How many sunny days does Ankara have per year?

Ankara averages approximately 248 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Ankara?

Ankara has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 22.3 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

Ankara

Ankara · Turkey

The capital of Turkey.

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3.7M

357 km²

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Ankara, Turkey is a 3.7M-resident city with 248 sunny days and 79 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 22.3 µg/m³. The capital of Turkey.

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Climate Lab · Ankara

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	9	11	14	20	25	27	32	33	28	23	16	11	21
Daily mean°C	2	4	8	13	17	21	27	27	22	14	9	5	14
Daily low°C	-4	-3	1	6	10	15	18	19	14	7	2	0	7
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	10	14	18	22	28	30	35	36	32	26	18	15	24
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	0	2	6	13	19	23	28	30	24	14	7	3	14
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-11	-11	-5	1	7	13	16	17	10	2	-6	-6	2
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	76	64	60	44	44	51	34	30	37	47	68	81	53
Dewpoint°C	-2.5	-2.1	0.1	2.0	4.5	9.4	8.9	7.7	6.1	3.8	1.1	1.3	3.4
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	52	18	42	27	36	32	10	5	24	8	39	59	352
Rain days≥1mm	7	4	9	9	7	9	3	1	3	2	6	9	69
Snowfallmm	15	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26
Snow days≥1mm	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.7	2.2	2.3	2.6	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.0	1.8	2.3
Wind gustsm/s	5.0	5.3	5.5	6.0	5.1	4.6	5.2	4.5	4.5	4.4	5.5	3.8	4.9
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	6.3	8.6	9.0	10.3	11.3	11.8	13.8	12.0	10.8	8.7	7.9	7.0	9.8
Clear skyindex	38%	44%	43%	53%	53%	67%	88%	88%	85%	67%	59%	52%	61%
UV indexmax avg	1.6	2.7	3.7	5.3	6.2	7.4	9.5	9.0	6.5	4.0	2.2	1.6	5.0

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Ankara

Ankara offers a solid outdoor season. 2 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while lunch outside is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

4/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

3Feb: 3% viability

12Mar: 12% viability

42Apr: 42% viability

63May: 63% viability

87Jun: 87% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

43Oct: 43% viability

3Nov: 3% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

4/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

3Feb: 3% viability

12Mar: 12% viability

42Apr: 42% viability

63May: 63% viability

87Jun: 87% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

43Oct: 43% viability

3Nov: 3% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

44%

Cold

10/12

Lunch Outside

53Jan: 53% viability

67Feb: 67% viability

66Mar: 66% viability

83Apr: 83% viability

84May: 84% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

77Jul: 77% viability

62Aug: 62% viability

90Sep: 90% viability

96Oct: 96% viability

85Nov: 85% viability

71Dec: 71% viability

10/12

Lunch Outside

53Jan: 53% viability

67Feb: 67% viability

66Mar: 66% viability

83Apr: 83% viability

84May: 84% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

77Jul: 77% viability

62Aug: 62% viability

90Sep: 90% viability

96Oct: 96% viability

85Nov: 85% viability

71Dec: 71% viability

76%

Cold

10/12

Walking

98Jan: 98% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

98May: 98% viability

90Jun: 90% viability

63Jul: 63% viability

42Aug: 42% viability

89Sep: 89% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

98Nov: 98% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

10/12

Walking

98Jan: 98% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

98May: 98% viability

90Jun: 90% viability

63Jul: 63% viability

42Aug: 42% viability

89Sep: 89% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

98Nov: 98% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

90%

Heat

10/12

Running

98Jan: 98% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

92May: 92% viability

76Jun: 76% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

18Aug: 18% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

98Oct: 98% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

10/12

Running

98Jan: 98% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

92May: 92% viability

76Jun: 76% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

18Aug: 18% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

98Oct: 98% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

82%

Heat

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Ankara

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	9	11	14	20	25	27	32	33	28	23	16	11	21
Daily mean°C	2	4	8	13	17	21	27	27	22	14	9	5	14
Daily low°C	-4	-3	1	6	10	15	18	19	14	7	2	0	7
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	10	14	18	22	28	30	35	36	32	26	18	15	24
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	0	2	6	13	19	23	28	30	24	14	7	3	14
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-11	-11	-5	1	7	13	16	17	10	2	-6	-6	2
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	76	64	60	44	44	51	34	30	37	47	68	81	53
Dewpoint°C	-2.5	-2.1	0.1	2.0	4.5	9.4	8.9	7.7	6.1	3.8	1.1	1.3	3.4
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	52	18	42	27	36	32	10	5	24	8	39	59	352
Rain days≥1mm	7	4	9	9	7	9	3	1	3	2	6	9	69
Snowfallmm	15	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26
Snow days≥1mm	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.7	2.2	2.3	2.6	2.3	2.3	2.0	2.0	1.8	2.3
Wind gustsm/s	5.0	5.3	5.5	6.0	5.1	4.6	5.2	4.5	4.5	4.4	5.5	3.8	4.9
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	6.3	8.6	9.0	10.3	11.3	11.8	13.8	12.0	10.8	8.7	7.9	7.0	9.8
Clear skyindex	38%	44%	43%	53%	53%	67%	88%	88%	85%	67%	59%	52%	61%
UV indexmax avg	1.6	2.7	3.7	5.3	6.2	7.4	9.5	9.0	6.5	4.0	2.2	1.6	5.0

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Ankara

Ankara offers a solid outdoor season. 2 months of the year are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while lunch outside is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

4/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

3Feb: 3% viability

12Mar: 12% viability

42Apr: 42% viability

63May: 63% viability

87Jun: 87% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

43Oct: 43% viability

3Nov: 3% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

4/12

Dinner Outside

0Jan: 0% viability

3Feb: 3% viability

12Mar: 12% viability

42Apr: 42% viability

63May: 63% viability

87Jun: 87% viability

96Jul: 96% viability

96Aug: 96% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

43Oct: 43% viability

3Nov: 3% viability

0Dec: 0% viability

44%

Cold

10/12

Lunch Outside

53Jan: 53% viability

67Feb: 67% viability

66Mar: 66% viability

83Apr: 83% viability

84May: 84% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

77Jul: 77% viability

62Aug: 62% viability

90Sep: 90% viability

96Oct: 96% viability

85Nov: 85% viability

71Dec: 71% viability

10/12

Lunch Outside

53Jan: 53% viability

67Feb: 67% viability

66Mar: 66% viability

83Apr: 83% viability

84May: 84% viability

83Jun: 83% viability

77Jul: 77% viability

62Aug: 62% viability

90Sep: 90% viability

96Oct: 96% viability

85Nov: 85% viability

71Dec: 71% viability

76%

Cold

10/12

Walking

98Jan: 98% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

98May: 98% viability

90Jun: 90% viability

63Jul: 63% viability

42Aug: 42% viability

89Sep: 89% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

98Nov: 98% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

10/12

Walking

98Jan: 98% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

98May: 98% viability

90Jun: 90% viability

63Jul: 63% viability

42Aug: 42% viability

89Sep: 89% viability

100Oct: 100% viability

100

98Nov: 98% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

90%

Heat

10/12

Running

98Jan: 98% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

92May: 92% viability

76Jun: 76% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

18Aug: 18% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

98Oct: 98% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

10/12

Running

98Jan: 98% viability

98Feb: 98% viability

99Mar: 99% viability

99Apr: 99% viability

92May: 92% viability

76Jun: 76% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

18Aug: 18% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

98Oct: 98% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

100Dec: 100% viability

100

82%

Heat

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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