Silifke weather in February

In February, Silifke sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Silifke's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Silifke's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 67 mm; 8.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:40 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Silifke is district and town of Mersin, 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Silifke reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than 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)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6

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

Silifke weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 4°	97	9.5	2.5	9.8	2.6
Feb	12° / 5°	67	8.4	1.9	10.6	3.2
Mar	15° / 7°	56	9.1	0.7	11.7	4.8
Apr	19° / 10°	50	9.1	0	12.9	6.3
May	23° / 14°	58	11	0	13.9	7.1
Jun	27° / 18°	41	9.5	0	14.4	7.1
Jul	30° / 21°	19	5.2	0	14.2	6.2
Aug	30° / 22°	23	7.4	0	13.4	5.7
Sep	28° / 19°	25	6.1	0	12.2	7.3
Oct	24° / 15°	37	5.6	0	11.1	8.0
Nov	18° / 10°	61	5.8	0.2	10.1	6.5
Dec	12° / 6°	120	9.5	1.6	9.6	3.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	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	59	59	59	58	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59
Cloudier (%)	42	42	42	41	41	41	42	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Silifke gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 2 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 (%)	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30
Snow chance (%)	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	9
2	30	9
3	30	9
4	30	8
5	30	8
6	30	8
7	29	8
8	29	8
9	29	8
10	30	8
11	30	8
12	30	8
13	31	7
14	31	7
15	31	7
16	31	7
17	32	7
18	32	7
19	32	7
20	32	6
21	32	6
22	31	6
23	31	6
24	31	5
25	31	5
26	30	5
27	30	4
28	30	4

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

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	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	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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	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 10 h 12 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 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:30 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)	10.2	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	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	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	6:27	6:26	6:25
Sunset (PM)	5:03	5:04	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	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	6:53	5:03
2	10.2	6:52	5:04
3	10.2	6:51	5:05
4	10.3	6:50	5:06
5	10.3	6:50	5:07
6	10.3	6:49	5:08
7	10.4	6:48	5:09
8	10.4	6:47	5:10
9	10.4	6:46	5:11
10	10.5	6:45	5:12
11	10.5	6:44	5:13
12	10.5	6:43	5:14
13	10.6	6:42	5:15
14	10.6	6:41	5:16
15	10.6	6:40	5:17
16	10.7	6:39	5:19
17	10.7	6:38	5:20
18	10.7	6:37	5:21
19	10.8	6:36	5:22
20	10.8	6:35	5:23
21	10.8	6:34	5:24
22	10.9	6:32	5:25
23	10.9	6:31	5:26
24	10.9	6:30	5:27
25	11.0	6:29	5:28
26	11.0	6:27	5:29
27	11.1	6:26	5:29
28	11.1	6:25	5:30

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.54 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	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2
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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Silifke

In seasonPeak

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

Silifke'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 Silifke?

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

3.2

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 Silifke.

What to pack for Silifke in February

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

In February, Silifke sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Silifke 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 17 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 5 to Dec 15 — about 7.4 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	Cool

	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	Cool

UV index in Silifke 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 Silifke peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Silifke 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 Silifke is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 12 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)	13	14	18	20	21	18	14	15	15	15	14	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Silifke?

Silifke sits at 36.4°N, 33.9°E, 17 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Taşucu, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Silifke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Silifke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,456 m.

The land around Silifke is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (41%), grassland (31%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

222 m

trees 36%

16 km

1,188 m

trees 37%

80 km

2,456 m

water 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

February weather nearby: Taşucu 8.0 km · Erdemli 42 km · Mut 53 km · Mersin 79 km · Bozyazı 92 km · Ermenek 98 km · Anamur 104 km · Tarsus 104 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 Silifke (36.3778°, 33.9344°, elevation 17 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	10	4
2	10	4
3	10	4
4	11	4
5	11	4
6	11	4
7	11	4
8	11	4
9	11	4
10	11	4
11	11	4
12	11	4
13	11	4
14	11	5
15	12	5
16	12	5
17	12	5
18	12	5
19	12	5
20	12	5
21	12	5
22	12	5
23	13	5
24	13	5
25	13	6
26	13	6
27	13	6
28	13	6

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	9
2	30	9
3	30	9
4	30	8
5	30	8
6	30	8
7	29	8
8	29	8
9	29	8
10	30	8
11	30	8
12	30	8
13	31	7
14	31	7
15	31	7
16	31	7
17	32	7
18	32	7
19	32	7
20	32	6
21	32	6
22	31	6
23	31	6
24	31	5
25	31	5
26	30	5
27	30	4
28	30	4

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	9
2	30	9
3	30	9
4	30	8
5	30	8
6	30	8
7	29	8
8	29	8
9	29	8
10	30	8
11	30	8
12	30	8
13	31	7
14	31	7
15	31	7
16	31	7
17	32	7
18	32	7
19	32	7
20	32	6
21	32	6
22	31	6
23	31	6
24	31	5
25	31	5
26	30	5
27	30	4
28	30	4

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

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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	9
2	30	9
3	30	9
4	30	8
5	30	8
6	30	8
7	29	8
8	29	8
9	29	8
10	30	8
11	30	8
12	30	8
13	31	7
14	31	7
15	31	7
16	31	7
17	32	7
18	32	7
19	32	7
20	32	6
21	32	6
22	31	6
23	31	6
24	31	5
25	31	5
26	30	5
27	30	4
28	30	4

	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