Mardin weather in February

In February, Mardin sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mardin's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mardin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:14 AM – 4:49 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Mardin is city in Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 40.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical February day in Mardin reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

-5°10°15°20°151015202528
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
190
290
390
491
591
691
791
891
9101
10101
11101
12101
13101
14101
15101
16112
17112
18112
19112
20112
21122
22122
23123
24123
25123
26133
27133
28133

How February really feels in Mardin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mardin weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 709.81.89.71.7
Feb11° / 669.51.810.62.5
Mar15° / 65100.211.74.7
Apr20° / 488.2012.96.8
May27° / 14°315.90147.1
Jun34° / 20°31014.54.0
Jul38° / 23°10.2014.31.4
Aug37° / 23°00.1013.41.8
Sep33° / 18°20.4012.35.1
Oct26° / 13°223.40117.9
Nov17° / 415.80.2106.1
Dec11° / 658.70.89.52.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
55050
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205248
215248
225248
235347
245347
255446
265446
275446
285545

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Mardin gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202528
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1359
2359
3359
4348
5348
6348
7338
8338
9337
10347
11347
12357
13356
14356
15366
16366
17366
18366
19366
20365
21355
22355
23345
24344
25334
26334
27324
28313

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 4:34 PM to 5:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.16:274:34
210.16:274:35
310.26:264:36
410.26:254:37
510.26:244:38
610.36:234:39
710.36:224:40
810.36:214:41
910.46:214:42
1010.46:204:43
1110.46:194:45
1210.56:184:46
1310.56:174:47
1410.56:164:48
1510.66:144:49
1610.66:134:50
1710.66:124:51
1810.76:114:52
1910.76:104:53
2010.86:094:54
2110.86:084:55
2210.86:064:56
2310.96:054:57
2410.96:044:58
2510.96:034:59
2611.06:015:00
2711.06:005:01
2811.15:595:02

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Mardin?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mardin.

What to pack for Mardin in February

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

In February, Mardin sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mardin in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mardin peaks around June 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Mardin 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 Mardin is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2028 µg/m³Jul 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mardin?

Mardin sits at 37.3°N, 40.7°E, 1,056 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Yeşilli, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Mardin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mardin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m around an average of 890 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.

The land around Mardin is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
565 m
16 km
739 m
80 km
1,166 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Yeşilli 7.0 km · Kızıltepe 20 km · Ad Darbāsīyah 28 km · ‘Āmūdā 28 km · Nusaybin 50 km · Al Qāmishlī 52 km · Midyat 54 km · Bismil 60 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 Mardin (37.3131°, 40.7436°, elevation 1,056 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).