Bursa
City in Türkiye: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Bursa is a city in Türkiye, in Bursa Province. About 3.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Türkiye in our atlas.
It lies at 40.20° N, 29.06° E, about 155 m (509 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Istanbul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Bursa. Green dots: other major cities of Türkiye. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bursa has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (30°F). Around 641 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in TürkiyeNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Istanbul · 91 km
- Küçükçekmece · 92 km
- Esenyurt · 98 km
- Eskişehir · 132 km
- İzmir · 256 km
- Ankara · 323 km
- Çankaya · 324 km
- Konya · 388 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 750269 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q40738 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- BURSA-IRGANDI KÖPRÜSÜ 2007 - panoramio: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kozahan -silk bazaar-Main gate - panoramio: Haluk Comertel, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bursa Atatürk Müzesi: Ollios, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bursa Forestry Museum Exterior 7500: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bursa Türk İslam Eserleri Müzesi Diorama 2006 0086: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Karagöz Müzesi: Canercangul, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Turkey-1353 (2216628788): Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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