Kula in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kula sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 161 mm of precipitation over about 25 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 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
11°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
161 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
2.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kula in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.

A typical winter day in Kula reaches about 11°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 Kula

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 72 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
72
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kula 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
Jan10° / 568.11.69.62.2
Feb11° / 528.21.410.53.0
Mar15° / 508.30.611.74.8
Apr20° / 437.80.2136.8
May26° / 12°377.1014.17.5
Jun31° / 17°184.3014.65.7
Jul34° / 20°51.4014.44.0
Aug34° / 20°61.8013.54.0
Sep30° / 15°102.5012.36.8
Oct24° / 10°304.80118.0
Nov17° / 435.60.19.96.0
Dec11° / 548.61.39.42.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kula gets around 161 mm of rain and snow over 25 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 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min in early December to 11 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kula?

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.

2.7
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 Kula.

What to pack for Kula in Winter

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

In winter, Kula sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kula 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 Kula peaks around June 23 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kula 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 Kula is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1221 µg/m³Jul 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kula?

Kula sits at 38.5°N, 28.6°E, 671 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Alaşehir, 25 km away.

Topography around Kula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m around an average of 695 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,069 m.

The land around Kula is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), cropland (30%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (34%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
250 m
16 km
1,017 m
80 km
2,069 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Alaşehir 25 km · Salihli 44 km · Demirci 55 km · Simav 67 km · Uşak 67 km · Ödemiş 69 km · Sarayköy 73 km · Nazilli 76 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 Kula (38.5473°, 28.6498°, elevation 671 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.