Tarsus climate — normals and trends
Tarsus (Republic of Türkiye) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 525 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tarsus averages 9 frost days, 119 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Tarsus has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 9 August 2025) and the coldest -7.7 °C (on 14 January 2008).
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
TarsusMersin
- coords
- 36.92°, 34.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
24.0°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
525mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
119 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
88 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
44.6 °C
9 August 2025
Coldest day
-7.7 °C
14 January 2008
Wettest day
124 mm
21 December 1987
Windiest day
39.4 km/h
13 January 1968
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
22 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
19 August 1999
Coldest feels-like
-12.2 °C
14 January 2008
Snowiest day
7.3 cm
31 January 1968
Sunniest day
14.1 h
18 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 2 mm | -92 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 31 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +5.1 °C | 22 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 23.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 50 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 34.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 9 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +5.0 °C | 15 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 16.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 97 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tarsus?
Tarsus has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 525 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tarsus?
The hottest day measured in Tarsus between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2025, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tarsus?
The coldest day measured in Tarsus between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2008, at -7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tarsus?
Yes. Tarsus gets on average 2.0 cm of snow per year and has around 9 frost days.
Has the climate of Tarsus warmed?
Yes: Tarsus warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tarsus?
The wettest day measured in Tarsus between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1987, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tarsus?
The windiest day measured in Tarsus between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1968, with winds reaching 39.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tarsus?
The warmest month in Tarsus is August (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Tarsus?
Tarsus receives on average 525 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tarsus?
Tarsus 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 Tarsus?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tarsus between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1968, with 7.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tarsus?
Yes: Tarsus has on average 88 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tarsus?
In Tarsus, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 19 August 1999, and the lowest was -12.2 °C on 14 January 2008.
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