Ortaca weather in February

In February, Ortaca sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 143 mm of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Ortaca's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ortaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 143 mm; 10.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:02 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Ortaca is district and town in Muğla Province, Turkey.

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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ortaca reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10

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

Ortaca 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° / 9°	198	12.5	9.8	3.7
Feb	14° / 9°	143	10.9	10.6	3.9
Mar	15° / 10°	96	8.6	11.7	5.1
Apr	18° / 13°	63	8.2	12.9	6.3
May	21° / 17°	36	6.6	13.9	7.7
Jun	25° / 21°	10	3	14.5	8.7
Jul	28° / 24°	3	1	14.3	8.0
Aug	29° / 25°	4	1.3	13.4	7.5
Sep	27° / 22°	20	2	12.2	8.7
Oct	23° / 18°	84	5.4	11	8.2
Nov	19° / 14°	148	8.2	10	6.5
Dec	15° / 10°	203	12.2	9.5	4.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

	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 (%)	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Ortaca gets around 143 mm of rain and snow over 10.9 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 39% and peaks near 40% 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 (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	1
2	39	1
3	39	1
4	39	1
5	39	1
6	39	1
7	39	1
8	39	1
9	40	1
10	40	1
11	40	1
12	40	1
13	40	1
14	40	1
15	40	2
16	40	2
17	40	2
18	39	2
19	39	2
20	39	1
21	38	1
22	38	1
23	37	1
24	37	1
25	36	1
26	36	1
27	35	1
28	35	1

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 12 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	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	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	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 7:14 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:51 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)	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:14	5:23
2	10.2	7:14	5:24
3	10.2	7:13	5:25
4	10.2	7:12	5:26
5	10.3	7:11	5:27
6	10.3	7:10	5:28
7	10.3	7:09	5:29
8	10.4	7:09	5:30
9	10.4	7:08	5:31
10	10.4	7:07	5:32
11	10.5	7:06	5:33
12	10.5	7:05	5:34
13	10.5	7:04	5:35
14	10.6	7:03	5:36
15	10.6	7:02	5:37
16	10.6	7:01	5:38
17	10.7	6:59	5:40
18	10.7	6:58	5:41
19	10.7	6:57	5:42
20	10.8	6:56	5:43
21	10.8	6:55	5:44
22	10.9	6:54	5:45
23	10.9	6:52	5:46
24	10.9	6:51	5:47
25	11.0	6:50	5:48
26	11.0	6:49	5:49
27	11.0	6:47	5:50
28	11.1	6:46	5:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.45 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)	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	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	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.9	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 Ortaca

In seasonPeak

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

Ortaca's rainy season runs November–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 Ortaca?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ortaca.

What to pack for Ortaca in February

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

In February, Ortaca sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ortaca 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 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 17 to Dec 10 — about 6.8 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	20	23	26	27	26	24	22	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	20	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	24	Warm
Nov	22	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Ortaca 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 Ortaca peaks around June 21 at about 10 (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	8	8	10	9	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Ortaca 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 Ortaca is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× 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	13	16	18	19	17	17	21	15	14	13	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ortaca?

Ortaca sits at 36.8°N, 28.8°E, 30 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Dalaman, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ortaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ortaca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,117 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,986 m.

The land around Ortaca is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

267 m

trees 64%

16 km

1,117 m

trees 66%

80 km

2,986 m

trees 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Dalaman 9.0 km · Sarigerme 15 km · Fethiye 39 km · Marmaris 44 km · Ölüdeniz 45 km · Muğla 55 km · Rhodes 66 km · Yatağan 78 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 Ortaca (36.8391°, 28.7646°, elevation 30 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	8
2	13	8
3	13	9
4	13	9
5	13	9
6	13	9
7	13	9
8	13	9
9	13	9
10	13	9
11	13	9
12	13	9
13	13	9
14	13	9
15	13	9
16	14	9
17	14	9
18	14	9
19	14	9
20	14	9
21	14	9
22	14	9
23	14	9
24	14	9
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	14	9
28	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	1
2	39	1
3	39	1
4	39	1
5	39	1
6	39	1
7	39	1
8	39	1
9	40	1
10	40	1
11	40	1
12	40	1
13	40	1
14	40	1
15	40	2
16	40	2
17	40	2
18	39	2
19	39	2
20	39	1
21	38	1
22	38	1
23	37	1
24	37	1
25	36	1
26	36	1
27	35	1
28	35	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	1
2	39	1
3	39	1
4	39	1
5	39	1
6	39	1
7	39	1
8	39	1
9	40	1
10	40	1
11	40	1
12	40	1
13	40	1
14	40	1
15	40	2
16	40	2
17	40	2
18	39	2
19	39	2
20	39	1
21	38	1
22	38	1
23	37	1
24	37	1
25	36	1
26	36	1
27	35	1
28	35	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	58	42
7	58	42
8	58	42
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	1
2	39	1
3	39	1
4	39	1
5	39	1
6	39	1
7	39	1
8	39	1
9	40	1
10	40	1
11	40	1
12	40	1
13	40	1
14	40	1
15	40	2
16	40	2
17	40	2
18	39	2
19	39	2
20	39	1
21	38	1
22	38	1
23	37	1
24	37	1
25	36	1
26	36	1
27	35	1
28	35	1

	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