Black Sea Region - Climate

Climate

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Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
133 9 4 86 9 3 88 11 5 58 15 8 51 19 12 71 23 16 81 25 18 88 25 18 123 22 15 153 18 12 147 15 8 154 11 5
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: Turkish State Meteorology
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
5.2 49 38 3.4 48 37 3.5 51 40 2.3 59 47 2 65 53 2.8 73 60 3.2 77 65 3.5 77 65 4.8 72 60 6 65 54 5.8 58 47 6.1 52 42
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

Black Sea region has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb); with high and evenly distributed rainfall the year round. At the coast, summers are warm and humid, and winters are cool and damp. The Black Sea coast receives the greatest amount of precipitation and is the only region of Turkey that receives high precipitation throughout the year. The eastern part of that coast averages 2,500 millimeters annually which is the highest precipitation in the country. Snowfall is quite common between the months of December and March, snowing for a week or two, and it can be heavy once it snows.

The water temperature in the whole Turkish Black Sea coast is always cool and fluctuates between 8° and 20°C throughout the year.

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