Samandağ climate — normals and trends
Samandağ (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 839 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Samandağ averages 3 frost days, 50 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Samandağ has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 9 August 2025) and the coldest -7.7 °C (on 5 February 1950).
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
SamandağHatay
- coords
- 36.08°, 35.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.3°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
839mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.2 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
42.0 °C
9 August 2025
Coldest day
-7.7 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
83 mm
18 December 2012
Windiest day
38.5 km/h
6 February 1992
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
17 December 1955
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
7 August 1987
Coldest feels-like
-13.4 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
16.1 cm
17 December 1971
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 11 mm | -134 mm |
| Feb | 12.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 68 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 21.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 31 mm | -87 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 68 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 49 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 20 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 25.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 74 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 23.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 39 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 15.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 133 mm | -0 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Samandağ?
Samandağ has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.3 °C and it receives 839 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Samandağ?
The hottest day measured in Samandağ between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2025, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Samandağ?
The coldest day measured in Samandağ between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at -7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Samandağ?
Yes. Samandağ gets on average 2.2 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Samandağ warmed?
Yes: Samandağ warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Samandağ?
The wettest day measured in Samandağ between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 2012, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Samandağ?
The windiest day measured in Samandağ between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1992, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Samandağ?
The warmest month in Samandağ is August (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Samandağ?
Samandağ receives on average 839 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Samandağ?
Samandağ 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 Samandağ?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Samandağ between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1971, with 16.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Samandağ?
Yes: Samandağ has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Samandağ?
In Samandağ, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 7 August 1987, and the lowest was -13.4 °C on 5 February 1950.
Compare Samandağ with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Samandağ