Ortaköy climate — normals and trends
Ortaköy (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 397 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ortaköy averages 89 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Ortaköy has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 104 to 74 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 15 August 2023) and the coldest -26.5 °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
OrtaköyAksaray
- coords
- 38.74°, 34.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.6°C
Average daily high
17.5°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
397mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.9 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
39.4 °C
15 August 2023
Coldest day
-26.5 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
34 mm
8 November 1947
Windiest day
46.8 km/h
25 March 2008
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
23 April 2001
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
29 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-31.3 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
16 November 1988
Sunniest day
14.3 h
15 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 26 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 3.8 °C | -2.7 °C | 39 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 17 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 53 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 74 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 19.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 15 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 24 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ortaköy?
Ortaköy has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.6 °C and it receives 397 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ortaköy?
The hottest day measured in Ortaköy between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2023, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ortaköy?
The coldest day measured in Ortaköy between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -26.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ortaköy?
Yes. Ortaköy gets on average 51.9 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Ortaköy warmed?
Yes: Ortaköy warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ortaköy?
The wettest day measured in Ortaköy between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1947, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ortaköy?
The windiest day measured in Ortaköy between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2008, with winds reaching 46.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ortaköy?
The warmest month in Ortaköy is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ortaköy?
Ortaköy receives on average 397 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ortaköy?
Ortaköy gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ortaköy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ortaköy between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1988, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ortaköy?
Yes: Ortaköy has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ortaköy?
In Ortaköy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 29 July 2000, and the lowest was -31.3 °C on 5 January 1942.
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