Average temperatures for January 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 January temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
48 |
34 |
Balikesir |
9 |
1 |
50 |
35 |
Bursa |
10 |
2 |
50 |
38 |
Çanakkale |
10 |
4 |
45 |
31 |
Edirne |
7 |
0 |
49 |
39 |
İstanbul |
9 |
4 |
50 |
38 |
İzmit (Kocaeli) |
10 |
4 |
50 |
38 |
Sakarya (Adapazari) |
10 |
4 |
Aegean Turkey
Average daily temperatures in January
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
40 |
27 |
Afon (Afyonkarahisar) |
5 |
-3 |
56 |
40 |
Aydin |
14 |
4 |
55 |
43 |
İzmir |
13 |
6 |
51 |
37 |
Manisa |
11 |
3 |
51 |
35 |
Muğla |
10 |
2 |
Mediterranean Turkey
January temperature averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
59 |
42 |
Adana |
15 |
6 |
59 |
43 |
Antalya |
15 |
6 |
55 |
41 |
Hatay (Antakya) |
13 |
5 |
49 |
35 |
Maras (Kahramanmaraş) |
10 |
2 |
59 |
46 |
Mersin (İçel) |
15 |
8 |
Black Sea Turkey
Average January temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
42 |
28 |
Bolu |
6 |
-2 |
52 |
40 |
Ordu |
11 |
4 |
52 |
39 |
Rize |
11 |
4 |
52 |
40 |
Samsun |
11 |
4 |
49 |
41 |
Sinop |
10 |
5 |
52 |
41 |
Trabzon |
11 |
5 |
49 |
39 |
Zonguldak |
9 |
4 |
Central Anatolia
January temperature averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
40 |
28 |
Ankara |
5 |
-2 |
39 |
28 |
Eskişehir |
4 |
-3 |
40 |
22 |
Kayseri |
5 |
-5 |
40 |
25 |
Konya |
5 |
-4 |
39 |
26 |
Nevşehir |
4 |
-4 |
Eastern Anatoli
Average January temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
39 |
26 |
Elâzığ |
4 |
-3 |
25 |
3 |
Erzurum |
-4 |
-16 |
26 |
5 |
Kars |
-3 |
-15 |
37 |
21 |
Van |
3 |
-6 |
Southeastern Anatolia
January temperatures: daily averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
45 |
28 |
Diyarbakır |
7 |
-2 |
47 |
33 |
Gaziantep |
8 |
0 |
44 |
34 |
Mardin |
7 |
1 |
51 |
37 |
Urfa (Şanlıurfa) |
11 |
3 |