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Türkiye recorded its second hottest summer in 55 years, according to data from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
The national average temperature for June, July, and August reached 25.5°C, 1.5°C higher than the 1991–2020 seasonal norm of 24°C.
Between 1971 and 2025, the hottest summer occurred in 2024 with 26.1°C, while 2025 followed as the second warmest on record.
The highest temperature of the season was measured in Sirnak’s Silopi district, where the thermometer reached 50.5°C on July 25, marking a new national record for maximum temperature.
The lowest temperature was recorded in Erzurum, at –0.2°C during one of the region’s coldest nights.
Temperatures exceeded seasonal averages across much of Thrace, the Aegean region, and Central Anatolia, including Kocaeli, Bursa, Bilecik, Eskisehir, Polatli, and Beypazari.
Other provinces such as Cankiri, Eregli, Kulu, Karapinar, and Nallihan also reported above-normal values. Elsewhere, averages stayed close to the long-term norm, showing that the rise was strongest in western and southeastern Türkiye.
Monthly data show that July 2025 was the hottest July in the past 55 years, with an average of 26.9°C, almost 2°C above normal.
June and August were also exceptionally warm, ranking among the four hottest months of their kind since 1971.
All three months recorded temperatures well above historical levels.
The Meteorological Service reported that extreme minimum temperatures were higher than the long-term minimum extremes, meaning the lowest readings this summer were warmer than in previous years.
According to the Meteorological Service, 2024 remains the hottest summer of the 1971–2025 period at 26.1°C, while 2025 follows at 25.5°C.
The 2025 summer confirms Türkiye’s ongoing warming trend, as national averages stay above long-term norms.
Although the report focuses only on observed data, it underlines that high seasonal averages have become a persistent pattern across much of the country.
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