Cide

This article is about the town in Turkey. For other uses, see Cide (disambiguation).

Cide, also Karaağaç, is a town in the Kastamonu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Cide District.^[2] Its population is 11,087 (2021).^[1] It lies near the Black Sea coast. The town consists of 16 quarters: Cumhuriyet, Ece, Kasaba, Kemerli, Nasuh, Memiş, Bağyurdu, Gebeş, Irmak, Kalafat, Kasımköy, Kırcı, Kumluca, Sipahi, Sofular and Tarakçı.^[3]

Cide
Municipality
Gideros bay, Cide
Cide Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°53′32″N 33°00′16″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Kastamonu
District	Cide
Government
• Mayor	Nejdet Demir (MHP)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]	11,087
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	37600
Area code	0366
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.cide.bel.tr

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Cide was part of the Kastamonu Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Climate

Cide has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa)^[4] with warm summers and cool, wet, occasionally snowy winters.^[5]

Climate data for Cide (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.9 (49.8)	10.2 (50.4)	12.3 (54.1)	15.6 (60.1)	19.4 (66.9)	24.0 (75.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.9 (80.4)	23.7 (74.7)	19.9 (67.8)	15.8 (60.4)	12.1 (53.8)	18.1 (64.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	6.4 (43.5)	8.2 (46.8)	11.5 (52.7)	15.6 (60.1)	20.2 (68.4)	22.7 (72.9)	23.0 (73.4)	19.6 (67.3)	15.9 (60.6)	11.8 (53.2)	8.6 (47.5)	14.2 (57.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.6 (38.5)	3.1 (37.6)	4.8 (40.6)	7.8 (46.0)	12.3 (54.1)	16.1 (61.0)	18.9 (66.0)	19.3 (66.7)	16.2 (61.2)	12.8 (55.0)	9.0 (48.2)	5.5 (41.9)	10.8 (51.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	112.88 (4.44)	87.37 (3.44)	88.01 (3.46)	52.27 (2.06)	54.09 (2.13)	71.93 (2.83)	65.21 (2.57)	86.01 (3.39)	115.75 (4.56)	164.53 (6.48)	138.79 (5.46)	148.44 (5.84)	1,185.28 (46.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.3	10.7	11.0	7.5	7.0	6.5	4.8	5.0	8.1	9.4	9.5	12.7	104.5
Source: NOAA[6]

Image gallery

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  Gideros bay, Cide
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  A panorama of Cide by night
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  Old Cide houses