Climate Change Chart of Pamukkale, Türkiye

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +2.41 °C in the more recent period. This is an unweighted average of the monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average, and it describes the overall month-by-month comparison rather than every month's change. The largest monthly increase was in March, at a difference of +3.15 °C. These are monthly mean temperatures, not daytime maximum temperatures.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had a difference of -0.15 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This unweighted mean of monthly means summarizes the broad comparison; it is not a daily or monthly-total measure, nor does it imply the same change in every month. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily rainfall occurred in December, with a difference of -1.22 mm/day. In contrast, the largest increase was in March, at a difference of +0.43 mm/day, showing that the monthly changes were not uniform. These figures are daily means, not monthly rainfall totals.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months had a difference of +0.09 hours/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted average of monthly means, so it describes the aggregate comparison and not a consistent change in every month. The largest monthly increase was in December, with a difference of +0.88 hours/day per day. The largest decrease was in June, at a difference of -0.38 hours/day per day, illustrating contrasting month-specific changes in mean daily sunshine.

Changes in snowfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily snowfall had a difference of -0.59 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This unweighted mean of monthly means describes the aggregate change, not the outcome in every month; the amounts are daily means rather than monthly totals. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily snowfall was in December, with a difference of -1.69 mm/day. This identifies the strongest monthly decrease in the supplied comparison, without implying that snowfall changed by the same amount in other months.