Eskişehir
City in Türkiye: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Eskişehirdetekne: Vikiçizer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Eskişehir is a city in Türkiye. About 921,630 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Türkiye in our atlas.
It lies at 39.78° N, 30.52° E, about 794 m (2,605 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Istanbul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Eskişehir. Green dots: other major cities of Türkiye. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Eskişehir has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (24°F). Around 496 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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
- Bursa · 133 km
- Istanbul · 192 km
- Ankara · 200 km
- Çankaya · 200 km
- Küçükçekmece · 201 km
- Esenyurt · 210 km
- Konya · 270 km
- Antalya · 319 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 315202 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q168866 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Eskişehirdetekne: Vikiçizer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Eskişehir Eti Archaeology Museum building: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Camsanatlarimuzesi: Honacan at Turkish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Eskisehir hayvanat bahcesi: Honacan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Eskişehir Caricature Museum building: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Eskişehir Woodworking Museum 2: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tayfun Talipoğlu wax sculpture: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
