Because
of Turkey's geographical conditions, one can not speak about a general
overall climate.
In Istanbul and around the Sea of Marmara the climate is
moderate ( in winter 4 degrees
C and in summer 27 degrees
C); in winter the
temperature can drop below O C.

In Western Anatolia there is a mild
Mediterranean climate with average temperatures of 9 degrees
C in winter
and 29 degrees C in summer.
In Eastern Anatolia there is a long hard winter,
where year after year snow lies on the ground from November until the end
of April (the average temperature in winter is -13 degrees
C and in summer 17 degrees C).
On the southern coast of Anatolia the same
climate can be found.
The climate of the Anatolian plateau is a steppe
climate (there is a great temperature difference between day and night).
Rainfall is low and there is more snow. The average temperature is 23
degrees C in summer and -2 degrees
C in winter.
The climate in the Black Sea
area is wet, warm and humid (in summer 23 degrees
C, in winter 7 degrees
C).