
1983	32.5 °C4 August 1983	-0.1 °C19 February 1983	17.2 °C	1,040 mm	9	1
1982	31.6 °C3 September 1982	3.0 °C5 February 1982	17.5 °C	923 mm	6	0
1981	33.4 °C3 August 1981	3.1 °C17 February 1981	17.8 °C	1,512 mm	14	0
1980	33.7 °C11 July 1980	2.1 °C2 March 1980	17.5 °C	1,086 mm	14	0
1979	34.6 °C27 September 1979	3.1 °C4 January 1979	17.8 °C	1,231 mm	11	0
1978	33.5 °C13 July 1978	5.6 °C2 January 1978	17.7 °C	1,182 mm	11	0
1977	33.1 °C16 July 1977	3.4 °C5 January 1977	17.9 °C	651 mm	19	0
1976	30.0 °C3 August 1976	-2.0 °C9 February 1976	17.2 °C	1,169 mm	2	2
1975	31.5 °C19 July 1975	1.7 °C10 February 1975	17.2 °C	1,067 mm	3	0
1974	33.7 °C17 July 1974	1.0 °C17 January 1974	17.4 °C	1,212 mm	13	0
1973	33.4 °C19 July 1973	0.8 °C14 January 1973	17.5 °C	907 mm	10	0
1972	30.8 °C31 July 1972	2.2 °C4 February 1972	17.2 °C	846 mm	5	0
1971	31.3 °C14 August 1971	2.1 °C14 March 1971	17.6 °C	1,291 mm	12	0
1970	31.8 °C22 August 1970	4.4 °C19 February 1970	17.9 °C	962 mm	16	0
1969	29.4 °C20 July 1969	0.1 °C28 January 1969	17.8 °C	1,332 mm	0	0
1968	36.0 °C10 July 1968	-1.9 °C15 January 1968	17.9 °C	1,307 mm	6	1
1967	33.6 °C7 August 1967	0.9 °C23 December 1967	17.5 °C	1,164 mm	18	0
1966	31.6 °C21 July 1966	2.8 °C10 January 1966	18.4 °C	1,544 mm	15	0
1965	32.4 °C6 August 1965	1.0 °C9 February 1965	17.5 °C	1,637 mm	13	0
1964	32.1 °C25 August 1964	-1.6 °C18 January 1964	17.6 °C	901 mm	8	1
1963	33.7 °C15 August 1963	3.0 °C26 January 1963	18.3 °C	1,177 mm	26	0
1962	32.5 °C26 July 1962	2.6 °C20 February 1962	18.3 °C	1,513 mm	21	0
1961	33.3 °C12 August 1961	0.4 °C20 January 1961	17.7 °C	910 mm	22	0
1960	32.6 °C8 August 1960	1.4 °C3 February 1960	18.4 °C	904 mm	20	0
1959	31.3 °C13 August 1959	2.2 °C14 February 1959	17.2 °C	1,051 mm	8	0
1958	35.9 °C25 August 1958	3.9 °C31 January 1958	18.0 °C	1,043 mm	19	0
1957	34.6 °C13 August 1957	3.5 °C1 February 1957	17.7 °C	765 mm	8	0
1956	34.9 °C7 August 1956	2.4 °C30 January 1956	17.3 °C	954 mm	19	0
1955	31.5 °C22 July 1955	5.7 °C7 December 1955	18.5 °C	897 mm	10	0
1954	34.6 °C29 July 1954	-0.2 °C13 January 1954	17.7 °C	1,473 mm	19	1
1953	34.4 °C18 July 1953	1.5 °C7 March 1953	17.5 °C	966 mm	22	0
1952	36.9 °C22 August 1952	4.1 °C9 January 1952	18.2 °C	1,463 mm	20	0
1951	35.2 °C11 August 1951	2.2 °C20 December 1951	18.1 °C	989 mm	19	0
1950	32.7 °C4 July 1950	-2.4 °C5 February 1950	17.6 °C	958 mm	14	5
1949	31.3 °C19 July 1949	-0.1 °C8 February 1949	17.0 °C	768 mm	8	1
1948	32.2 °C13 July 1948	1.9 °C28 February 1948	17.1 °C	713 mm	9	0
1947	32.4 °C27 August 1947	3.2 °C1 February 1947	18.2 °C	998 mm	11	0
1946	33.3 °C12 August 1946	1.6 °C17 February 1946	18.1 °C	898 mm	41	0
1945	34.4 °C30 July 1945	-0.1 °C24 February 1945	17.4 °C	1,240 mm	31	1
1944	31.0 °C23 July 1944	2.6 °C22 January 1944	17.3 °C	1,233 mm	4	0
1943	34.3 °C18 August 1943	1.0 °C30 January 1943	17.5 °C	910 mm	18	0
1942	33.4 °C20 June 1942	-4.3 °C4 January 1942	17.5 °C	1,290 mm	10	6
1941	32.5 °C4 August 1941	-1.3 °C31 December 1941	17.3 °C	1,036 mm	6	1
1940	31.7 °C19 July 1940	3.0 °C4 January 1940	17.3 °C	1,410 mm	8	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.7 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

28 d/yr

+12

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

815 mm

-220 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	15.6 °C	+2.8 °C	172 mm	-40 mm
Feb	12.7 °C	-0.5 °C	12 mm	-139 mm
Mar	17.4 °C	+2.5 °C	26 mm	-70 mm
Apr	17.7 °C	+0.1 °C	100 mm	+45 mm
May	22.0 °C	+0.9 °C	44 mm	+12 mm
Jun	27.5 °C	+2.3 °C	8 mm	-2 mm
Jul	29.8 °C	+1.4 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Sep	27.9 °C	+1.3 °C	13 mm	-2 mm
Oct	22.1 °C	-0.5 °C	235 mm	+159 mm
Nov	20.8 °C	+2.6 °C	77 mm	-73 mm
Dec	16.3 °C	+1.9 °C	124 mm	-108 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.0 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest day

3.0 °C

22 Feb 2025

Wettest day

106.1 mm

3 Oct 2025

Windiest day

38.2 km/h

1 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

64.4 km/h

1 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-4.1 °C

22 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

14 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ortaca?

Ortaca has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 1,035 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ortaca?

The hottest day measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2017, reaching 38.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ortaca?

The coldest day measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1942, at -4.3 °C.

Does it snow in Ortaca?

Yes. Ortaca gets on average 2.5 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.

Has the climate of Ortaca warmed?

Yes: Ortaca warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ortaca?

The wettest day measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 2001, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ortaca?

The windiest day measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2021, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ortaca?

The warmest month in Ortaca is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Ortaca?

Ortaca receives on average 1,035 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ortaca?

Ortaca 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 Ortaca?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ortaca between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2017, with 4.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Ortaca?

Yes: Ortaca has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ortaca?

In Ortaca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 4 August 1998, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 3 January 1942.

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