Climate averages 1991–2020
Samsun weather
in February.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cool month in Samsun: daytime highs average 9.1°C and nights cool to about 1.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 73 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bafra (48 km away). In February its highs average 9.1°C, about as warm as Samsun, with 60 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Samsun ranks joint 62nd of 138 for the warmest February highs and joint 75th of 138 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 138 cities is 8.8°C; Samsun is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 11.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 73 mm to 92 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Samsun climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 82 | 13.3 | 9.610 h |
| February, selected | 9.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 73 | 12.0 | 10.611 h |
| March | 11.5°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 92 | 14.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.0°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 79 | 12.9 | 13.313 h |
| May | 19.1°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 79 | 12.9 | 14.514 h |
| June | 23.1°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 60 | 9.9 | 15.115 h |
| July | 25.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 36 | 7.1 | 14.815 h |
| August | 26.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 35 | 7.3 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 65 | 9.9 | 12.513 h |
| October | 19.3°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 89 | 11.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 14.7°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 81 | 9.9 | 9.910 h |
| December | 10.5°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 92 | 12.3 | 9.39 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Bafra in FebruaryTurkey · 48 kmHigh 9.1°C · Low 3.1°C · 60 mm rain
- Ünye in FebruaryTurkey · 81 kmHigh 9.0°C · Low 3.0°C · 71 mm rain
- Amasya in FebruaryTurkey · 81 kmHigh 8.7°C · Low 0.2°C · 45 mm rain
- Fatsa in FebruaryTurkey · 101 kmHigh 8.9°C · Low 2.3°C · 89 mm rain
- Turhal in FebruaryTurkey · 102 kmHigh 7.9°C · Low -2.3°C · 44 mm rain
- Tokat in FebruaryTurkey · 109 kmHigh 6.7°C · Low -3.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Ordu in FebruaryTurkey · 134 kmHigh 8.6°C · Low 2.0°C · 89 mm rain
- Çorum in FebruaryTurkey · 142 kmHigh 6.7°C · Low -2.0°C · 48 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Samsun) is explained once on the Samsun year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.