Climate Change Chart of Ankara, Türkiye

Overview of climate changes

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall, averaged across calendar months, was lower by a difference of -0.87 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly averages, not a day-weighted annual average, and it does not imply the same change in each month. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily snowfall occurred in January, with a difference of -4.07 mm/day. This describes the largest decrease in the monthly comparisons, rather than a uniform change throughout the year.

Temperature changes

The unweighted mean difference, averaged across calendar months, indicates that monthly mean temperatures were higher by a difference of +2.67 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this summarizes the month-by-month averages rather than a day-weighted annual average or daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase in mean temperature was in February, with a difference of +5.40 °C. This identifies the strongest increase among the monthly comparisons, not a uniform change across every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Across calendar months, mean daily sunshine duration was lower by a difference of -0.23 hours/day compared with the earlier reference period. This is an unweighted mean of monthly averages, not a day-weighted annual figure. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily sunshine was in March, with a difference of -0.61 hours/day. The largest increase occurred in December, at a difference of +0.19 hours/day, showing that the overall mean difference does not describe every month’s direction.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall was higher by a difference of +0.13 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This unweighted summary of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual average, and the daily amounts should not be read as monthly totals. The largest monthly increase in mean daily rainfall occurred in June, at a difference of +0.90 mm/day. By contrast, the largest monthly decrease was in December, at a difference of -0.45 mm/day; these are distinct monthly changes, not a description of all months.