Talk:Climate of Istanbul

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Weather box for Istanbul[edit]

In case anyone wants to include weather data in a form of a "weather box" in the Climate of Istanbul article, instead of current "climate chart" (copy the "weather box" code from the section's source)

Climate data for Istanbul
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.5 (47.3)	9.7 (49.5)	11.8 (53.2)	15.3 (59.5)	20.9 (69.6)	25.4 (77.7)	27.9 (82.2)	27.8 (82.0)	24.3 (75.7)	19.4 (66.9)	15.4 (59.7)	10.7 (51.3)	18.1 (64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	6 (43)	7.4 (45.3)	9.9 (49.8)	15.1 (59.2)	20 (68)	22.3 (72.1)	23.3 (73.9)	20.4 (68.7)	15.5 (59.9)	12.5 (54.5)	7.7 (45.9)	13.8 (56.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	49 (1.9)	37 (1.5)	38 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	38 (1.5)	32 (1.3)	13 (0.5)	11 (0.4)	26 (1.0)	42 (1.7)	33 (1.3)	52 (2.0)	400 (15.7)
Average snowfall mm (inches)	24 (0.9)	15 (0.6)	3 (0.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	7 (0.3)	49 (1.9)
Average rainy days	12.9	12.4	14.3	12.6	11.8	9.5	6.3	3.8	10	12.5	11	13.6	130.7
Average snowy days	3.7	2	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	7.1
Average relative humidity (%)	77	78	74	70	70	67	67	68	68	73	73	74	72
Mean monthly sunshine hours	155.0	169.5	217.0	246.0	325.5	342.0	365.8	300.7	267.0	238.7	177.0	148.8	2,953
Mean daily sunshine hours	5	6	7	8.2	10.5	11.4	11.8	9.7	8.9	7.7	5.9	4.8	8.1
Mean daily daylight hours	9.6	10.6	12.0	13.3	14.5	15.1	14.8	13.8	12.5	11.1	9.9	9.3	12.2
Percent possible sunshine	52	57	58	62	72	75	80	70	71	69	60	52	65
Average ultraviolet index	2	2	4	4	5	6	7	6	5	4	3	2	4
Source: Weather Atlas ^[1]

D.Nino (talk) 14:28, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@D.Nino There are already many weatherboxes in this article, and please keep in mind that Weather Atlas is not a reliable source for most weather information. Uness232 (talk) 14:37, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, that's why I've added it to the Talk Section D.Nino (talk) 14:39, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@D.Nino I understand, but you should not be adding entire weatherboxes with Weather Atlas data in general. Weather Atlas claims, for example, that Istanbul receives 400mm of rain, which is at least 200mm away from being true in any part of the city. The sunshine data is also highly anomalous from what we would expect. Uness232 (talk) 14:59, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

^ "Istanbul, Turkey - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[Weather_Atlas-1] "Istanbul, Turkey - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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