Samsun weather in February

In February, Samsun sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Samsun's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samsun's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 73 mm; 12 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:39 AM – 5:00 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 10th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.3; out of 10

Samsun is city in northern Turkey.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 13.9 µg/m³ · 2019

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 7°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical February day in Samsun reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 3°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)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Avg low (°C)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

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

How February really feels in Samsun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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

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

Samsun weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 2°	82	13.2	7.1	9.4	1.0
Feb	8° / 2°	73	12	6.5	10.3	1.3
Mar	11° / 4°	92	14.6	5.3	11.7	2.3
Apr	14° / 7°	79	13.1	0.8	13.1	4.0
May	19° / 11°	79	12.7	0	14.3	5.7
Jun	23° / 15°	60	10	0	14.9	7.0
Jul	25° / 18°	36	7.2	0	14.7	7.8
Aug	26° / 18°	35	7.3	0	13.7	7.7
Sep	23° / 15°	65	9.9	0	12.3	7.0
Oct	19° / 11°	89	11.6	0.1	10.9	5.8
Nov	14° / 7°	81	9.8	1.6	9.7	4.0
Dec	9° / 4°	92	12.1	4.4	9.1	1.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

	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 (%)	34	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	32	31	32	33	33	33	33	33
Cloudier (%)	66	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	67	68	68	68	69	68	68	68	68	69	68	67	67	67	67	67

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Samsun gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring 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 (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	45
Snow chance (%)	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	20	20

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	26
2	41	26
3	41	26
4	41	25
5	41	25
6	41	25
7	42	25
8	42	25
9	42	25
10	43	25
11	43	25
12	44	25
13	44	25
14	45	25
15	45	25
16	45	25
17	45	25
18	45	24
19	45	24
20	45	23
21	45	23
22	45	22
23	45	22
24	44	21
25	44	21
26	44	21
27	44	20
28	45	20

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 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 4:43 PM to 5:16 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)	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21
Sunset (PM)	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:47	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:54	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	6:54	4:43
2	9.8	6:53	4:44
3	9.9	6:52	4:45
4	9.9	6:51	4:46
5	10.0	6:50	4:47
6	10.0	6:49	4:49
7	10.0	6:48	4:50
8	10.1	6:47	4:51
9	10.1	6:46	4:52
10	10.1	6:45	4:54
11	10.2	6:44	4:55
12	10.2	6:42	4:56
13	10.3	6:41	4:57
14	10.3	6:40	4:59
15	10.4	6:39	5:00
16	10.4	6:37	5:01
17	10.4	6:36	5:02
18	10.5	6:35	5:04
19	10.5	6:33	5:05
20	10.6	6:32	5:06
21	10.6	6:31	5:07
22	10.7	6:29	5:08
23	10.7	6:28	5:10
24	10.7	6:26	5:11
25	10.8	6:25	5:12
26	10.8	6:24	5:13
27	10.9	6:22	5:14
28	10.9	6:21	5:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.69 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)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2
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	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.5	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.6	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.7	Moderate
17	2.7	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.8	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Samsun?

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

1.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Samsun.

What to pack for Samsun in February

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

In February, Samsun sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Samsun in February

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Oct 11 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	8	8	10	15	21	24	25	23	20	16	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	15	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Samsun 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 Samsun peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	6	7	8	8	8	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Samsun 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 Samsun is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Samsun's WHO annual average of 13.9 µg/m³.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Samsun?

Samsun sits at 41.3°N, 36.3°E, 64 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Tekkeköy, 13 km away.

Topography around Samsun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samsun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,045 m.

The land around Samsun is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

195 m

artificial surfaces 57%

16 km

855 m

water 40%

80 km

2,045 m

trees 39%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Tekkeköy 13 km · Çarşamba 33 km · Bafra 48 km · Terme 54 km · Taşova 58 km · Havza 66 km · Erbaa 71 km · Vezirköprü 75 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 Samsun (41.2798°, 36.3361°, elevation 64 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	7	1
2	7	1
3	8	1
4	8	1
5	8	1
6	8	1
7	8	1
8	8	1
9	8	1
10	8	1
11	8	1
12	8	1
13	8	2
14	8	2
15	8	2
16	8	2
17	8	2
18	8	2
19	9	2
20	9	2
21	9	2
22	9	2
23	9	2
24	9	2
25	9	2
26	9	3
27	10	3
28	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	26
2	41	26
3	41	26
4	41	25
5	41	25
6	41	25
7	42	25
8	42	25
9	42	25
10	43	25
11	43	25
12	44	25
13	44	25
14	45	25
15	45	25
16	45	25
17	45	25
18	45	24
19	45	24
20	45	23
21	45	23
22	45	22
23	45	22
24	44	21
25	44	21
26	44	21
27	44	20
28	45	20

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	26
2	41	26
3	41	26
4	41	25
5	41	25
6	41	25
7	42	25
8	42	25
9	42	25
10	43	25
11	43	25
12	44	25
13	44	25
14	45	25
15	45	25
16	45	25
17	45	25
18	45	24
19	45	24
20	45	23
21	45	23
22	45	22
23	45	22
24	44	21
25	44	21
26	44	21
27	44	20
28	45	20

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	33	67
3	33	67
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	33	67
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	31	69
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	41	26
2	41	26
3	41	26
4	41	25
5	41	25
6	41	25
7	42	25
8	42	25
9	42	25
10	43	25
11	43	25
12	44	25
13	44	25
14	45	25
15	45	25
16	45	25
17	45	25
18	45	24
19	45	24
20	45	23
21	45	23
22	45	22
23	45	22
24	44	21
25	44	21
26	44	21
27	44	20
28	45	20

	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