Climate

Turkey is such a large country with such diverse terrain that the climate varies greatly from one region to another. The southAegean and Mediterranean coasts of Turkey have a typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters.As you head north towards İstanbul, summers become shorter and the winters colder. The Black Sea coast is Turkey’s wettest region, and the only region which receives rainfall throughout the year. The eastern part can receive up to 2,200 mms annual rainfall, with warm summers and mild winters. In central Anatolian the summers are hot and dry and the winters cold, and as you head east towards Eastern Anatolia the summers become milder and the winters harsher - temperatures can drop as low as -30°C to -38°C in the mountains and snow may lie on the ground 120 days of the year.

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