Flora And Climate

Since summers are hot and dry and winters are warm and rainy, Yalova is a center for orchard farming,, particularly ornamental plants and fl ower greenhouse farming.

The fl ora of the city is mainly forests and scrubs. The steep hillsides on the southern part of Yolava is covered with lush forests. In this region where large-leafed trees dominate the vegetation , coniferous trees are rarely dispersed. These forests constitute 50% of the total surface area. The inland of Armutlu peninsula is covered with dense oak forests. The characteristics of the forest fl ora bear striking resemblance of the Blacksea coastal regions. Some vegetation species belong to Mediterranean fl ora. Scrubs can be considered as a good example of how Mediterranean fl ora creeps into the region.The salient tree species are beech, hornbeam, cranberry, chestnut, and linden. These forests provide wood and timber for the region.

Situated in the east of Marmara region, Yalova has transitional features of Mediterranean and Blacksea climates. Yet, it is impossible to classify within the patterns of independent cliamte. Occassionally, Yalova refl ects subaerial climate features. The region is under the infl unce of northern, southern and mild airstreams. Although there seems to be other weather conditions affected by eastern and western winds and gales, these weather fronts don't affect the climate considerably. Summers are hot and dry, winters are mild with heavy precipitation.Annual average temperature reaches its peak in August with 22.9C and its lowest in February with 7.4 C. Precipitation in March reaches 742.6 mm. Precipitation is high in November, December and January. The driest month is July. According to long-term weather forecast data, the number of rainy days is 135. Since summers are hot and dry and winters are warm and rainy, Yalova is a center for orchard farming,, particularly ornamental plants and fl ower greenhouse farming.