Best Time to Visit Turkey (Climate Chart and Table)

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit Turkey. We created climate tables and charts for the locations of Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya und Van. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit Turkey for your holiday.

Climate Overview

-8 °C to 35 °C

8 °C to 28 °C

0.04 – 11.42 in (0 – 14 Days of Rain)

Average Annual Temperature is between 8.7 °C (Van) and 19.5 °C (Bodrum)

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Beach Vacation in February

Ko Samui

28 °C

30 °C

1.3 in

Best Time to Visit Turkey: Overview

JanuaryJan MaximumMax. 15 °C Up to 9.37 in of rainof rain	FebruaryFeb Up to 7.52 in of rainof rain Water max. 16 °C	MarchMar TemperaturesTemp. up to 18 °C Water max. 15 °C	AprilApr Good time to traveltime perfect for explorations and round trips	MayMay Best time to traveltime PerfectPerf. climate in Turkey	JuneJun Best time to traveltime PerfectPerf. climate in Turkey
JulyJul Best time to traveltime but very hot	AugustAug Best time to traveltime but very hot	SeptemberSep Best time to traveltime PerfectPerf. climate in Turkey	OctoberOct Good time to traveltime mostly very Pleasant climate	NovemberNov TemperaturesTemp. up to 21 °C	DecemberDec Up to 8.78 in of rainof rain

Best Time to Visit the Regions

Find the best time to visit the regions (Turkey) in the following overview.

Location	Best Time to Travel
Istanbul	all except January, February, March, and December
Ankara	all except January, February, March, and December
Antalya	May, June, July, August, September, and October
Van	April, May, June, July, August, and September
Marmaris	May, June, July, August, September, and October
Kusadasi	June, July, August, and September
Belek	May, June, July, August, September, and October
Alacati	May, June, July, August, September, and October
Bodrum	May, June, July, August, September, and October

Climate Charts Turkey

In the following, you will find climate charts for the regions.

Furthermore, there are some charts you can use for quick comparison of climate between the regions.

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Istanbul

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Ankara

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Antalya

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Van

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Day Temperatures

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Water Temperatures

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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Tables Turkey

In the following, you will find some climate tables for Turkey, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, Water Temperatures, and Hours of Sunshine.

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Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine in Istanbul (Turkey)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day Temperature	Jan9°	Feb9°	Mar12°	Apr17°	May22°	Jun26°	Jul28°	Aug28°	Sep25°	Oct20°	Nov15°	Dec11°
Night Temperature	Jan3°	Feb3°	Mar4°	Apr8°	May12°	Jun16°	Jul19°	Aug19°	Sep16°	Oct12°	Nov9°	Dec5°
Water Temperature	Jan8°	Feb8°	Mar8°	Apr11°	May15°	Jun20°	Jul22°	Aug23°	Sep21°	Oct19°	Nov15°	Dec11°
Precipitation (inch)	Jan3.9	Feb2.64	Mar2.44	Apr1.93	May1.22	Jun0.83	Jul0.75	Aug1.02	Sep1.61	Oct2.8	Nov3.5	Dec4.8
Rainy days	Jan12	Feb10	Mar9	Apr7	May5	Jun3	Jul3	Aug3	Sep4	Oct7	Nov9	Dec12
Hours of Sunshine	Jan3	Feb4	Mar5	Apr6	May9	Jun11	Jul12	Aug11	Sep8	Oct6	Nov4	Dec3

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Temperatures

The annual average temperature in Istanbul is 14.1 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: July (23.2 °C)
Coldest month: January (5.6 °C)

The maximum water temperature in Istanbul is 23 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 17 °C (Limited bathing is possible):
June, July, August, September, and October

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
July, August, and September

Precipitation

Overall annual precipitation: 27.44 inch on 84 rainy days

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

There is no rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation).

Months that have possible snowfall: January, February, and March

Sunshine

As our climate table shows, July is the sunniest month with an average of 11.6 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 6.7 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine in Ankara (Turkey)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day Temperature	Jan4°	Feb6°	Mar12°	Apr17°	May22°	Jun26°	Jul30°	Aug30°	Sep26°	Oct20°	Nov13°	Dec6°
Night Temperature	Jan-4°	Feb-2°	Mar1°	Apr5°	May9°	Jun13°	Jul15°	Aug15°	Sep11°	Oct7°	Nov2°	Dec-1°
Precipitation (inch)	Jan1.85	Feb1.42	Mar1.42	Apr1.89	May2.17	Jun1.46	Jul0.55	Aug0.47	Sep0.75	Oct1.06	Nov1.3	Dec1.93
Rainy days	Jan8	Feb7	Mar8	Apr8	May9	Jun6	Jul3	Aug2	Sep2	Oct5	Nov6	Dec8
Hours of Sunshine	Jan3	Feb4	Mar6	Apr7	May9	Jun11	Jul12	Aug11	Sep10	Oct7	Nov5	Dec3

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Temperatures

The annual average temperature in Ankara is 11.7 °C.

Warmest month: July (22.9 °C)
Coldest month: January (0.1 °C)

Precipitation

Overall annual precipitation: 16.26 inch on 72 rainy days

There is no rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation).

