Climate Change Chart of Fethiye, Türkiye

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.57 °C in the more recent period. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures, and it does not imply that every month changed by the same amount. September had the largest monthly increase in mean temperature, with a difference of +0.94 °C compared with the earlier reference period. That identifies the strongest increase among the supplied monthly differences, rather than a uniform change across the year.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had a difference of +0.03 mm/day in the more recent period. This small aggregate increase does not mean rainfall rose in every month; the figures describe daily means, not monthly rainfall totals. The largest monthly increase in mean daily rainfall was in March, at a difference of +1.40 mm/day. In contrast, December recorded the largest monthly decrease, a difference of -2.53 mm/day. These opposing month-specific changes show why the near-level average across calendar months should not be read as a description of each month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months had a difference of -0.03 hours/day in the more recent period. This unweighted summary of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual figure and does not indicate that sunshine duration fell in every month. The largest monthly increase in mean daily sunshine was in December, with a difference of +0.79 hours/day; the largest monthly decrease was in March, at a difference of -0.50 hours/day. Together, these month-specific contrasts qualify the small overall average decrease rather than suggesting a consistent month-to-month direction.

Changes in snowfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily snowfall had a difference of -0.02 mm/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted average of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual measure; it does not imply the same change in each month. The largest monthly increase in mean daily snowfall occurred in January, with a difference of +0.08 mm/day. The largest decrease was in February, at a difference of -0.24 mm/day. These are daily mean amounts, not monthly totals, and the recorded differences describe the two reference periods rather than a continuous trend.