Geography
Thursday, December 18th, 2008Geography
Antalya is dominated by two climates. The coastal area is typically Mediterranean with hot dry summers and mild rainy winters. The interior region has a transitional climate affected by Central Anatolia and the Mediterranean. In July and August, the temperature can reach 35 degrees, with minimal rainfall.
Winters can get down to 4 degrees, and very rarely with it reach freezing point. The wettest months are December and January, with 250mm of rain per month. The average annual humidity is 61%.
The summer months in Istanbul are generally hot and quite humid. The winters can be cold and wet, although not as extreme as other areas of the country. The sea temperature is creep up to 30 degrees in June, July and August, with very little rain. Spring and autumn are popular times to visit because of the comfortable climate, good for lots of walking and sightseeing, with highs between 15 – 25 degrees C, in April, May, September and October. By the winter, the dry cold air mass from the Black Sea and cold damp front from the Balkans brings a chilly season with daytime highs of between 10 – 15 degrees C, and nights much colder. Although rarely falling to freezing point, there is the occasional light snow in the city.
Aksaray province is belong to Interior Anatolian Region’s climate; terrestrial climate is dominant, where summers are hot and dry while the winters are cold and snowy.
In the city, the climate is similar to that of the whole of the Central Anatolian Region. Summers are hot and dry, and winters are cold and rainy.
Affected by the Mediterranean climate, the rainy season is winter and snow is rarely seen. Aydın is open to the winds coming in off the sea from the west. In the summertime it practically never rains.
The province of Muş, is generally under the dominance of the severe terrestrial climate of Eastern Anatolia.
The climate of Van Lake is dominant in the area. The summers are rainy and hot, while the winters are rainy and quite cold. The spring and autumn times are warm and rainy.
The climate type of the Yalova Province displays a transition climate property between Mediterranean and Black Sea Region climates. The region occasionally reflects the properties of terrestrial climate and the summer seasons are hot and dry while winter seasons are mild and highly precipitant.