Months that have possible snowfall: January, February, March, November, and December

Sunshine

As our climate table shows, July is the sunniest month with an average of 11.8 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 7.1 hours of sunshine per day on average.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine in Antalya (Turkey)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day Temperature	Jan15°	Feb15°	Mar18°	Apr21°	May25°	Jun30°	Jul34°	Aug34°	Sep31°	Oct26°	Nov21°	Dec17°
Night Temperature	Jan6°	Feb6°	Mar8°	Apr11°	May15°	Jun19°	Jul22°	Aug22°	Sep19°	Oct15°	Nov11°	Dec8°
Water Temperature	Jan18°	Feb16°	Mar15°	Apr17°	May21°	Jun22°	Jul26°	Aug28°	Sep27°	Oct24°	Nov21°	Dec18°
Precipitation (inch)	Jan9.37	Feb7.52	Mar4.02	Apr1.89	May1.1	Jun0.35	Jul0.2	Aug0.08	Sep0.51	Oct2.76	Nov5.91	Dec8.78
Rainy days	Jan10	Feb10	Mar7	Apr5	May3	Jun1	Jul1	Aug0	Sep1	Oct4	Nov6	Dec10
Hours of Sunshine	Jan5	Feb6	Mar7	Apr8	May10	Jun12	Jul12	Aug12	Sep10	Oct8	Nov7	Dec5

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Temperatures

The annual average temperature in Antalya is 18.4 °C.

Warmest month: July (28.1 °C)
Coldest month: January (9.9 °C)

The maximum water temperature in Antalya is 28 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 17 °C (Limited bathing is possible):
all except February, and March

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
May, June, July, August, September, October, and November

Precipitation

Overall annual precipitation: 42.48 inch on 58 rainy days

Rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation): January, February, and December
Overall precipitation in the rainy season: 25.67 in

You cannot expect snow in any month in Antalya.

Sunshine

As our climate table shows, July is the sunniest month with an average of 12.1 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 8.4 hours of sunshine per day on average.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine in Van (Turkey)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day Temperature	Jan2°	Feb2°	Mar6°	Apr13°	May19°	Jun24°	Jul29°	Aug29°	Sep25°	Oct17°	Nov11°	Dec4°
Night Temperature	Jan-8°	Feb-8°	Mar-4°	Apr2°	May6°	Jun10°	Jul14°	Aug14°	Sep10°	Oct5°	Nov0°	Dec-5°
Precipitation (inch)	Jan1.26	Feb1.3	Mar1.69	Apr2.24	May1.77	Jun0.75	Jul0.2	Aug0.12	Sep0.55	Oct1.73	Nov1.81	Dec1.3
Rainy days	Jan6	Feb6	Mar8	Apr9	May9	Jun4	Jul1	Aug1	Sep1	Oct7	Nov7	Dec6
Hours of Sunshine	Jan4	Feb5	Mar6	Apr7	May9	Jun12	Jul12	Aug11	Sep9	Oct7	Nov5	Dec4

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Temperatures

The annual average temperature in Van is 8.7 °C.

Warmest month: July (21.8 °C)
Coldest month: January (-4 °C)

Precipitation

Overall annual precipitation: 14.72 inch on 65 rainy days

There is no rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation).

Months that have possible snowfall: January, February, March, April, October, November, and December

Sunshine

As our climate table shows, July is the sunniest month with an average of 12.1 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 7.6 hours of sunshine per day on average.

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Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Istanbul (Station Okmeydan?)

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Clouds: 75 % Wind: 16 mph NNW
Air Pressure: 1030 hPa Humidity: 75 %

Last updated: 7th Feb 2023, 10:38 pm

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8th Feb 2023Clouds: 75 %	9th Feb 2023Clouds: 90 %	10th Feb 2023Clouds: 79 %	11th Feb 2023Clouds: 92 %	12th Feb 2023Clouds: 92 %	13th Feb 2023Clouds: 78 %
8th Feb 20230.02 in of rain	9th Feb 20230.06 in of rain	10th Feb 20230.08 in of rain	11th Feb 20230 in of rain	12th Feb 2023No Precipitation	13th Feb 20230.02 in of rain

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Important Regions and Cities

We have extended climate information for the following regions:

Hottest Month

July: 35 °C
Day Temperature in Marmaris

Coldest Month

January: -8 °C
Night Temperature in Van

Rainiest Month

December: 11.42 in
Rain in Marmaris

Driest Month

August: 0.04 in
Rain in Belek

Maximum Water Temperature

August: 28 °C
Water Temperature in Belek

Sunniest Month

July: 14 hours/day
Sunshine in Marmaris

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Distances to Turkey

	London	New York	Los Angeles
Istanbul	1550 mi	5020 mi	6850 mi
Ankara	1760 mi	5220 mi	7000 mi
Antalya	1810 mi	5270 mi	7150 mi
Van	2270 mi	5690 mi	7290 mi

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Turkey: Experiences of our Visitors

There are 8 reviews for Turkey holiday already. Average rating is 4.9 of 5 stars.

Heike, 55 years old was there in April

The weather was just a dream for this time of year

Weather Rating: 5 stars – Excellent
Irina, 57 years old was there in February

The weather in February 2018 was daily over 20° and
Night 10-12 °. Great climate.

Weather Rating: 5 stars – Excellent
Jasmin, 38 years old was there in January

3 days sea – bathing weather
3 days partly cloudy
1 day occasional rain

Weather Rating: 4 stars – Good
Ute, 53 years old was there in August

Who loves the warmth never does anything wrong with Turkey. We liked it very much

Weather Rating: 5 stars – Excellent
Ines, 53 years old was there in May

We were at Side for 2 weeks and the weather was super great, sun and no rain during the day only once a night and the next morning there was nothing to see.

Weather Rating: 5 stars – Excellent
Petra, 54 years old was there in September

it was just gigantic and fantastically beautiful sun full

Weather Rating: 5 stars – Excellent
Gisela, 65 years old was there in August

From the hours of sunshine, it was excellent, only sunshine. But it was already much too hot for us.

Weather Rating: 5 stars – Excellent
Uwe König, 60 years old was there in June

with temperatures between 28 and 36 degrees and unfortunately almost empty beaches, it could be endured fantastically

Weather Rating: 5 stars – Excellent

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