Climate Change Chart of Mugla, Türkiye

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Monthly mean temperatures were higher by an unweighted average difference of +0.80 °C averaged across calendar months in the more recent reference period; this summarizes the month-by-month averages, not a continuous trend or a change in daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in February, at a difference of +1.63 °C. By contrast, June had the largest monthly decrease, a difference of -0.40 °C, showing that the overall positive mean did not apply to every month.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months was lower by a difference of -0.16 mm/day in the more recent period, an unweighted comparison of monthly means rather than a day-weighted annual average. The month-specific differences varied: March recorded the largest increase, at +0.60 mm/day, while December had the largest decrease, at -2.49 mm/day. These figures describe mean daily amounts, not monthly rainfall totals, and the overall mean difference does not imply that daily rainfall fell in every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration was lower by an unweighted difference of -0.18 hours/day averaged across calendar months in the more recent period. That aggregate conceals contrasting monthly differences: March saw the largest decrease, at -0.51 hours/day, whereas December had the largest increase, at +0.47 hours/day. These are comparisons of monthly mean daily hours; the average difference does not describe every month or establish a continuous change between the reference periods.

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall averaged across calendar months was lower by an unweighted difference of -0.22 mm/day in the more recent period. The largest monthly decrease occurred in February, with a difference of -1.39 mm/day. These values compare mean daily amounts, not monthly snowfall totals; the average and the monthly decrease describe differences between reference periods, not a continuous trend, and do not establish that snowfall was absent in either period.