Editing Cilicia (section)

=== Climate ===
The climate of Cilicia shows significant differences between the mountains and the lower plains. At the lower plains, the climate reflects a typical [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]] style; summers are hot<ref name=Fortif>{{Cite book |last=Vandekerckhove |first=Dweezil |title=Medieval Fortifications in Cilicia: The Armenian Contribution to Military Architecture in the Middle Ages |publisher=BRILL |year=2019 |isbn=978-90-04-41741-0 |location=Leiden |pages=15}}</ref> while winters are mild, making the land, particularly, the eastern plains, fertile.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mitchell |first=S. Augustus |title=An Ancient Geography, Classical and Sacred |publisher=E.H. Butler & Co. |year=1860 |location=Philadelphia, PA |page=36 |language=en}}</ref> In the coldest month (January), the average temperature is 9&nbsp;°C, and in the warmest month (August), the average temperature is 28&nbsp;°C. The mountains of Cilicia have an inland climate with snowy winters. The average annual precipitation in the region is 647&nbsp;mm and the average number of rainy days in a year is 76. [[Mersin]] and surrounding areas have the highest average temperature in Cilicia. Mersin also has high annual precipitation (1096&nbsp;mm) and 85 rainy days in a year.