Cide
Municipality in Kastamonu, Turkey
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Cide, also Karaağaç, is a town in the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Cide District.[2] Its population is 11,087 (2021).[1] It lies near the Black Sea coast. The town consists of 16 quarters: Cumhuriyet, Ece, Kasaba, Kemerli, Nasuh, Memiş, Bağyurdu, Gebeş, Irmak, Kalafat, Kasımköy, Kırcı, Kumluca, Sipahi, Sofular and Tarakçı.[3]
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Cide was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Climate
Cide has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa)[4] with warm summers and cool, wet, occasionally snowy winters.[5]
| Climate data for Cide (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112.88 (4.44) |
87.37 (3.44) |
88.01 (3.46) |
52.27 (2.06) |
54.09 (2.13) |
71.93 (2.83) |
65.21 (2.57) |
86.01 (3.39) |
115.75 (4.56) |
164.53 (6.48) |
138.79 (5.46) |
148.44 (5.84) |
1,185.28 (46.66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.3 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 104.5 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Image gallery
Gideros bay, Cide
A panorama of Cide by night
Old Cide houses
