Esenyurt

City in Türkiye: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Esenyurt is a city in Türkiye, in Istanbul. About 983,571 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Türkiye in our atlas.

It lies at 41.03° N, 28.68° E, about 97 m (318 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Istanbul time zone.

Location

Red dot: Esenyurt. Green dots: other major cities of Türkiye. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Esenyurt has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 4°C (38°F). Around 624 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.

8°4°Jan799°4°Feb6812°6°Mar5316°8°Apr4221°14°May3526°19°Jun3629°21°Jul2029°22°Aug2225°19°Sep5420°14°Oct7015°10°Nov6310°6°Dec82mm

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

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Küçükçekmece Gölü: Dominik Krebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • EndemTVTower01: CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu (III) 2019-08-17: Kingbjelica, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Cyprus Monument: Maurice Flesier, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)