The Temperature is the most important climactic factor that plays an important role in defining whether fruit trees
can be grown or not. Optimum temperature conditions are needed in order to grow an apricot tree in a region. The
values below and above the optimum temperature have a negative influence on the trees. The annual average
temperature in Malatya, as reported by the Meteorology Office of Turkey, is above 13 ºC. The lowest temperature is
around –25.1ºC. The average temperature during the period when the apricot ripens (July-August-September) fluctuates
between 23 and 27 ºC degrees, while the relative humidity is between %32 and 36. These climactic conditions make it
possible to produce the sweetest apricots in the world.