Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Expat & Property Owners Q and A Forum => Topic started by: casacluggo on September 09, 2013, 17:21:34 PM
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Having spent 2 weeks in Fethiye last May, I was told by a lovely old ex pat bar owner called Joyce on the seafront, that living in fethiye is lovely but for the fact that for 2-3 months in summer the heat is constantly over 50c. Is it really that hot for that length of time ?
Would love to live there but that would put me off.
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Before being bombarded with "official temperature is measured in the shade at a height of 1m ( I may be wrong about 1m)" have a look at the official government site and you will see the recorded results are lower than DIY measurements.
http://www.mgm.gov.tr/en-us/forecast-cities.aspx?m=fethiye
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It is often over 50 deg but that is in full sun.
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You can get temp over 50c thats in full sun normall shade tem about about 33c on ave ,maybe twice this year it has been over 50 c
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And there ıs not a lot of shade. The high temps are all day , the humidity is very high and even at night the temps don't go down much.
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Temps in July/Aug range from hot to Bloo dy hot!!but its the nights as Quackers says is the worst.Even with fans a/c etc trying to sleep is a problem and then the following day tiredness hits you. For us these months are a no;no.
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It's not just the heat, it's the humidity that gets to you. When you walk outside it's like being wrapped in a hot, damp blanket. Our electric bills are higher in July/August to keep cool than in winter to keep warm.
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Stick a thermometer outside in full sun any day of the year and it will peak at near 50 deg C.
Think about it - thats how solar water panels still work in the winter.
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I can cope during the day in July/August but can't bear the heat in the evenings/night.
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Yes I was the same, I'd have gladly added another 5 degrees to the already punishing day temperature in return for just 5 degrees less at night.
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Moan, moan, moan, moan, moan, ;) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Thanks for the info folks, think I`ll leave the string vest at home ! ;D
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I've been there in August 2 years in a row and I coped much better than I thought I would. But then I had a lot of factors in my favour: I was on holiday so I didn't have to worry about doing anything of any worth apart from having fun; I was almost always near the pool so I could jump in; we have superb modern air conditioning in the bedrooms and sometimes woke up finding ourselves cold and turning it down so we got a good night's sleep. If you're going to be retired with very little in the way of responsibilities and if you have a pool I reckon you might cope. I don't know how people cope in that heat when they have a job or no pool. :-\
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With respect suzzpuss your villa is not in Fethiye which has a different climate from Calis and probably Ciftlik
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That is a good point H. Another reason we coped then. Mind you, it might be 3 or 4 degrees cooler but it still got over 40 while we were there both times. Possibly less humid though. Whatever, it was wonderful. ;D