Ephesus weather in February

In February, Ephesus sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 102 mm of precipitation across 10.1 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 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ephesus's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ephesus's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 102 mm; 10.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 7:09 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 50%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Ephesus is town and district in İzmir Province, Turkey.

Density: 92/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ephesus reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

How February really feels in Ephesus

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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ephesus 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 6°	122	10.3	9.7	3.6
Feb	14° / 6°	102	10.1	10.5	4.0
Mar	16° / 8°	77	8.5	11.7	5.5
Apr	20° / 11°	53	6.9	13	7.1
May	25° / 16°	29	5	14	8.1
Jun	31° / 20°	10	2.5	14.6	6.0
Jul	34° / 23°	2	0.4	14.4	4.1
Aug	34° / 23°	2	0.4	13.5	4.1
Sep	30° / 20°	22	2.6	12.3	6.7
Oct	25° / 15°	67	5.2	11	8.1
Nov	19° / 11°	104	7.9	9.9	6.6
Dec	14° / 7°	120	11.1	9.4	4.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	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 (%)	57	57	57	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	57	57
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	44	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	43	43

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ephesus gets around 102 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings 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 (%)	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34

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

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 10 km/h in February.

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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:55 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)	10.1	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	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:22	5:26
2	10.1	7:21	5:27
3	10.1	7:21	5:28
4	10.2	7:20	5:29
5	10.2	7:19	5:30
6	10.2	7:18	5:31
7	10.3	7:17	5:33
8	10.3	7:16	5:34
9	10.3	7:15	5:35
10	10.4	7:14	5:36
11	10.4	7:13	5:37
12	10.4	7:12	5:38
13	10.5	7:11	5:39
14	10.5	7:10	5:40
15	10.5	7:09	5:41
16	10.6	7:08	5:42
17	10.6	7:07	5:43
18	10.7	7:06	5:45
19	10.7	7:04	5:46
20	10.7	7:03	5:47
21	10.8	7:02	5:48
22	10.8	7:01	5:49
23	10.8	6:59	5:50
24	10.9	6:58	5:51
25	10.9	6:57	5:52
26	11.0	6:55	5:53
27	11.0	6:54	5:54
28	11.0	6:53	5:55

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.22 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)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
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	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.4	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ephesus

In seasonPeak

In February, Ephesus sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ephesus's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ephesus?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ephesus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ephesus in February

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

In February, Ephesus sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ephesus in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 5 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	16	17	19	22	23	24	23	21	19	18
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	24	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Ephesus 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 Ephesus peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	7	9	9	9	7	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Ephesus 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 Ephesus is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 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)	12	14	18	17	17	15	14	15	12	12	14	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ephesus?

Ephesus sits at 38.0°N, 27.4°E, 35 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kuşadası, 14 km away.

Topography around Ephesus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ephesus has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,124 m.

The land around Ephesus is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

377 m

trees 49%

16 km

1,009 m

trees 60%

80 km

2,124 m

trees 42%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Kuşadası 14 km · Söke 23 km · Torbalı 26 km · İncirliova 33 km · Tire 36 km · Bayındır 38 km · Menderes 39 km · Aydın 43 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 Ephesus (37.9514°, 27.3685°, elevation 35 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	13	6
2	13	6
3	13	6
4	13	6
5	13	6
6	13	6
7	13	6
8	13	6
9	13	6
10	13	6
11	13	6
12	13	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	14	7
22	14	7
23	14	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43

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

	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