Average Sunshine in Turkey for December

The tables below give December 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 in December. The month's data are based on weather measurements made from 1991 to 2020.

Marmara Region

Hours of sunshine in December
Place Day Month
Balikesir 1.7 53
Bursa 2.5 78
Çanakkale 2.8 87
Edirne 1.9 59
İstanbul 2.8 87
İzmit (Kocaeli) 2.5 78
Sakarya (Adapazari) 2.5 78

Aegean Turkey

December sunshine averages (hours)
Place Day Month
Afon (Afyonkarahisar) 2.5 78
Aydin 3.2 99
İzmir 4.2 130
Manisa 1.9 59
Muğla 2.5 78

Mediterranean Turkey

Average December sun
Place Day Month
Adana 4.0 124
Antalya 4.7 146
Hatay (Antakya) 3.3 102
Maras (Kahramanmaraş) 3.2 99
Mersin (İçel) 4.6 143

Black Sea Turkey

Total hours of sun on average
Place Day Month
Bolu 1.7 53
Ordu 2.3 71
Rize 1.9 59
Samsun 2.9 90
Sinop 1.9 59
Trabzon 2.1 65
Zonguldak 2.1 65

Central Anatolia

Average hours of sunshine in December
Place Day Month
Ankara 2.4 74
Eskişehir 3.3 102
Kayseri 2.7 84
Konya 3.3 102
Nevşehir 2.8 87

Eastern Anatoli

December sunshine averages in hours
Place Day Month
Elâzığ 2.1 65
Erzurum 2.9 90
Kars 3.3 102
Van 4.1 127

Southeastern Anatolia

Number of sunny hours on average
Place Day Month
Diyarbakır 3.7 115
Gaziantep 3.4 105
Mardin 4.4 136
Urfa (Şanlıurfa) 3.5 109
Reference

T.C. ÇEVRE, ŞEHİRCİLİK VE İKLİM DEĞİŞİKLİĞİ BAKANLIĞI. Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü. Resmi İstatistikler. İllere Ait Mevsim Normalleri (1991-2020).

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