Dursunbey
Dursunbey, formerly Balat, is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,719 km, and its population is 33,333 (2022). The mayor is Ramazan Bahçavan (AKP). Dursunbey is noted for its wood and apples.
Composition
There are 111 neighbourhoods in Dursunbey District:
- 3 Eylül
- Adaören
- Akbaşlar
- Akçagüney
- Akyayla
- Alaçam
- Alagüney
- Arıklar
- Aşağımusalar
- Aşağıyağcılar
- Ayvacık
- Aziziye
- Bayıryüzügüney
- Beyce
- Beyel
- Boyalıca
- Bozyokuş
- Büyükakçaalan
- Çakırca
- Çakmak
- Çaltıcak
- Çamharman
- Çamköy
- Çanakçı
- Çatalçam
- Cebeci
- Çelikler
- Çiftçi
- Çınarköy
- Dada
- Değirmenciler
- Delice
- Demirciler
- Dereköy
- Dodurga
- Doğancılar
- Durabeyler
- Ericek
- Ferah
- Gazellidere
- Göbül
- Gökçedağ
- Gökçepınar
- Gölcük
- Güğü
- Gürleyen
- Hacıahmetpınarı
- Hacılar
- Hamzacık
- Hasanlar
- Hindikler
- Hondular
- Hopanlar
- İrfaniye
- Işıklar
- İsmailler
- İstasyon
- Karagöz
- Karakaya
- Karamanlar
- Karapınar
- Kardeşler
- Karyağmaz
- Kavacık
- Kavakköy
- Kazimiye
- Kireç
- Kızılcadere
- Kızılöz
- Küçükakçaalan
- Küçükler
- Kumlu
- Kurtlar
- Kuzköy
- Mahmudiye
- Mahmutça
- Meydançayırı
- Mıcırlar
- Mollaoğlu
- Naipler
- Odaköy
- Örenköy
- Osmaniye
- Poyracık
- Ramazanlar
- Reşadiye
- Resüller
- Şabanlar
- Saçayak
- Sağırlar
- Sakızköy
- Sarısipahiler
- Sarnıçköy
- Sebiller
- Selimağa
- Şenköy
- Sinderler
- Süleler
- Tafak
- Taşkesiği
- Taşpınar
- Tepeköy
- Tezlik
- Turnacık
- Umurlar
- Vakıf
- Veliler
- Yassıören
- Yukarımusalar
- Yukarıyağcılar
- Yunuslar
Climate
Dursunbey has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), with hot, dry summers, and chilly, moderately snowy winters.
| Climate data for Dursunbey (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.04 (2.88) |
63.03 (2.48) |
57.3 (2.26) |
58.95 (2.32) |
45.71 (1.80) |
37.08 (1.46) |
10.53 (0.41) |
11.05 (0.44) |
25.94 (1.02) |
48.27 (1.90) |
58.4 (2.30) |
70.69 (2.78) |
559.99 (22.05) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 72.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75.9 | 72.7 | 68.6 | 65.2 | 64.3 | 61.5 | 58.4 | 59.8 | 62.1 | 69.2 | 72.2 | 76.3 | 67.2 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||