Ordu climate
Ordu is warmest in August, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 1.9 °C. October is the wettest month (150 mm) and July the driest (80 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ordu averages 1,264 mm of rain, 42 days above 25 °C and 25 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 229,214 · 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 25 °C
- Coldest month February 1.9 °C
- Driest month July 80 mm
- Wettest month October 150 mm
- Least cloud July 42 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 36 °C
- Coldest on record January -11 °C
- Warmest sea August 25 °C
What to expectOrdu through the year
Ordu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.7 °C in February to 25 °C in August, a swing of 17 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 42 days a year reach 25 °C, 1 of them reach 30 °C, 25 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in May.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 80 mm in July to 150 mm in October. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Ordu is warmest in August at 25 °C and coldest in February at 8.3 °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 | 8.6 °C | 116 mm | 68 % |
| February | 8.7 °C | 88 mm | 66 % |
| March | 11.2 °C | 106 mm | 66 % |
| April | 14.7 °C | 92 mm | 60 % |
| May | 18.7 °C | 92 mm | 55 % |
| June | 22.2 °C | 90 mm | 46 % |
| July | 24.6 °C | 80 mm | 42 % |
| August | 25.2 °C | 84 mm | 45 % |
| September | 22.4 °C | 132 mm | 51 % |
| October | 19.1 °C | 150 mm | 60 % |
| November | 14.8 °C | 121 mm | 59 % |
| December | 10.8 °C | 112 mm | 66 % |
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 | 8.6 °C | 2.2 °C | 5.3 °C | 18.0 °C | -10.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| February | 8.7 °C | 1.9 °C | 5.3 °C | 22.1 °C | -9.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March | 11.2 °C | 4.2 °C | 7.8 °C | 27.5 °C | -8.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| April | 14.7 °C | 7.4 °C | 11.4 °C | 30.2 °C | -6.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 18.7 °C | 11.8 °C | 15.6 °C | 35.8 °C | 4.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 22.2 °C | 16.0 °C | 19.6 °C | 32.6 °C | 8.4 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 24.6 °C | 19.0 °C | 22.1 °C | 32.8 °C | 13.5 °C | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 25.2 °C | 19.8 °C | 22.6 °C | 31.5 °C | 13.2 °C | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 22.4 °C | 16.7 °C | 19.6 °C | 33.2 °C | 8.7 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 19.1 °C | 13.2 °C | 16.0 °C | 32.2 °C | 4.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 14.8 °C | 8.2 °C | 11.3 °C | 25.8 °C | -2.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.8 °C | 4.6 °C | 7.5 °C | 23.0 °C | -9.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 116 mm | 14 | 9.6 h/day | 68 % | 75 % | 15 km/h | 9.7 °C |
| February | 88 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 66 % | 76 % | 16 km/h | 8.3 °C |
| March | 106 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 78 % | 15 km/h | 8.4 °C |
| April | 92 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 60 % | 81 % | 14 km/h | 10.5 °C |
| May | 92 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 55 % | 85 % | 13 km/h | 15.3 °C |
| June | 90 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 46 % | 84 % | 12 km/h | 20.9 °C |
| July | 80 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 42 % | 82 % | 13 km/h | 24.1 °C |
| August | 84 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 45 % | 82 % | 12 km/h | 25.3 °C |
| September | 132 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 51 % | 83 % | 13 km/h | 23.4 °C |
| October | 150 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 60 % | 82 % | 14 km/h | 19.8 °C |
| November | 121 mm | 11 | 9.9 h/day | 59 % | 78 % | 14 km/h | 15.9 °C |
| December | 112 mm | 13 | 9.3 h/day | 66 % | 75 % | 14 km/h | 12.4 °C |
How Ordu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordu | 25 °C | 1.9 °C | 1,264 mm | 42 |
| Samsun · Turkey | 27 °C | 2.0 °C | 856 mm | 62 |
| Trabzon · Turkey | 25 °C | 2.1 °C | 1,678 mm | 41 |
| Sivas · Turkey | 28 °C | -7.6 °C | 434 mm | 70 |
| Erzincan · Turkey | 30 °C | -8.1 °C | 676 mm | 90 |
| Çorum · Turkey | 29 °C | -3.0 °C | 553 mm | 95 |
Where Ordu ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Asia in June | 29th of 50 | 22 °C |
| The coolest places in Asia in May | 37th of 50 | 19 °C |
| The coolest places in Asia in July | 41st of 50 | 25 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Ordu’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ordu?
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 Ordu get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 1 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 1.9 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 25 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ordu?
October, averaging 150 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is July with 80 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,264 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 Ordu 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
- Data point
- 40.978°, 37.890° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.