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
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6 °C | -3.4 °C | 0.3 °C | 15.0 °C | -21.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 6.7 °C | -2.6 °C | 1.8 °C | 18.9 °C | -20.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| March | 11.0 °C | 0.3 °C | 5.6 °C | 25.8 °C | -14.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| April | 16.3 °C | 4.6 °C | 10.7 °C | 29.4 °C | -13.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 21.6 °C | 9.5 °C | 15.8 °C | 32.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 26.0 °C | 13.4 °C | 20.0 °C | 36.1 °C | 3.9 °C | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| July | 30.2 °C | 16.3 °C | 23.7 °C | 40.0 °C | 9.9 °C | 29 | 16 | 0 |
| August | 30.2 °C | 16.7 °C | 23.8 °C | 38.5 °C | 9.0 °C | 30 | 16 | 0 |
| September | 25.6 °C | 12.8 °C | 19.4 °C | 36.8 °C | 3.9 °C | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| October | 19.4 °C | 8.3 °C | 13.7 °C | 30.8 °C | -4.2 °C | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 12.1 °C | 2.5 °C | 6.8 °C | 22.3 °C | -9.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| December | 6.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 2.2 °C | 18.6 °C | -17.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51 mm | 9 | 9.7 h/day | 59 % | 77 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 44 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 56 % | 71 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 55 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 53 % | 65 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 48 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 50 % | 60 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 48 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 43 % | 56 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 33 mm | 7 | 15 h/day | 28 % | 52 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 8 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 14 % | 43 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 11 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 14 % | 43 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 13 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 46 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 28 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 36 % | 57 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 40 mm | 6 | 10.0 h/day | 44 % | 68 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 52 mm | 9 | 9.4 h/day | 58 % | 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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in June | 9thof 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in September | 33rdof 50 | 95/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in July | 46thof 50 | 82/100 |
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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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.