Karşıyaka climate
Karşıyaka is warmest in August, with average highs of 35 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 3.7 °C. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and July the driest (2.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Karşıyaka averages 646 mm of rain, 154 days above 25 °C and 14 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 339,624 · 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 35 °C
- Coldest month January 3.7 °C
- Driest month July 2 mm
- Wettest month December 102 mm
- Least cloud July 4 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 44 °C
- Coldest on record February -9.2 °C
- Warmest sea August 24 °C
What to expectKarşıyaka through the year
Karşıyaka has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in January to 35 °C in August, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 154 days a year reach 25 °C, 102 of them reach 30 °C, 14 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. December averages 102 mm against 2 mm in July — 42 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Karşıyaka is warmest in August at 24 °C and coldest in March at 16 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8 °C | 97 mm | 51 % |
| February | 13.1 °C | 90 mm | 52 % |
| March | 16.1 °C | 75 mm | 46 % |
| April | 20.4 °C | 54 mm | 44 % |
| May | 26.1 °C | 37 mm | 33 % |
| June | 31.6 °C | 12 mm | 15 % |
| July | 35.3 °C | 2 mm | 4 % |
| August | 35.3 °C | 3 mm | 4 % |
| September | 30.1 °C | 22 mm | 14 % |
| October | 24.0 °C | 61 mm | 32 % |
| November | 17.9 °C | 90 mm | 44 % |
| December | 13.0 °C | 102 mm | 54 % |
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 | 11.8 °C | 3.7 °C | 7.4 °C | 19.5 °C | -5.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| February | 13.1 °C | 4.1 °C | 8.4 °C | 25.5 °C | -9.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| March | 16.1 °C | 6.0 °C | 11.0 °C | 27.2 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 20.4 °C | 9.7 °C | 15.2 °C | 32.5 °C | 1.1 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 26.1 °C | 14.7 °C | 20.5 °C | 36.4 °C | 7.1 °C | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| June | 31.6 °C | 19.2 °C | 25.6 °C | 42.5 °C | 12.8 °C | 29 | 19 | 0 |
| July | 35.3 °C | 21.9 °C | 28.6 °C | 44.3 °C | 16.9 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| August | 35.3 °C | 22.2 °C | 28.6 °C | 42.4 °C | 17.3 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| September | 30.1 °C | 18.4 °C | 24.0 °C | 41.9 °C | 11.3 °C | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| October | 24.0 °C | 14.0 °C | 18.6 °C | 36.0 °C | 5.1 °C | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 17.9 °C | 9.1 °C | 13.2 °C | 29.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 13.0 °C | 5.5 °C | 8.9 °C | 22.9 °C | -6.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 mm | 10 | 9.8 h/day | 51 % | 79 % | 15 km/h | 16.3 °C |
| February | 90 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 77 % | 16 km/h | 15.9 °C |
| March | 75 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 46 % | 73 % | 16 km/h | 15.8 °C |
| April | 54 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 44 % | 70 % | 15 km/h | 16.5 °C |
| May | 37 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 33 % | 64 % | 15 km/h | 18.8 °C |
| June | 12 mm | 3 | 15 h/day | 15 % | 54 % | 17 km/h | 21.9 °C |
| July | 2 mm | 1 | 15 h/day | 4 % | 47 % | 18 km/h | 23.2 °C |
| August | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 4 % | 49 % | 18 km/h | 23.7 °C |
| September | 22 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 14 % | 58 % | 16 km/h | 22.7 °C |
| October | 61 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 32 % | 70 % | 14 km/h | 21.0 °C |
| November | 90 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 44 % | 77 % | 14 km/h | 18.8 °C |
| December | 102 mm | 11 | 9.5 h/day | 54 % | 81 % | 15 km/h | 17.3 °C |
How Karşıyaka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karşıyaka | 35 °C | 3.7 °C | 646 mm | 154 |
| İzmir · Turkey | 35 °C | 3.0 °C | 707 mm | 150 |
| Konak · Turkey | 35 °C | 3.2 °C | 646 mm | 149 |
| Karabağlar · Turkey | 36 °C | 3.3 °C | 711 mm | 155 |
| Aydın · Turkey | 37 °C | 2.9 °C | 736 mm | 164 |
| Balıkesir · Turkey | 31 °C | 1.5 °C | 569 mm | 124 |
| Merkezefendi · Turkey | 35 °C | 1.2 °C | 443 mm | 155 |
Where Karşıyaka ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in May | 37thof 50 | 77/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Karşıyaka.
QuestionsCommon questions about Karşıyaka’s climate
When is the best time to visit Karşıyaka?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October 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 Karşıyaka get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 35 °C. About 102 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 3.7 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 14 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Karşıyaka?
December, averaging 102 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is July with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 646 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 Karşıyaka 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.