Ankara, Turkey climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Ankara, Turkey, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -5°C.
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Ankara, Turkey's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Ankara average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Ankara, Turkey, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | -5°C | 3 mm |
| February | 5°C | -4°C | 0 mm |
| March | 9°C | -2°C | 3 mm |
| April | 15°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| May | 21°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| June | 25°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 30°C | 14°C | 0 mm |
| August | 30°C | 14°C | 0 mm |
| September | 26°C | 10°C | 0 mm |
| October | 19°C | 6°C | 0 mm |
| November | 11°C | 0°C | 0 mm |
| December | 5°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 40°C on 2023-08-15
- Coldest day on record: -23°C on 1985-02-21
Percentiles compare each day to Ankara, Turkey's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →