Average temperatures for December at cities throughout Turkey are listed below in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.
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 tables give the normals for maximum and minimum monthly temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.
Marmara Region
Average December temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
50 |
38 |
Balikesir |
10 |
3 |
53 |
38 |
Bursa |
12 |
3 |
53 |
42 |
Çanakkale |
12 |
6 |
47 |
34 |
Edirne |
8 |
1 |
52 |
42 |
İstanbul |
11 |
6 |
54 |
42 |
İzmit (Kocaeli) |
12 |
6 |
54 |
42 |
Sakarya (Adapazari) |
12 |
5 |
Aegean Turkey
Average daily temperatures in December
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
44 |
31 |
Afon (Afyonkarahisar) |
7 |
-1 |
58 |
43 |
Aydin |
15 |
6 |
57 |
46 |
İzmir |
14 |
8 |
54 |
40 |
Manisa |
12 |
5 |
53 |
37 |
Muğla |
12 |
3 |
Mediterranean Turkey
December temperature averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
62 |
45 |
Adana |
17 |
7 |
62 |
46 |
Antalya |
17 |
8 |
57 |
43 |
Hatay (Antakya) |
14 |
6 |
52 |
38 |
Maras (Kahramanmaraş) |
11 |
4 |
62 |
48 |
Mersin (İçel) |
17 |
9 |
Black Sea Turkey
Average December temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
46 |
31 |
Bolu |
8 |
-1 |
56 |
43 |
Ordu |
13 |
6 |
55 |
42 |
Rize |
13 |
6 |
56 |
44 |
Samsun |
13 |
7 |
54 |
44 |
Sinop |
12 |
7 |
56 |
44 |
Trabzon |
13 |
7 |
53 |
42 |
Zonguldak |
12 |
6 |
Central Anatolia
December temperature averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
44 |
31 |
Ankara |
7 |
0 |
43 |
29 |
Eskişehir |
6 |
-1 |
44 |
26 |
Kayseri |
7 |
-4 |
43 |
28 |
Konya |
6 |
-2 |
43 |
29 |
Nevşehir |
6 |
-1 |
Eastern Anatoli
Average December temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
43 |
30 |
Elâzığ |
6 |
-1 |
30 |
10 |
Erzurum |
-1 |
-12 |
31 |
12 |
Kars |
0 |
-11 |
41 |
26 |
Van |
5 |
-4 |
Southeastern Anatolia
December temperatures: daily averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
49 |
31 |
Diyarbakır |
9 |
-1 |
51 |
35 |
Gaziantep |
10 |
2 |
48 |
38 |
Mardin |
9 |
3 |
54 |
41 |
Urfa (Şanlıurfa) |
12 |
5 |