Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city, sits at the head of a long gulf on the Aegean coast of western Anatolia, ringed by mountains at approximately 38.42°N, 27.13°E. Its coastal Aegean position gives it a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters — with abundant sunshine.

Summer, from June to September, is hot, dry and sunny, with July and August the hottest — average highs around 33–34°C — and heatwaves that can exceed 40°C, tempered on the waterfront by the imbat, the reliable afternoon sea breeze off the Aegean. Rain is essentially absent for months, and cloudless days are the norm.

Winter, from December to February, is mild and the wettest season, with January the coolest month — average highs around 13–14°C and mild nights near 6–7°C, with frost uncommon on the coast. Most of the year's rain falls in these months, brought by Mediterranean systems, along with grey, breezy, sometimes stormy spells.

Izmir receives around 700–720 mm of rain a year, almost all of it between November and March in occasional heavy bursts, while the long summer is essentially rainless — the classic Mediterranean pattern. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Izmir's summers are made bearable by the imbat, the strong, reliable sea breeze that blows in off the Aegean each afternoon and cools the waterfront — a wind so dependable that it shapes the daily rhythm of the city, and locals feel its absence on the rare still, sweltering days.

To follow any single measurement in Izmir more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.