Editing Bursa (section)

== Geography ==
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|{{legend|#FFDB63|[[cold semi-arid climate|BSk]]}}
|{{legend|#FFFF00|[[hot-summer Mediterranean climate|Csa]]}}
|{{legend|#C6C700|[[warm-summer Mediterranean climate|Csb]]}}
|{{legend|#C6FF4E|[[humid subtropical climate|Cfa]]}}
|{{legend|#C600C7|[[humid continental climate|Dsb]]}}
|{{legend|#963295|[[subarctic climate|Dsc]]}}
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The area covered by Bursa corresponds to 1.41% of [[Turkey]]'s land area, which makes the city 27th in the country in terms of land area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=GLHN |date=2022-07-23 |title=Bursa - Coğrafya |url=https://gulhansozluk.com/bursa/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Gülhan Sözlük |language=tr |archive-date=2023-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130084002/https://gulhansozluk.com/bursa/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bursa stands on the northwestern slopes of [[Uludağ|Mount Uludağ]] (known as the [[Mysian Olympus]] in classical antiquity), on the banks of the [[Nilüfer River]], in the southern [[Marmara Region]]. It is the capital city of [[Bursa Province]], which borders the [[Sea of Marmara]] and [[Yalova]] to the north; [[İzmit|Kocaeli]] and [[Sakarya Province|Sakarya]] to the northeast; [[Bilecik]] to the east; and [[Kütahya]] and [[Balıkesir]] to the south.

=== Climate ===
Bursa has a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Csa'') under the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] classification, and a dry-hot summer subtropical climate (Csa) under the [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]] classification. The city has hot, dry summers that last from June until September. Winters are cool and damp, also containing the most rainfall. There can be snow on the ground which will last for a week or two. [[Air pollution in Turkey|Air pollution]] is a chronic problem in Bursa.<ref>{{Cite report|date=August 2020|title=Kara Rapor 2020: Hava Kirliliği ve Sağlık Etkileri|trans-title=Black Report 2020: Air Pollution and Health Effects|url=https://www.temizhavahakki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Kara-Rapor-2020-Son27082020.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.temizhavahakki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Kara-Rapor-2020-Son27082020.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|publisher=[[Right to Clean Air Platform Turkey]]|language=tr}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Bursa (1991–2020, extremes 1928–2023)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 25.2
|Feb record high C = 26.9
|Mar record high C = 32.5
|Apr record high C = 36.2
|May record high C = 37.0
|Jun record high C = 41.3
|Jul record high C = 43.8
|Aug record high C = 42.6
|Sep record high C = 40.3
|Oct record high C = 37.3
|Nov record high C = 32.1
|Dec record high C = 27.3
|year record high C = 43.8
|Jan high C = 9.8
|Feb high C = 11.4
|Mar high C = 14.6
|Apr high C = 19.2
|May high C = 24.4
|Jun high C = 28.9
|Jul high C = 31.5
|Aug high C = 31.7
|Sep high C = 27.6
|Oct high C = 22.2
|Nov high C = 16.6
|Dec high C = 11.5
|year high C = 20.8
|Jan mean C = 5.4
|Feb mean C = 6.5
|Mar mean C = 9.0
|Apr mean C = 13.0
|May mean C = 18.1
|Jun mean C = 22.6
|Jul mean C = 25.1
|Aug mean C = 25.2
|Sep mean C = 20.8
|Oct mean C = 15.9
|Nov mean C = 10.7
|Dec mean C = 7.0
|year mean C = 14.9
|Jan low C = 1.7
|Feb low C = 2.4
|Mar low C = 4.1
|Apr low C = 7.4
|May low C = 12.0
|Jun low C = 16.2
|Jul low C = 18.4
|Aug low C = 18.7
|Sep low C = 14.8
|Oct low C = 10.8
|Nov low C = 6.0
|Dec low C = 3.3
|year low C = 9.6
|Jan record low C = -20.5
|Feb record low C = -19.6
|Mar record low C = -10.5
|Apr record low C = -4.2
|May record low C = 0.8
|Jun record low C = 4.0
|Jul record low C = 8.3
|Aug record low C = 7.6
|Sep record low C = 3.3
|Oct record low C = -1.0
|Nov record low C = -8.4
|Dec record low C = -17.9
|year record low C = -20.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 79.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 78.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 74.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 68.6
|May precipitation mm = 47.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 42.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 14.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 17.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 50.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 84.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 67.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 93.9
|year precipitation mm = 719.1
|Jan precipitation days = 14.87
|Feb precipitation days = 13.60
|Mar precipitation days = 13.40
|Apr precipitation days = 11.43
|May precipitation days = 9.63
|Jun precipitation days = 7.30
|Jul precipitation days = 3.33
|Aug precipitation days = 3.60
|Sep precipitation days = 6.77
|Oct precipitation days = 10.67
|Nov precipitation days = 10.93
|Dec precipitation days = 14.53
|year precipitation days = 119.8
| Jan snow days  =5.08
| Feb snow days  =3.71
| Mar snow days  =1.46
| Apr snow days  =0.08
| May snow days  =0
| Jun snow days  =0
| Jul snow days  =0
| Aug snow days  =0
| Sep snow days  =0
| Oct snow days  =0.04
| Nov snow days  =0.42
| Dec snow days  =2.42
| year snow days =
|Jan humidity = 75.3
|Feb humidity = 72.8
|Mar humidity = 70.7
|Apr humidity = 69.3
|May humidity = 67.1
|Jun humidity = 63.1
|Jul humidity = 59.6
|Aug humidity = 61.7
|Sep humidity = 67.3
|Oct humidity = 74.6
|Nov humidity = 75.5
|Dec humidity = 75.7
|year humidity = 
|Jan sun = 83.7
|Feb sun = 90.4
|Mar sun = 124.0
|Apr sun = 165.0
|May sun = 217.0
|Jun sun = 264.0
|Jul sun = 300.7
|Aug sun = 275.9
|Sep sun = 217.0
|Oct sun = 145.7
|Nov sun = 111.0
|Dec sun = 77.5
|year sun =
|Jand sun = 2.7
|Febd sun = 3.2
|Mard sun = 4.0
|Aprd sun = 5.5
|Mayd sun = 7.0
|Jund sun = 8.8
|Juld sun = 9.7
|Augd sun = 8.9
|Sepd sun = 7.0
|Octd sun = 4.7
|Novd sun = 3.7
|Decd sun = 2.5
|yeard sun = 5.6
|source 1 = [[Turkish State Meteorological Service]]<ref name=eather1>{{cite web
| url = https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?k=H&m=BURSA
| title = Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020)
| publisher = Turkish State Meteorological Service
| language = tr
| access-date = 24 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=extremes>{{cite web | url = https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?k=A&m=BURSA | title = İllerimize Ait Genel İstatistik Verileri | publisher = Turkish State Meteorological Service
| language = tr | access-date = 11 April 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[NOAA]] (humidity),<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/Bursa_17116.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Bursa
| publisher = [[NCEI|National centers for Environmental Information]] |format=CSV
| access-date = 2 August 2023}}</ref> Meteomanz<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.meteomanz.com/sy3?l=1&cou=6290&ind=17116&m1=01&y1=2000&m2=07&y2=2024 |title=Bursa - weather data by months |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=meteomanz}}</ref>
}}