Rize climate — normals and trends
Rize (Republic of Türkiye) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,847 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Rize averages 33 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Rize has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 18 August 1961) and the coldest -10.1 °C (on 10 February 2020).
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
RizeRize Province
- coords
- 41.02°, 40.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,847mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
33 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
217.4 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
30.5 °C
18 August 1961
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
10 February 2020
Wettest day
144 mm
23 July 2002
Windiest day
190.3 km/h
27 January 2001
Strongest gust
217.1 km/h
27 January 2001
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest feels-like
-33.0 °C
27 January 2001
Snowiest day
27.7 cm
21 December 2021
Sunniest day
14.8 h
1 July 1940
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 | 8.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 109 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | -2.3 °C | 154 mm | +38 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 95 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 11.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 176 mm | +60 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 141 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 120 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 115 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 96 mm | -86 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 249 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 193 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +4.2 °C | 42 mm | -116 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 186 mm | +49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rize?
Rize has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,847 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rize?
The hottest day measured in Rize between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1961, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rize?
The coldest day measured in Rize between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 2020, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Rize?
Yes. Rize gets on average 217.4 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.
Has the climate of Rize warmed?
Yes: Rize warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rize?
The wettest day measured in Rize between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2002, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rize?
The windiest day measured in Rize between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2001, with winds reaching 190.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rize?
The warmest month in Rize is August (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rize?
Rize receives on average 1,847 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rize?
Rize gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rize?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rize between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2021, with 27.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rize?
Yes: Rize has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rize?
In Rize, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 30 July 2000, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 27 January 2001.
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