Editing Rize (section)

==Climate==
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Rize has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfa'', Trewartha: ''Cf''). However, as any mountainous region of Turkey, it is rich in climatic variety. The climate turns [[oceanic climate|oceanic]] (''Cfb'') on the hillsides, [[humid continental climate|continental]] (''Dfb/Dc'') and [[subarctic climate|subarctic]] (''Dfc/Eo'') on the mountain slopes and in the [[yaylak|yaylas]], the highlands and highland plateaus.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Beck |first1=Hylke E. |last2=Zimmermann |first2=Niklaus E. |last3=McVicar |first3=Tim R. |last4=Vergopolan |first4=Noemi |last5=Berg |first5=Alexis |last6=Wood |first6=Eric F. |date=2018-10-30 |title=Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution |journal=Scientific Data |language=en |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=180214 |doi=10.1038/sdata.2018.214 |issn=2052-4463|doi-access=free |pmid=30375988 |pmc=6207062 |bibcode=2018NatSD...580214B |hdl=20.500.11850/302311 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> When the [[Köppen climate classification]] was being created, the city centre had a borderline oceanic-humid subtropical climate, falling just under the {{convert|22|C|F|0}} threshold for the hottest month of the year, yet [[climate change]] and [[global warming]] have contributed to the city being classified as humid subtropical in recent decades.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate Explorer: Time series |url=https://climexp.knmi.nl/gettemp.cgi?id=someone@somewhere&WMO=17040.3&STATION=PAZAR_RIZE&extraargs= |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=climexp.knmi.nl}}</ref>

The city's climate is defined by mild temperate conditions, with warm summers, cool winters and heavy rainfall year-round with a maximum in late autumn (October to December). The city has relatively few sunshine hours, lower than many stereotypically cloudy locations in Western Europe. Snowfall is occasional, but can be very heavy once it starts. The water temperature, typical for the Black Sea coast, is never too warm or cold, fluctuating between {{convert|8|and|20|C|F|0}} throughout the year.

{{Weather box
|metric first= Yes
|single line= Yes
|location= Rize (1991–2020, extremes 1928–2023)
|Jan record high C = 26.6
|Feb record high C = 28.1
|Mar record high C = 32.6
|Apr record high C = 35.8
|May record high C = 38.2
|Jun record high C = 36.1
|Jul record high C = 35.4
|Aug record high C = 35.6
|Sep record high C = 35.0
|Oct record high C = 33.8
|Nov record high C = 30.4
|Dec record high C = 26.7
|year record high C = 38.2
|Jan high C = 11.0
|Feb high C = 11.1
|Mar high C = 12.9
|Apr high C = 15.9
|May high C = 20.2
|Jun high C = 24.9
|Jul high C = 27.4
|Aug high C = 28.1
|Sep high C = 25.4
|Oct high C = 21.4
|Nov high C = 16.7
|Dec high C = 13.0
|year high C = 19.0
|Jan mean C = 6.9
|Feb mean C = 6.8
|Mar mean C = 8.7
|Apr mean C = 11.8
|May mean C = 16.6
|Jun mean C = 21.2
|Jul mean C = 23.8
|Aug mean C = 24.5
|Sep mean C = 21.2
|Oct mean C = 17.2
|Nov mean C = 12.1
|Dec mean C = 8.7
|year mean C = 15.0
|Jan low C = 3.9
|Feb low C = 3.7
|Mar low C = 5.4
|Apr low C = 8.5
|May low C = 13.2
|Jun low C = 17.5
|Jul low C = 20.5
|Aug low C = 21.2
|Sep low C = 17.7
|Oct low C = 13.9
|Nov low C = 8.8
|Dec low C = 5.6
|year low C = 11.7
|Jan record low C = −6.5
|Feb record low C = −6.6
|Mar record low C = −7.0
|Apr record low C = −2.8
|May record low C = 4.0
|Jun record low C = 7.8
|Jul record low C = 12.0
|Aug record low C = 13.4
|Sep record low C = 4.6
|Oct record low C = 2.5
|Nov record low C = -2.6
|Dec record low C = −4.0
|year record low C = -7.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 223.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 170.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 154.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 90.5
|May precipitation mm = 96.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 148.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 163.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 192.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 265.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 307.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 246.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 252.1
|year precipitation mm = 2309.5
|Jan precipitation days = 15.33
|Feb precipitation days = 14.5
|Mar precipitation days = 16.8
|Apr precipitation days = 14.83
|May precipitation days = 15.13
|Jun precipitation days = 14.83
|Jul precipitation days = 13.7
|Aug precipitation days = 14.63
|Sep precipitation days = 14.8
|Oct precipitation days = 15.4
|Nov precipitation days = 14.13
|Dec precipitation days = 15.5
|year precipitation days = 
|Jan sun = 62.0
|Feb sun = 84.8
|Mar sun = 114.7
|Apr sun = 144.0
|May sun = 179.8
|Jun sun = 195.0
|Jul sun = 176.7
|Aug sun = 161.2
|Sep sun = 156.0
|Oct sun = 124.0
|Nov sun = 87.0
|Dec sun = 58.9
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 2.0
|Febd sun = 3.0
|Mard sun = 3.7
|Aprd sun = 4.8
|Mayd sun = 5.8
|Jund sun = 6.5
|Juld sun = 5.7
|Augd sun = 5.2
|Sepd sun = 5.2
|Octd sun = 4.0
|Novd sun = 2.9
|Decd sun = 1.9
|yeard sun = 4.2
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity = 76.1
|Feb humidity = 75.0
|Mar humidity = 75.4
|Apr humidity = 76.8
|May humidity = 78.1
|Jun humidity = 77.2
|Jul humidity = 77.3
|Aug humidity = 78.3
|Sep humidity = 79.1
|Oct humidity = 80.6
|Nov humidity = 78.4
|Dec humidity = 76.7
|year humidity = 77.4
|source 1= Turkish State Meteorological Service<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?k=H&m=RIZE
| title = Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020)
| publisher = Turkish State Meteorological Service
| language = tr
| access-date = 7 August 2021}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] (humidity)<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/Rize_17040.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Rize
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 17, 2024}}</ref>
|date=March 2011}}

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