Climate
Kastamonu has a warm-summer humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average annual precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with spring being the wettest season.
| Climate data for Kastamonu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
16.20 (61.16) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
4.24 (39.64) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 31.1 (1.224) |
27.1 (1.067) |
33.0 (1.299) |
56.2 (2.213) |
71.0 (2.795) |
67.8 (2.669) |
37.3 (1.469) |
32.8 (1.291) |
32.3 (1.272) |
39.4 (1.551) |
31.7 (1.248) |
38.3 (1.508) |
498 (19.61) |
| % humidity | 78 | 76 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 78 | 81 | 67.6 |
| Avg. rainy days | 12.9 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 130.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 68.2 | 95.2 | 142.6 | 165 | 226.3 | 255 | 300.7 | 291.4 | 216 | 164.3 | 108 | 55.8 | 2,088.5 |
| Source #1: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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