Sancaktepe weather in February

In February, Sancaktepe sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Sancaktepe's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sancaktepe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 70 mm; 11.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:07 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 65%; 10th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.51 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.5; out of 10

Sancaktepe is district of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey.

Density: 7,917/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sancaktepe reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 13°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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6

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

Sancaktepe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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° / 5°	87	12.8	3	9.4	1.4
Feb	9° / 5°	70	11.9	2.5	10.4	1.5
Mar	11° / 7°	73	10.6	0.9	11.7	2.5
Apr	15° / 10°	48	8.1	0.1	13.1	4.6
May	19° / 14°	35	6.2	0	14.3	7.0
Jun	24° / 19°	35	6.1	0	14.9	8.0
Jul	27° / 22°	25	3.7	0	14.6	8.3
Aug	27° / 22°	24	3.6	0	13.6	8.2
Sep	24° / 19°	48	6.5	0	12.3	7.9
Oct	19° / 15°	75	8.9	0	10.9	6.4
Nov	14° / 11°	73	9.8	0.1	9.7	4.3
Dec	10° / 7°	100	13.1	1.4	9.1	2.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 63%.

	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 (%)	37	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	36	36	36	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	40	41
Cloudier (%)	63	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	64	64	64	65	65	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	62	61	60	59	59	60	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	41	59

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sancaktepe gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 3 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 (%)	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	40
Snow chance (%)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	11
2	40	11
3	40	11
4	40	11
5	40	10
6	41	10
7	41	10
8	41	10
9	41	10
10	42	10
11	42	9
12	42	9
13	42	9
14	42	9
15	43	9
16	43	9
17	43	9
18	43	9
19	43	8
20	43	8
21	43	8
22	43	8
23	42	7
24	42	7
25	41	6
26	41	6
27	41	6
28	40	6

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 16 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 7:22 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:44 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	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49
Sunset (PM)	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:22	5:12
2	9.9	7:21	5:13
3	9.9	7:20	5:14
4	9.9	7:19	5:15
5	10.0	7:18	5:16
6	10.0	7:17	5:18
7	10.1	7:16	5:19
8	10.1	7:15	5:20
9	10.1	7:14	5:21
10	10.2	7:13	5:23
11	10.2	7:11	5:24
12	10.2	7:10	5:25
13	10.3	7:09	5:26
14	10.3	7:08	5:28
15	10.4	7:07	5:29
16	10.4	7:05	5:30
17	10.5	7:04	5:31
18	10.5	7:03	5:32
19	10.5	7:01	5:34
20	10.6	7:00	5:35
21	10.6	6:59	5:36
22	10.7	6:57	5:37
23	10.7	6:56	5:38
24	10.8	6:54	5:40
25	10.8	6:53	5:41
26	10.8	6:52	5:42
27	10.9	6:50	5:43
28	10.9	6:49	5:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.51 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)	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0
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	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.1	Moderate
2	2.1	Moderate
3	2.2	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.3	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.5	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.9	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Sancaktepe?

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

1.5

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 Sancaktepe.

What to pack for Sancaktepe in February

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

In February, Sancaktepe sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Sancaktepe 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 at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 12 to Oct 6 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	9	8	9	11	16	21	23	24	22	19	15	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	9	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	23	Refreshing
Aug	24	Warm
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	15	Cool
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Sancaktepe in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sancaktepe peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (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	2	4	7	7	9	9	9	7	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Sancaktepe 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 Sancaktepe is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 9 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)	11	14	17	16	13	10	9	10	10	11	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sancaktepe?

Sancaktepe sits at 41.0°N, 29.2°E, 114 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Sultanbeyli, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Sancaktepe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sancaktepe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,396 m.

The land around Sancaktepe is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

149 m

artificial surfaces 73%

16 km

567 m

trees 45%

80 km

1,396 m

water 50%

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

February weather nearby: Sultanbeyli 6.0 km · Umraniye 9.0 km · Maltepe 10 km · Ataşehir 10 km · Çubuklu 17 km · Üsküdar 18 km · İstinye 19 km · Tarabya 21 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 Sancaktepe (41.0024°, 29.2319°, elevation 114 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	8	5
2	8	5
3	8	5
4	8	5
5	8	5
6	8	5
7	8	5
8	8	5
9	8	5
10	8	5
11	8	5
12	8	5
13	8	5
14	8	5
15	9	5
16	9	5
17	9	5
18	9	5
19	9	5
20	9	5
21	9	5
22	9	5
23	9	5
24	9	5
25	9	6
26	9	6
27	9	6
28	10	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	11
2	40	11
3	40	11
4	40	11
5	40	10
6	41	10
7	41	10
8	41	10
9	41	10
10	42	10
11	42	9
12	42	9
13	42	9
14	42	9
15	43	9
16	43	9
17	43	9
18	43	9
19	43	8
20	43	8
21	43	8
22	43	8
23	42	7
24	42	7
25	41	6
26	41	6
27	41	6
28	40	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	11
2	40	11
3	40	11
4	40	11
5	40	10
6	41	10
7	41	10
8	41	10
9	41	10
10	42	10
11	42	9
12	42	9
13	42	9
14	42	9
15	43	9
16	43	9
17	43	9
18	43	9
19	43	8
20	43	8
21	43	8
22	43	8
23	42	7
24	42	7
25	41	6
26	41	6
27	41	6
28	40	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	36	64
10	36	64
11	36	64
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	41	59

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	11
2	40	11
3	40	11
4	40	11
5	40	10
6	41	10
7	41	10
8	41	10
9	41	10
10	42	10
11	42	9
12	42	9
13	42	9
14	42	9
15	43	9
16	43	9
17	43	9
18	43	9
19	43	8
20	43	8
21	43	8
22	43	8
23	42	7
24	42	7
25	41	6
26	41	6
27	41	6
28	40	6

	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