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Türkiye experienced its third-warmest November in more than half a century, according to data compiled from the Turkish State Meteorological Service. Although the long-term average for November stands at 9.3 degrees Celsius (48.7 degrees Fahrenheit) for the 1991–2020 period, last month’s mean temperature climbed to 12.2 degrees Celsius (53.9 degrees Fahrenheit), reflecting a rise of nearly 3 degrees Celsius.
The findings also place 2025 among the top three warmest Novembers recorded since 1971, showing that temperatures continued to outpace historical norms across much of the country.
While some interior and eastern districts stayed close to their seasonal averages, many regions across Türkiye reported temperatures above what is typically expected in November. Officials compiled the figures from dozens of monitoring points, revealing how warming trends played out differently from west to east.
The lowest temperature of the month, minus 10 degrees Celsius, appeared in Ardahan in the northeast, while the highest reading, 33.3 degrees Celsius, was recorded in Osmaniye in the Mediterranean region.
In the Marmara region, every monitored area reported temperatures above the seasonal norm. The coldest point reached was minus 1.2 degrees Celsius in Balikesir, whereas Istanbul’s Florya district climbed to 26.6 degrees Celsius.
Across the Aegean, places such as Akhisar and Gediz hovered around their usual averages, but most of the region warmed noticeably. Gediz recorded the lowest temperature at minus 3.9 degrees Celsius, while Milas, in the southwest, saw the highest at 29.3 degrees Celsius.
In the Mediterranean region, several inland districts remained close to historic norms. Still, much of the coastline and lowland areas rose significantly above them. Göksun experienced the region’s lowest temperature at minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, while Osmaniye reached 33.3 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature recorded nationwide in November.
In central Türkiye, including the Interior Anatolia region, Sivas, Zara, and Kangal stayed near normal readings, while other areas warmed. The coldest point measured was minus 9.8 degrees Celsius in Kangal, whereas Ereğli in Konya reached 25.7 degrees Celsius.
Across the Black Sea region, only the Kizilcahamam area aligned with seasonal norms. Elsewhere, temperatures trended upward, with the Ispir district dropping to minus 5.1 degrees Celsius and Ordu reaching 29.4 degrees Celsius.
Eastern Anatolia showed a mixture of normal and warmer-than-usual values. Ardahan marked the country’s lowest reading at minus 10 degrees Celsius, while Palu in Elazig province climbed to 26 degrees Celsius.
In the southeastern region, temperatures in Batman and Ceylanpinar largely aligned with norms, yet readings across many other districts remained above them.
Diyarbakir saw the region’s lowest temperature at minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, while Cizre in Sirnak reached 32 degrees Celsius.
Türkiye last saw November temperatures rise above historical norms in 2010 and 2023. With 2025 now added to the list, the long-term upward trend has once again come into focus, as the national average surpassed the 9.3 degrees Celsius benchmark and marked one of the warmest Novembers observed in the country.
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