Edirne in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Edirne sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 159 mm of precipitation over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Edirne's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Edirne's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
159 mm
22 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
1.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Edirne in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Edirne reaches about 8°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Edirne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 86 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
86
wind chill below the day's low

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

Edirne weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 527.32.49.31.1
Feb / 476.81.810.32.1
Mar13° / 549111.73.8
Apr18° / 427.50.113.16.2
May24° / 13°468.6014.37.2
Jun29° / 17°387.70156.2
Jul32° / 19°305.2014.75.0
Aug32° / 19°163013.75.1
Sep27° / 15°274.2012.37.5
Oct21° / 11°605.90.110.97.1
Nov14° / 556.50.39.64.5
Dec / 6082.291.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Edirne gets around 159 mm of rain and snow over 22 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Edirne?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Edirne.

What to pack for Edirne in Winter

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

In winter, Edirne sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Edirne in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Edirne peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 18UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Edirne in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Edirne is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Edirne's WHO annual average of 21.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1927 µg/m³Sep 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Edirne?

Edirne sits at 41.7°N, 26.6°E, 62 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Orestiáda, 19 km away.

Topography around Edirne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edirne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,243 m.

The land around Edirne is covered by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,243 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Orestiáda 19 km · Svilengrad 31 km · Uzunköprü 47 km · Babaeski 53 km · Kırklareli 56 km · Harmanli 61 km · Hayrabolu 69 km · Lüleburgaz 73 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
Muslim 100%other 0%

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 Edirne (41.6772°, 26.556°, elevation 62 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.