Editing Ankara (section)

== Geography ==
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|caption=Köppen map of Ankara Province and surrounding regions:<ref>"Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution". Nature Scientific Data. [[Digital object identifier|DOI]]:[https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata2018214 10.1038/sdata.2018.214].</ref>
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|{{legend|#FFDB63|[[cold semi-arid climate|BSk]]}}
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Geographically, Ankara is located in between the [[Kızılırmak River|Kızılırmak]] and [[Sakarya River|Sakarya]] rivers, and the [[Sakarya River]] forms its border with [[Eskişehir]] in the west. Ankara shares its borders with [[Bolu]] and [[Çankırı]] in the north; [[Konya]] in the south and [[Kırıkkale]] in the east.<ref>{{Cite web |last=artunbeg |date=2022-05-11 |title=Ankara |url=https://tr.ansiklopedika.net/viki/ankara |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Ansiklopedika Viki |language=tr}}</ref>

Ankara and [[Ankara Province|its province]] are located in the [[Central Anatolia Region]] of Turkey. The Çubuk Brook flows through the city center of Ankara. It is connected in the western suburbs of the city to the [[Ankara River]], which is a [[tributary]] of the [[Sakarya River]].

=== Climate ===
Ankara has a [[cold semi-arid climate]] under the [[Köppen climate classification]] (''BSk''), while under the [[Trewartha climate classification]], the city is classified as [[humid continental climate|humid continental]] (''Dc''). Due to its elevation and inland location, Ankara has cold and snowy winters, and hot and dry summers. Rainfall occurs mostly during the spring and autumn. The city lies in [[USDA]] [[Hardiness zone]] 7b, and its annual average precipitation is fairly low at {{convert|sp=us|414|mm|0}}, nevertheless precipitation can be observed throughout the year. Monthly mean temperatures range from {{convert|0.9|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|24.3|°C|1}} in July, with an annual mean of {{convert|12.6|°C|1}}.<ref name="eather1" /> Ankara's overall temperature regime is very similar to [[New York City]].

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| location = Ankara (Turkish State Meteorological Service Compound, Keçiören), 1991–2020, extremes 1927–2023
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 18.4
| Feb record high C = 21.3
| Mar record high C = 27.8
| Apr record high C = 31.6
| May record high C = 34.4
| Jun record high C = 37.0
| Jul record high C = 41.0
| Aug record high C = 40.5
| Sep record high C = 39.1
| Oct record high C = 33.3
| Nov record high C = 24.7
| Dec record high C = 20.4
| year record high C = 41.0
| Jan high C = 4.7
| Feb high C = 7.4
| Mar high C = 12.2
| Apr high C = 17.5
| May high C = 22.8
| Jun high C = 27.3
| Jul high C = 31.0
| Aug high C = 31.0
| Sep high C = 26.5
| Oct high C = 20.3
| Nov high C = 13.0
| Dec high C = 6.7
| year high C = 18.4
| Jan mean C = 0.9
| Feb mean C = 2.7
| Mar mean C = 6.7
| Apr mean C = 11.5
| May mean C = 16.5
| Jun mean C = 20.6
| Jul mean C = 24.2
| Aug mean C = 24.3
| Sep mean C = 19.6
| Oct mean C = 13.9
| Nov mean C = 7.3
| Dec mean C = 2.8
| year mean C = 12.6
| Jan low C = -2.2
| Feb low C = -1.2
| Mar low C = 1.9
| Apr low C = 6.0
| May low C = 10.5
| Jun low C = 14.1
| Jul low C = 17.2
| Aug low C = 17.4
| Sep low C = 13.1
| Oct low C = 8.4
| Nov low C = 2.7
| Dec low C = -0.3
| year low C = 7.3
| Jan record low C = -24.9
| Feb record low C = -24.2
| Mar record low C = -19.2
| Apr record low C = -7.2
| May record low C = -1.6
| Jun record low C = 3.8
| Jul record low C = 4.5
| Aug record low C = 5.5
| Sep record low C = -1.5
| Oct record low C = -9.8
| Nov record low C = -17.5
| Dec record low C = -24.2
| year record low C = -24.9
| Jan precipitation mm = 38.6
| Feb precipitation mm = 36.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 46.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 44.5
| May precipitation mm = 51.0
| Jun precipitation mm = 40.2
| Jul precipitation mm = 14.8
| Aug precipitation mm = 14.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 17.9
| Oct precipitation mm = 33.4
| Nov precipitation mm = 31.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 43.2
| year precipitation mm = 413.6
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation days = 11.67
| Feb precipitation days = 10.9
| Mar precipitation days = 10.47
| Apr precipitation days = 11.63
| May precipitation days = 12
| Jun precipitation days = 9.27
| Jul precipitation days = 3.37
| Aug precipitation days = 3.67
| Sep precipitation days = 4.17
| Oct precipitation days = 7.63
| Nov precipitation days = 7.67
| Dec precipitation days = 11.27
| year precipitation days = 
| Jan snow days  =7.8
| Feb snow days  =4.9
| Mar snow days  =4.4
| Apr snow days  =0.5
| May snow days  =0
| Jun snow days  =0
| Jul snow days  =0
| Aug snow days  =0
| Sep snow days  =0
| Oct snow days  =0
| Nov snow days  =0.9
| Dec snow days  =4.2
| year snow days =
| Jan humidity = 76.7
| Feb humidity = 70.7
| Mar humidity = 63.2
| Apr humidity = 58.4
| May humidity = 56.3
| Jun humidity = 53.1
| Jul humidity = 45.5
| Aug humidity = 45.3
| Sep humidity = 48.8
| Oct humidity = 60.2
| Nov humidity = 68.6
| Dec humidity = 76.7
| year humidity = 60.2
| Jan sun = 68.2
| Feb sun = 101.7
| Mar sun = 148.8
| Apr sun = 189.0
| May sun = 238.7
| Jun sun = 279.0
| Jul sun = 328.6
| Aug sun = 310.0
| Sep sun = 261.0
| Oct sun = 192.2
| Nov sun = 129.0
| Dec sun = 74.4
| Jand sun = 2.2
| Febd sun = 3.6
| Mard sun = 4.8
| Aprd sun = 6.3
| Mayd sun = 7.7
| Jund sun = 9.3
| Juld sun = 10.6
| Augd sun = 10.0
| Sepd sun = 8.7
| Octd sun = 6.2
| Novd sun = 4.3
| Decd sun = 2.4
| yeard sun = 6.3
| source 1 = [[Turkish State Meteorological Service]]<ref name=eather1>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190112144035/https://mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?k=A&m=ANKARA
| archive-date = 12 January 2019
| url = https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?k=H&m=ANKARA
| title = Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Genel İstatistik Verileri
| publisher = Turkish State Meteorological Service
| language = tr
| access-date = 26 June 2021}}</ref>
| source 2 = [[NOAA]] (humidity, 1991–2020),<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210717012832/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/Ankara_Bolge_17130.csv |archive-format=CSV |format=CSV
| archive-date = 17 July 2021
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/Ankara_Bolge_17130.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Ankara-Bolge
| publisher = [[NCEI|National Centers for Environmental Information]]
| access-date = 2 August 2023}}</ref> Meteomanz(snowy days 2008-2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.meteomanz.com/sy3?l=1&cou=6290&ind=17130&m1=01&y1=2000&m2=12&y2=2024 |title=Ankara/Central weather data by months|access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Meteomanz }}</ref>
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