Timur, Barış AliBaşaran, Tahsinİpekoğlu, Başak02.02. Department of Architecture01. Izmir Institute of Technology02.01. Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage02. Faculty of Architecture2023-07-272023-07-2720231558-30581558-3066https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2023.2208559https://hdl.handle.net/11147/13612Article; Early AccessOne of the significant processes that ensures realistic determination of the energy needs of historical buildings is case-specific definition of their local microclimatic conditions. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to determine differences for the parameters of temperature and humidity in urban and rural sub-settlements of the historical city, Mugla/Turkey. Study method consists of on-site measurements of these variables in sub-settlements for comparisons. As a result, it was identified urban zone shows heat island characteristics with warmer, drier, and more stable conditions; while rural sub-settlement remains cooler, more humid, and more erratic. In parallel, calculated extents of these differences demonstrate the significance and necessity of on-site measurements and consequential microclimatic zoning of historical cities as conservation/planning tools for responding to the thermal needs of architectural heritage. A key application of these processes would be the establishment of local databases of case-specific weather data to be used in thermal simulation assessments.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessExperimental measurementsHistorical citiesTraditional buildingsTurkeyUrban heat IslandArticle2-s2.0-8515890836410.1080/15583058.2023.2208559