Погода: Бурса, февраль

Uludag-forum reviews on February skiing describe conditions as genuinely variable year to year - one visitor called their trip unlucky with an unusually warm February that softened the snow, while other threads describe temperatures well above freezing by the third week of the month in a typical year, enough to turn early snow icy before it melts back. Posters are consistent no one can reliably predict conditions this far in advance, and the standing advice is deciding on a specific run or lift only after checking conditions in person, ideally a day or two ahead rather than committing from home. Regulars still call February squarely inside the core ski season alongside March, generally more reliable than the shoulder months even with the occasional warm stretch. The gondola up from Bursa is the standard way up regardless of snow conditions. The record: a frigid 0.4C by day dropping to -7.6C at night, a notably high 31cm of fresh snowfall and 80 percent humidity.

Forum posters cite last-week-of-November temperatures around 12C by day and 5C at night in Bursa, with semi-cloudy, sometimes sunny conditions, and describe the weather generally as unstable and cold enough to warrant real warm layers and a jacket. Posters are direct that any rain in Bursa itself likely means snow up at nearby Uludağ, with snowfall in the city proper typically not arriving until closer to year's end. Posters consistently recommend Bursa's mosques and Ottoman-era sultan tombs as worthwhile sightseeing regardless of the cool, changeable weather, given its history as an early Ottoman capital. Posters generally rate November as a cool, unpredictable but genuinely worthwhile time to visit Bursa, with the funicular up Uludağ a real winter-scenery bonus for anyone visiting later in the month.

Forum posters name May (alongside September-October) among the best times to visit Turkey broadly - pleasant spring temperatures for sightseeing, ahead of summer's intense heat, and notably drier than April's showery pattern, with only occasional light, scattered rain by comparison. Layering is the standard advice given how much climate varies by region and elevation across the country. Bursa specifically is called an easy day trip from Istanbul - ferry to Yalova then bus, or a direct ferry from Kabataş to Mudanya - with the historic Silk Bazaar named as the highlight most posters build a visit around.