Highest temperature in Ankara on July 27?

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Market context

Ankara’s July heat is usually strong enough that the market’s benchmark is not whether it will be warm, but whether Esenboğa Airport will print an *exceptional* daily high on 27 July. Seasonal climate data put a typical July daytime maximum at about 31°C, with very limited cloud cover and strong solar energy through the month, which means the distribution of outcomes is skewed towards hot afternoons rather than mild ones.[2][1] Against that backdrop, a crowd-implied **0% YES** looks extreme if the contract range includes the low-30s and above, but the precise value depends on the range bands used for settlement and whether the day produces a normal summer high or a sharper heat spike.[2]

For comparison, the main historical guide here is Ankara’s July climatology rather than any single forecast model: the average pattern is broadly stable, but the airport can still swing several degrees either side of the monthly norm on a given day.[1][2] That makes low-temperature bins less plausible than the upper ranges, especially if synoptic conditions favour clear skies and persistent sunshine. There is no obvious sportsbook-style benchmark for this exact airport reading, so the key divergence is between the market’s hard zero and the climate baseline, which implies at least some non-trivial chance of a high in the 30s even before short-term forecasting firms up.[1][2]

The main catalysts are the usual late-July weather drivers: updates to local temperature forecasts, any regional heat advisories, and changes in cloud cover or wind that could cap the daytime maximum. Because the contract resolves on the highest temperature recorded at Esenboğa Intl Airport Station, a trader should watch the airport-specific forecast rather than Ankara city averages, as small local differences can decide which settlement band wins. Once same-day model runs converge, any movement in consensus temperature projections should matter more than broad seasonal norms.

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Methodology

We track Highest temperature in Ankara on July 27? across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

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