Salihli in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Salihli sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 248 mm of precipitation over about 31 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 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
248 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
2.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Salihli in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Salihli reaches about 10°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Salihli

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 44 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
44
wind chill below the day's low

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

Salihli 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
Jan / 85102.39.61.9
Feb11° / 8110.52.310.52.5
Mar14° / 7410.10.911.74.2
Apr19° / 639.40.2136.2
May24° / 12°559.2014.17.3
Jun29° / 17°275.6014.66.5
Jul32° / 19°92.5014.45.1
Aug32° / 19°123.5013.55.0
Sep28° / 16°244.1012.37.4
Oct23° / 11°516.70117.7
Nov16° / 677.50.29.95.5
Dec10° / 8210.51.69.42.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Salihli gets around 248 mm of rain and snow over 31 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 5 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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

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 Salihli?

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.

2.3
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 Salihli.

What to pack for Salihli in Winter

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

In winter, Salihli sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Salihli 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 Salihli peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 22UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Salihli 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 Salihli 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 Salihli?

Salihli sits at 38.5°N, 28.1°E, 109 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ödemiş, 32 km away.

Topography around Salihli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salihli has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m around an average of 143 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,988 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,109 m.

The land around Salihli is covered by cropland (32%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (31%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (26%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
369 m
16 km
1,988 m
80 km
2,109 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Ödemiş 32 km · Alaşehir 35 km · Turgutlu 39 km · Kula 44 km · Bayındır 53 km · Akhisar 55 km · Tire 57 km · Kemalpaşa 64 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 Salihli (38.4826°, 28.1477°, elevation 109 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.