Ardeşen weather in February

In February, Ardeşen sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 126 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ardeşen's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ardeşen's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 126 mm; 13.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:20 AM – 4:41 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.1; out of 10

Ardeşen is district and town in Rize Province, Turkey.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 14.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 91/km²; people per km²

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 8°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ardeşen reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

How February really feels in Ardeşen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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.

Ardeşen weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 3°	162	15.2	9.5	9.4	1.0
Feb	8° / 3°	126	13.6	8.8	10.3	1.1
Mar	10° / 5°	133	15.2	7.5	11.7	2.0
Apr	14° / 8°	95	13.7	1.1	13.1	3.7
May	18° / 13°	121	14.6	0	14.3	5.2
Jun	21° / 17°	172	16.7	0	14.9	5.5
Jul	23° / 20°	185	20.1	0	14.7	5.3
Aug	24° / 20°	227	22.7	0	13.6	5.0
Sep	22° / 17°	244	16.9	0	12.3	5.6
Oct	19° / 14°	238	15.2	0	10.9	5.4
Nov	14° / 9°	183	13.1	2.1	9.7	3.8
Dec	10° / 6°	165	13.7	5.7	9.1	2.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

	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 (%)	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38
Cloudier (%)	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ardeşen gets around 126 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 48% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44
Snow chance (%)	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	39
2	53	39
3	53	38
4	53	38
5	52	37
6	52	37
7	52	36
8	51	35
9	51	35
10	50	34
11	50	33
12	50	33
13	49	32
14	49	32
15	48	31
16	48	31
17	47	30
18	47	30
19	46	29
20	46	28
21	45	28
22	45	28
23	45	27
24	45	27
25	45	27
26	44	27
27	44	26
28	44	26

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 9 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 4:57 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)	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:02
Sunset (PM)	4:24	4:25	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	6:35	4:24
2	9.9	6:34	4:25
3	9.9	6:33	4:27
4	9.9	6:32	4:28
5	10.0	6:31	4:29
6	10.0	6:30	4:30
7	10.0	6:29	4:32
8	10.1	6:28	4:33
9	10.1	6:27	4:34
10	10.2	6:26	4:35
11	10.2	6:25	4:36
12	10.2	6:24	4:38
13	10.3	6:22	4:39
14	10.3	6:21	4:40
15	10.4	6:20	4:41
16	10.4	6:19	4:43
17	10.4	6:17	4:44
18	10.5	6:16	4:45
19	10.5	6:15	4:46
20	10.6	6:13	4:48
21	10.6	6:12	4:49
22	10.7	6:11	4:50
23	10.7	6:09	4:51
24	10.7	6:08	4:52
25	10.8	6:06	4:54
26	10.8	6:05	4:55
27	10.9	6:03	4:56
28	10.9	6:02	4:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 2.77 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)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3
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	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.5	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.6	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.8	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ardeşen?

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

1.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ardeşen.

What to pack for Ardeşen in February

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

In February, Ardeşen sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Ardeşen in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	11	17	22	25	26	24	21	17	13
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Ardeşen in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ardeşen peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	6	7	9	8	8	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Ardeşen 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 Ardeşen is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ardeşen's WHO annual average of 14.6 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	16	21	21	18	14	11	12	12	12	13	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ardeşen?

Ardeşen sits at 41.2°N, 41.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çayeli, 24 km away.

Topography around Ardeşen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ardeşen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,871 m.

The land around Ardeşen is covered by water (48%) and trees (44%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (45%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), water (32%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

271 m

water 48%

16 km

1,380 m

trees 53%

80 km

3,871 m

trees 39%

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

February weather nearby: Çayeli 24 km · Arhavi 33 km · Rize 43 km · Hopa 43 km · Of 66 km · Artvin 71 km · Batumi 74 km · Sürmene 78 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 Ardeşen (41.1906°, 40.9793°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	7	3
2	7	3
3	7	3
4	7	3
5	7	3
6	7	3
7	7	3
8	7	3
9	7	3
10	7	3
11	7	3
12	7	3
13	7	3
14	8	3
15	8	3
16	8	3
17	8	3
18	8	3
19	8	3
20	8	3
21	8	3
22	8	4
23	8	4
24	8	4
25	9	4
26	9	4
27	9	4
28	9	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	39
2	53	39
3	53	38
4	53	38
5	52	37
6	52	37
7	52	36
8	51	35
9	51	35
10	50	34
11	50	33
12	50	33
13	49	32
14	49	32
15	48	31
16	48	31
17	47	30
18	47	30
19	46	29
20	46	28
21	45	28
22	45	28
23	45	27
24	45	27
25	45	27
26	44	27
27	44	26
28	44	26

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	39
2	53	39
3	53	38
4	53	38
5	52	37
6	52	37
7	52	36
8	51	35
9	51	35
10	50	34
11	50	33
12	50	33
13	49	32
14	49	32
15	48	31
16	48	31
17	47	30
18	47	30
19	46	29
20	46	28
21	45	28
22	45	28
23	45	27
24	45	27
25	45	27
26	44	27
27	44	26
28	44	26

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	36	64
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	53	39
2	53	39
3	53	38
4	53	38
5	52	37
6	52	37
7	52	36
8	51	35
9	51	35
10	50	34
11	50	33
12	50	33
13	49	32
14	49	32
15	48	31
16	48	31
17	47	30
18	47	30
19	46	29
20	46	28
21	45	28
22	45	28
23	45	27
24	45	27
25	45	27
26	44	27
27	44	26
28	44	26

	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