Afşin weather in February

In February, Afşin sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Afşin's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afşin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -5°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 57 mm; 8.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:31 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Afşin is Town and seat of the Afşin district.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical February day in Afşin reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
Avg low (°C)	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	2	-6
6	2	-6
7	2	-6
8	2	-6
9	3	-6
10	3	-6
11	3	-6
12	3	-6
13	3	-6
14	3	-5
15	4	-5
16	4	-5
17	4	-5
18	4	-5
19	4	-5
20	5	-5
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-4
24	5	-4
25	6	-4
26	6	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3

How February really feels in Afşin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Afşin weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -6°	70	9.5	9.7	9.6	0.0
Feb	4° / -5°	57	8.5	7.5	10.5	0.1
Mar	9° / -1°	60	9.6	4.4	11.7	2.0
Apr	15° / 3°	51	9.5	1	13	4.8
May	21° / 8°	39	8.6	0	14	7.0
Jun	27° / 12°	12	3.5	0	14.6	8.1
Jul	31° / 15°	2	0.4	0	14.4	6.4
Aug	31° / 15°	2	0.4	0	13.5	6.3
Sep	26° / 11°	7	1.4	0	12.3	8.5
Oct	20° / 7°	26	4.9	0.2	11	7.3
Nov	11° / 0°	46	6.6	1.9	9.9	3.2
Dec	4° / -4°	71	9.2	6.9	9.4	0.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	50	50	50	49	48	49	49	48	47	48	48	48	47	47	49	49	49	50	50	50	50
Cloudier (%)	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	50	50	50	51	52	51	51	52	53	52	52	52	53	53	51	51	51	50	50	50	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Afşin gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30
Snow chance (%)	32	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	32
2	33	32
3	33	31
4	32	31
5	32	30
6	32	29
7	31	29
8	31	28
9	31	28
10	31	28
11	31	28
12	31	28
13	31	28
14	31	28
15	31	28
16	32	28
17	32	28
18	32	28
19	32	28
20	31	27
21	31	27
22	31	26
23	31	25
24	31	24
25	30	23
26	30	22
27	30	21
28	30	20

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 5:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15
Sunset (PM)	4:47	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	6:45	4:47
2	10.1	6:44	4:48
3	10.1	6:43	4:49
4	10.1	6:42	4:50
5	10.2	6:41	4:52
6	10.2	6:40	4:53
7	10.2	6:40	4:54
8	10.3	6:39	4:55
9	10.3	6:38	4:56
10	10.3	6:37	4:57
11	10.4	6:36	4:58
12	10.4	6:35	4:59
13	10.4	6:33	5:00
14	10.5	6:32	5:02
15	10.5	6:31	5:03
16	10.6	6:30	5:04
17	10.6	6:29	5:05
18	10.6	6:28	5:06
19	10.7	6:27	5:07
20	10.7	6:25	5:08
21	10.8	6:24	5:09
22	10.8	6:23	5:10
23	10.8	6:22	5:11
24	10.9	6:20	5:12
25	10.9	6:19	5:13
26	10.9	6:18	5:15
27	11.0	6:16	5:16
28	11.0	6:15	5:17

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Afşin?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Afşin.

What to pack for Afşin in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Afşin sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Afşin in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afşin peaks around August 10 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	8	8	10	11	11	9	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Afşin in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Afşin is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	18	20	21	22	19	12	14	16	18	16	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Afşin?

Afşin sits at 38.2°N, 36.9°E, 1,222 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Elbistan, 25 km away.

Topography around Afşin

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Afşin.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afşin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 1,267 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,300 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,646 m.

The land around Afşin is covered by cropland (42%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

350 m

cropland 42%

16 km

1,300 m

cropland 53%

80 km

2,646 m

grassland 65%

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← January Afşin year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Elbistan 25 km · Göksun 44 km · Yeşilova 58 km · Darende 61 km · Çağlayancerit 65 km · Kahramanmaraş 74 km · Gölbaşı 82 km · Pazarcık 91 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $18,599; 2025
Happiness: 5.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 3.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 6.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 488
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Afşin (38.2477°, 36.914°, elevation 1,222 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	2	-6
6	2	-6
7	2	-6
8	2	-6
9	3	-6
10	3	-6
11	3	-6
12	3	-6
13	3	-6
14	3	-5
15	4	-5
16	4	-5
17	4	-5
18	4	-5
19	4	-5
20	5	-5
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-4
24	5	-4
25	6	-4
26	6	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	32
2	33	32
3	33	31
4	32	31
5	32	30
6	32	29
7	31	29
8	31	28
9	31	28
10	31	28
11	31	28
12	31	28
13	31	28
14	31	28
15	31	28
16	32	28
17	32	28
18	32	28
19	32	28
20	31	27
21	31	27
22	31	26
23	31	25
24	31	24
25	30	23
26	30	22
27	30	21
28	30	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	2	-6
6	2	-6
7	2	-6
8	2	-6
9	3	-6
10	3	-6
11	3	-6
12	3	-6
13	3	-6
14	3	-5
15	4	-5
16	4	-5
17	4	-5
18	4	-5
19	4	-5
20	5	-5
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-4
24	5	-4
25	6	-4
26	6	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	32
2	33	32
3	33	31
4	32	31
5	32	30
6	32	29
7	31	29
8	31	28
9	31	28
10	31	28
11	31	28
12	31	28
13	31	28
14	31	28
15	31	28
16	32	28
17	32	28
18	32	28
19	32	28
20	31	27
21	31	27
22	31	26
23	31	25
24	31	24
25	30	23
26	30	22
27	30	21
28	30	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-6
4	2	-6
5	2	-6
6	2	-6
7	2	-6
8	2	-6
9	3	-6
10	3	-6
11	3	-6
12	3	-6
13	3	-6
14	3	-5
15	4	-5
16	4	-5
17	4	-5
18	4	-5
19	4	-5
20	5	-5
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-4
24	5	-4
25	6	-4
26	6	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	50	50
28	50	50

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	33	32
2	33	32
3	33	31
4	32	31
5	32	30
6	32	29
7	31	29
8	31	28
9	31	28
10	31	28
11	31	28
12	31	28
13	31	28
14	31	28
15	31	28
16	32	28
17	32	28
18	32	28
19	32	28
20	31	27
21	31	27
22	31	26
23	31	25
24	31	24
25	30	23
26	30	22
27	30	21
28	30	20

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100