Ankara
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About
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul.
Wikipedia →Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ankara, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.
The next week in Ankara
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Showers
17° / 10°
1.7 mm
UV High
Sat
Overcast
20° / 6°
UV High
Sun
Showers
20° / 10°
2.4 mm
UV High
Mon
Overcast
16° / 10°
UV Moderate
Tue
Overcast
21° / 6°
UV High
Wed
Showers
17° / 10°
4.8 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
32° / -3°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.4h
05:34 – 19:55local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Ankara
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) at 25 km.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.