Ünye has a little port, in a bay on one of the flatter areas of the
Black Sea coast. Agriculture is the basis of the local economy, in particular hazelnut growing, hazelnut trading and hazelnut processing. The town is very quiet in late-July and August when most people are in the countryside for the hazelnut harvest. The town of Ünye provides high schools, higher education and other services to the surrounding countryside, and other industry includes a large cement factory, flour mills, local handicrafts and the port. The town has grown in recent decades, acquiring the multi-storey concrete blocks spreading along the coast, typical of so many Turkish towns. There are cafes and internet cafes popular with students. The cuisine includes the local pizza called
pide. With its quiet spots for picnics and walking and its excellent beaches Ünye is one of the nicest holiday towns on the eastern
Black Sea coast. Affordable pensions and camping facilities as well as 2- or 3-star hotels can be found in the summer season. There are summer festivals and concerts in July.
Climate Ünye has a humid subtropical climate (
Köppen:
Cfa). The climate is typical of the Black Sea region, warm and wet, although because the hinterland is flatter than most of the coastline Ünye has less rainfall. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Ünye (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 10.4 | Feb high C = 10.5 | Mar high C = 12.0 | Apr high C = 14.6 | May high C = 19.0 | Jun high C = 24.0 | Jul high C = 26.9 | Aug high C = 27.7 | Sep high C = 24.4 | Oct high C = 20.2 | Nov high C = 15.9 | Dec high C = 12.4 | year high C = 18.2 | Jan mean C = 7.3 | Feb mean C = 7.1 | Mar mean C = 8.4 | Apr mean C = 11.0 | May mean C = 15.6 | Jun mean C = 20.6 | Jul mean C = 23.6 | Aug mean C = 24.3 | Sep mean C = 20.9 | Oct mean C = 16.9 | Nov mean C = 12.5 | Dec mean C = 9.2 | year mean C = 14.8 | Jan low C = 4.7 | Feb low C = 4.3 | Mar low C = 5.7 | Apr low C = 8.4 | May low C = 12.9 | Jun low C = 17.6 | Jul low C = 20.6 | Aug low C = 21.2 | Sep low C = 17.9 | Oct low C = 14.2 | Nov low C = 9.7 | Dec low C = 6.7 | year low C = 12.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 121.53 | Feb precipitation mm = 93.4 | Mar precipitation mm = 98.22 | Apr precipitation mm = 67.98 | May precipitation mm = 71.49 | Jun precipitation mm = 73.7 | Jul precipitation mm = 83.33 | Aug precipitation mm = 109.31 | Sep precipitation mm = 100.16 | Oct precipitation mm = 140.69 | Nov precipitation mm = 127.72 | Dec precipitation mm = 126.49 | year precipitation mm = 1214.02 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 11.3 | Feb precipitation days = 10.3 | Mar precipitation days = 11.8 | Apr precipitation days = 8.9 | May precipitation days = 8.9 | Jun precipitation days = 6.9 | Jul precipitation days = 6.0 | Aug precipitation days = 6.3 | Sep precipitation days = 8.5 | Oct precipitation days = 10.3 | Nov precipitation days = 9.1 | Dec precipitation days = 11.3 | year precipitation days = 109.6 | Jan humidity = 71.0 | Feb humidity = 71.9 | Mar humidity = 75.3 | Apr humidity = 78.7 | May humidity = 80.5 | Jun humidity = 77.7 | Jul humidity = 76.2 | Aug humidity = 75.4 | Sep humidity = 76.0 | Oct humidity = 77.7 | Nov humidity = 72.7 | Dec humidity = 70.3 | year humidity = 75.3 | Jan sun = 74.7 | Feb sun = 89.5 | Mar sun = 116.8 | Apr sun = 156.3 | May sun = 200.9 | Jun sun = 237.3 | Jul sun = 247.3 | Aug sun = 227.0 | Sep sun = 184.4 | Oct sun = 136.8 | Nov sun = 109.5 | Dec sun = 70.8 | year sun = 1851.1 | source =
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