Climate
Edirne has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa). with long, hot summers and cold and occasionally snowy winters.
| Climate data for Edirne | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
42.6 (108.7) |
44.1 (111.4) |
40.7 (105.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
44.1 (111.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
19.63 (67.33) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.27 (46.88) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19 (−2.2) |
−19 (−2.2) |
−12 (10.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−19 (−2.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 53.4 (2.102) |
48.9 (1.925) |
50.2 (1.976) |
45.3 (1.783) |
53.9 (2.122) |
39.2 (1.543) |
34.2 (1.346) |
26.5 (1.043) |
38.1 (1.5) |
52.8 (2.079) |
69.0 (2.717) |
63.8 (2.512) |
575.3 (22.65) |
| Avg. rainy days | 11.5 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 102.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.4 | 103.6 | 142.6 | 192.0 | 263.5 | 294.0 | 328.6 | 310.0 | 234.0 | 161.2 | 99.0 | 68.2 | 2,271.1 |
| Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü | |||||||||||||
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