Mersin weather in February

In February, Mersin sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 62 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Mersin's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mersin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 62 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:38 AM – 5:14 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Mersin is city in Turkey.

Air quality: High; PM10 84.3 µg/m³ · 2018
Density: 34/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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical February day in Mersin reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12

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

How February really feels in Mersin

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.

Mersin 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	14° / 10°	99	9.6	9.8	4.2
Feb	15° / 10°	62	7.9	10.6	4.6
Mar	17° / 12°	47	6.7	11.7	6.1
Apr	20° / 15°	29	5.3	12.9	7.2
May	24° / 19°	21	3.8	13.9	8.4
Jun	27° / 23°	5	1.4	14.5	8.5
Jul	29° / 26°	2	0.4	14.3	7.3
Aug	30° / 26°	3	0.8	13.4	6.6
Sep	29° / 24°	11	2.4	12.2	7.4
Oct	26° / 21°	30	3.8	11	8.2
Nov	20° / 16°	70	5.5	10	7.4
Dec	16° / 12°	126	9.4	9.5	5.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mersin gets around 62 mm of rain over 7.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	28
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	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 99% 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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 12 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

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 6:51 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:27 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	10.2	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	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22
Sunset (PM)	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	6:51	4:59
2	10.2	6:50	5:00
3	10.2	6:49	5:01
4	10.2	6:48	5:02
5	10.3	6:48	5:03
6	10.3	6:47	5:05
7	10.3	6:46	5:06
8	10.4	6:45	5:07
9	10.4	6:44	5:08
10	10.4	6:43	5:09
11	10.5	6:42	5:10
12	10.5	6:41	5:11
13	10.5	6:40	5:12
14	10.6	6:39	5:13
15	10.6	6:38	5:14
16	10.6	6:37	5:15
17	10.7	6:36	5:16
18	10.7	6:35	5:17
19	10.7	6:34	5:18
20	10.8	6:32	5:19
21	10.8	6:31	5:20
22	10.9	6:30	5:21
23	10.9	6:29	5:22
24	10.9	6:28	5:23
25	11.0	6:26	5:24
26	11.0	6:25	5:25
27	11.0	6:24	5:26
28	11.1	6:22	5:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.43 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)	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mersin

In seasonPeak

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

Mersin's rainy season runs November–February, 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 Mersin?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mersin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mersin in February

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

In February, Mersin sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Mersin in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 16 — about 7.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	17	17	18	21	25	28	29	28	26	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Mersin 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 Mersin peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	7	8	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	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	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	Moderate

Air quality in Mersin 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 Mersin is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	16	20	21	21	18	15	17	17	15	15	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mersin?

Mersin sits at 36.8°N, 34.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Tarsus, 25 km away.

Topography around Mersin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mersin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,484 m.

The land around Mersin is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (27%), trees (25%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

69 m

artificial surfaces 70%

16 km

1,068 m

water 37%

80 km

3,484 m

grassland 27%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Tarsus 25 km · Erdemli 37 km · Kireçocağı 59 km · Adana 64 km · Silifke 79 km · Taşucu 87 km · Ereğli 94 km · İmamoğlu 103 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 Mersin (36.812°, 34.6389°, elevation 10 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	14	10
2	14	10
3	14	10
4	14	10
5	14	10
6	14	10
7	14	10
8	14	10
9	14	10
10	14	10
11	14	10
12	14	10
13	14	10
14	15	10
15	15	10
16	15	10
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	11
22	15	11
23	15	11
24	15	11
25	16	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	28
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	28
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	59	41
5	59	41
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	30
5	30
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	29
10	28
11	29
12	29
13	29
14	29
15	29
16	29
17	29
18	29
19	29
20	29
21	29
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	27
26	27
27	27
28	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2