February Weather in Gümüşhacıköy Turkey

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 39°F to 45°F, rarely falling below 28°F or exceeding 59°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 22°F to 26°F, rarely falling below 11°F or exceeding 35°F.

For reference, on August 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Gümüşhacıköy typically range from 55°F to 82°F, while on January 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 22°F to 38°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of February in Gümüşhacıköy experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 57% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 58% on February 21.

The clearest day of the month is February 2, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 44% of the time.

For reference, on December 23, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 59%, while on August 1, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 97%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Gümüşhacıköy, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is gradually increasing, starting the month at 15% and ending it at 18%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 26% on May 24, and its lowest chance is 6% on August 2.

Over the course of February in Gümüşhacıköy, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 8% to 12%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 3% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 4% throughout.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Gümüşhacıköy is essentially constant, remaining about 0.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.3 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.5 inches on February 5.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during February in Gümüşhacıköy is essentially constant, remaining about 3.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 9.0 inches or falling to 0.0 inches.

Over the course of February in Gümüşhacıköy, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 10 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 29 seconds, and weekly increase of 17 minutes, 25 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 10 hours, 5 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 29, with 11 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Gümüşhacıköy is 7:50 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 36 minutes earlier at 7:14 AM on February 29.

The earliest sunset is 5:55 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 34 minutes later at 6:29 PM on February 29.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Gümüşhacıköy during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:07 AM and sets 15 hours, 7 minutes later, at 8:14 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:00 AM and sets 9 hours, 14 minutes later, at 5:14 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Gümüşhacıköy is essentially constant during February, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Gümüşhacıköy is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 7.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 12, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.0 miles per hour, while on May 24, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during February is 8.0 miles per hour on February 12.

The hourly average wind direction in Gümüşhacıköy throughout February is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 43% on February 3.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Gümüşhacıköy typically lasts for 5.5 months (168 days), from around May 3 to around October 18, rarely starting before April 12 or after May 22, and rarely ending before September 26 or after November 10.

The month of February in Gümüşhacıköy is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Gümüşhacıköy are essentially constant during February, remaining within 4°F of 5°F throughout.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Gümüşhacıköy is increasing during February, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 2.5 kWh to 3.5 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gümüşhacıköy are 40.873 deg latitude, 35.215 deg longitude, and 2,697 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gümüşhacıköy contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 801 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,723 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (4,295 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (6,726 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gümüşhacıköy is covered by cropland (84%) and artificial surfaces (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (38%) and trees (32%), and within 50 miles by trees (40%) and cropland (37%).