Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ortaca Turkey

In Ortaca, the summers are hot, arid, and clear and the winters are long, very cold, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 29°F to 98°F and is rarely below 20°F or above 103°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Ortaca for hot-weather activities is from mid June to mid September.

The hot season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 7 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Ortaca is July, with an average high of 97°F and low of 67°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 22 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature below 54°F. The coldest month of the year in Ortaca is January, with an average low of 29°F and high of 43°F.

In Ortaca, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Ortaca begins around May 17 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around October 9.

The clearest month of the year in Ortaca is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 9 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around May 17.

The cloudiest month of the year in Ortaca is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 47% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Ortaca varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from October 23 to May 16, with a greater than 13% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Ortaca is February, with an average of 7.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from May 16 to October 23. The month with the fewest wet days in Ortaca is August, with an average of 0.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Ortaca is March, with an average of 7.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 24% on April 1.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Ortaca experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from October 6 to May 24, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Ortaca is March, with an average rainfall of 1.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 24 to October 6. The month with the least rain in Ortaca is August, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Ortaca experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from December 12 to March 3, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Ortaca is January, with an average snowfall of 1.8 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.3 months, from March 3 to December 12. The least snow falls around July 21, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Ortaca varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 35 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:52 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 37 minutes later at 7:28 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 4:55 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 43 minutes later at 7:38 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Ortaca during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

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 perceived humidity level in Ortaca, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

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 Ortaca experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from May 17 to August 8, with average wind speeds of more than 6.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Ortaca is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.3 months, from August 8 to May 17. The calmest month of the year in Ortaca is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ortaca varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 4.0 days, from February 18 to February 22; for 1.6 weeks, from February 25 to March 7; for 1.2 months, from April 28 to June 5; and for 2.0 months, from September 25 to November 25, with a peak percentage of 35% on May 30. The wind is most often from the east for 3.0 days, from February 22 to February 25 and for 2.8 months, from November 25 to February 18, with a peak percentage of 31% on February 22. The wind is most often from the west for 3.7 months, from June 5 to September 25, with a peak percentage of 37% on September 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ortaca throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Ortaca for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid May to mid June and from early September to mid October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ortaca for hot-weather activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Ortaca typically lasts for 7.9 months (241 days), from around March 22 to around November 19, rarely starting before March 2 or after April 12, and rarely ending before October 31 or after December 10.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Ortaca should appear around April 3, only rarely appearing before March 21 or after April 17.

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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 17 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ortaca is June, with an average of 8.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 31 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ortaca is December, with an average of 2.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ortaca are 37.474 deg latitude, 41.556 deg longitude, and 3,202 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ortaca contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 361 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,108 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,425 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,444 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ortaca is covered by cropland (46%), grassland (27%), sparse vegetation (15%), and trees (11%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (33%) and cropland (27%), and within 50 miles by cropland (42%) and sparse vegetation (22%).