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Ankara

Hot and mostly dry from June to September; chilly and damp from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years39.9°N870 m above the sea
  1. Jan46°8°27°-3°Rain on about two days a week.
  2. Feb48°9°27°-3°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar56°13°32°0°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr65°18°40°4°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May75°24°49°9°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun83°28°56°13°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul90°32°61°16°Rain on about one day a week.
  8. Aug92°33°63°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep83°28°56°13°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct73°23°49°9°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov60°16°38°3°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec50°10°31°-1°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 87°F and nights near 59°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 50°F. The rain and snow come from December to June, on about two days a week. July to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 15 hours in June.The warm season runs from June to September, with highs near 31°C and nights near 15°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 10°C. The rain and snow come from December to June, on about two days a week. July to September is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9½ hours in December to 15 hours in June.

Where Ankara sits

Europe/Istanbul
this place
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Latitude
39.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
870 mupland
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Nearest of ours
Cappadocia (Göreme)222 km south-east

The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Ankara, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 46°F in January to 92°F in August.Highs from 8°C in January to 33°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in April (39% of days), driest in July and August (10%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in August (10% cover), cloudiest in January (61%).

Daylight

From 9h 23m in December to 14h 57m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Ankara, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool season
27°-3°46°8°
2 days61%9h 41m
FebruaryCool season
27°-3°48°9°
2 days56%10h 37m
MarchCool season
32°0°56°13°
3 days54%11h 53m
April
40°4°65°18°
3 days51%13h 14m
May
49°9°75°24°
3 days42%14h 22m
JuneWarm season
56°13°83°28°
2 days27%14h 57m
JulyWarm season
61°16°90°32°
1 day11%14h 41m
AugustWarm season
63°17°92°33°
1 day10%13h 41m
SeptemberWarm seasonAt its best
56°13°83°28°
1 day22%12h 22m
OctoberAt its best
49°9°73°23°
1 day40%11h 02m
November
38°3°60°16°
2 days48%9h 55m
DecemberCool season
31°-1°50°10°
2 days59%9h 23m

When is the best time to visit Ankara?

The best months are September to October: highs near 78°F, nights near 52°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are September to October: highs near 26°C, nights near 11°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Ankara?

August, with highs near 92°F and lows near 63°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 46°F.August, with highs near 33°C and lows near 17°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 8°C.

When does it rain most in Ankara?

April, with rain on about three days a week. July and August are the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Ankara?

From about 9½ hours in December to 15 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Ankara?

August, when cloud covers about 10% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 61%.

Places with a year like Ankara's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Ankara's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Ankara's summer.

Elsewhere in Turkey

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Ankara. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (870 m) against the climate model's (1,100 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (870 m) against the climate model's (1,100 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.