Gölbaşı climate

Gölbaşı is warmest in August, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -3.4 °C. March is the wettest month (55 mm) and July the driest (8.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Gölbaşı averages 431 mm of rain, 105 days above 25 °C and 91 days below freezing.

Turkey · population 165,201 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr 11°
  5. May 16°
  6. Jun 20°
  7. Jul 24°
  8. Aug 24°
  9. Sep 19°
  10. Oct 14°
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month August 30 °C
  • Coldest month January -3.4 °C
  • Driest month July 8 mm
  • Wettest month March 55 mm
  • Least cloud August 14 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 40 °C
  • Coldest on record January -21 °C

What to expectGölbaşı through the year

Gölbaşı has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.6 °C in January to 30 °C in August, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 105 days a year reach 25 °C, 41 of them reach 30 °C, 91 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. March averages 55 mm against 8 mm in July — 6.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 4.6 °C 51 mm 59 %
February 6.7 °C 44 mm 56 %
March 11.0 °C 55 mm 53 %
April 16.3 °C 48 mm 50 %
May 21.6 °C 48 mm 43 %
June 26.0 °C 33 mm 28 %
July 30.2 °C 8 mm 14 %
August 30.2 °C 11 mm 14 %
September 25.6 °C 13 mm 21 %
October 19.4 °C 28 mm 36 %
November 12.1 °C 40 mm 44 %
December 6.6 °C 52 mm 58 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January4.6 °C-3.4 °C0.3 °C15.0 °C-21.5 °C0025
February6.7 °C-2.6 °C1.8 °C18.9 °C-20.3 °C0021
March11.0 °C0.3 °C5.6 °C25.8 °C-14.6 °C0014
April16.3 °C4.6 °C10.7 °C29.4 °C-13.7 °C103
May21.6 °C9.5 °C15.8 °C32.6 °C-0.2 °C710
June26.0 °C13.4 °C20.0 °C36.1 °C3.9 °C1750
July30.2 °C16.3 °C23.7 °C40.0 °C9.9 °C29160
August30.2 °C16.7 °C23.8 °C38.5 °C9.0 °C30160
September25.6 °C12.8 °C19.4 °C36.8 °C3.9 °C1740
October19.4 °C8.3 °C13.7 °C30.8 °C-4.2 °C401
November12.1 °C2.5 °C6.8 °C22.3 °C-9.3 °C008
December6.6 °C-1.3 °C2.2 °C18.6 °C-17.4 °C0020

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January51 mm99.7 h/day59 %77 %13 km/h
February44 mm811 h/day56 %71 %15 km/h
March55 mm1012 h/day53 %65 %16 km/h
April48 mm1013 h/day50 %60 %15 km/h
May48 mm914 h/day43 %56 %14 km/h
June33 mm715 h/day28 %52 %15 km/h
July8 mm215 h/day14 %43 %15 km/h
August11 mm214 h/day14 %43 %15 km/h
September13 mm212 h/day21 %46 %13 km/h
October28 mm511 h/day36 %57 %13 km/h
November40 mm610.0 h/day44 %68 %12 km/h
December52 mm99.4 h/day58 %77 %12 km/h

How Gölbaşı compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Gölbaşı 30 °C -3.4 °C 431 mm 105
Ankara · Turkey 31 °C -2.7 °C 420 mm 115
Kırıkkale · Turkey 32 °C -2.6 °C 365 mm 128
Kırşehir · Turkey 30 °C -3.5 °C 394 mm 110
Bolu · Turkey 26 °C -2.8 °C 990 mm 62
Düzce · Turkey 27 °C -0.6 °C 1,072 mm 83
Aksaray · Turkey 31 °C -3.9 °C 337 mm 117

Where Gölbaşı ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Gölbaşı’s climate

When is the best time to visit Gölbaşı?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Gölbaşı get?

In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 41 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -3.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 91 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Gölbaşı?

March, averaging 55 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is July with 8 mm. The year as a whole averages 431 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Gölbaşı rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.