The tables below give yearly averages for the amount of sunshine at dozens of cities throughout Turkey.
The cities are grouped for each region of the country: Marmara Region, Aegean Turkey, Mediterranean Turkey, Black Sea Turkey, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia.
The averages are for the number of hours a day with sun and the total hours of sun a year. These annual data are based on weather measurements made from 1991 to 2020.
Marmara Region
Average hours of sunshine annually
| Place |
Day |
Year |
| Balikesir |
5.8 |
2117 |
| Bursa |
5.6 |
2044 |
| Çanakkale |
6.7 |
2446 |
| Edirne |
5.5 |
2008 |
| İstanbul |
6.3 |
2300 |
| İzmit (Kocaeli) |
5.6 |
2044 |
| Sakarya (Adapazari) |
5.4 |
1971 |
Aegean Turkey
The Aegean region of Turkey is a popular vacation destination. The resort towns of Bodrum, Marmaris and Fethiye are in the southern Aegean, near Mugla.
Annual sunshine averages (hours)
| Place |
Day |
Year |
| Afon (Afyonkarahisar) |
6.4 |
2336 |
| Aydin |
6.2 |
2263 |
| İzmir |
8.0 |
2920 |
| Manisa |
5.7 |
2081 |
| Muğla |
6.3 |
2300 |
Mediterranean Turkey
Yearly average hours of sun
| Place |
Day |
Year |
| Adana |
7.2 |
2628 |
| Antalya |
7.8 |
2847 |
| Hatay (Antakya) |
7.3 |
2665 |
| Maras (Kahramanmaraş) |
6.6 |
2409 |
| Mersin (İçel) |
7.5 |
2738 |
Black Sea Turkey
Number of sunny hours on average
| Place |
Day |
Year |
| Bolu |
4.9 |
1789 |
| Ordu |
4.3 |
1570 |
| Rize |
4.2 |
1533 |
| Samsun |
5.5 |
2008 |
| Sinop |
4.9 |
1789 |
| Trabzon |
4.2 |
1533 |
| Zonguldak |
5.0 |
1825 |
Central Anatolia
Average hours of sunshine yearly
| Place |
Day |
Year |
| Ankara |
6.4 |
2336 |
| Eskişehir |
6.2 |
2263 |
| Kayseri |
6.7 |
2446 |
| Konya |
7.4 |
2701 |
| Nevşehir |
7.0 |
2555 |
Eastern Anatoli
Annual sunshine averages (hours)
| Place |
Day |
Year |
| Elâzığ |
6.5 |
2373 |
| Erzurum |
6.7 |
2446 |
| Kars |
6.5 |
2373 |
| Van |
8.1 |
2957 |
Southeastern Anatolia
Total hours of sun on average
| Place |
Day |
Year |
| Diyarbakır |
7.5 |
2738 |
| Gaziantep |
6.3 |
2300 |
| Mardin |
8.2 |
2993 |
| Urfa (Şanlıurfa) |
7.5 |
2738 |