The best time to visit Turkey is in the spring and autumn, since the weather is perfect in İstanbul and on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. It will be cold in central Anatolia, but not to the point of being uncomfortable. On major plus when touring before mid-June or after August, you will avoid the mosquitoes. The Black Sea coastline is best visited April through September; you will still encounter mild rainfall. The peak season in Turkey is from July to mid-September, when most locals take their holidays. The best time to visit eastern Turkey is from late June to September.
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Weather Averages for Alanya
Average Temperatures for Alanya, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 10°c | 11°c | 13°c | 16°c | 20°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 25°c | 20°c | 15°c | 12°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Alanya, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 15°c | 16°c | 17°c | 20°c | 24°c | 27°c | 30°c | 31°c | 29°c | 25°c | 21°c | 17°c |
| 7°c | 7°c | 9°c | 11°c | 15°c | 18°c | 21°c | 21°c | 19°c | 15°c | 12°c | 9°c |
Average Sea Temperatures for Alanya, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 17°c | 17°c | 18°c | 21°c | 22°c | 24°c | 27°c | 28°c | 27°c | 25°c | 22°c | 19°c |
Average Rainfall for Alanya, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 227mm | 172mm | 106mm | 64mm | 36mm | 8mm | 3mm | 5mm | 10mm | 80mm | 171mm | 224mm |
Weather Averages for Antalya
Average Temperatures for Antalya, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 52°f | 52°f | 55°f | 61°f | 68°f | 77°f | 82°f | 82°f | 77°f | 70°f | 61°f | 54°f |
| 11°c | 11°c | 13°c | 16°c | 20°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 25°c | 21°c | 16°c | 12°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Antalya, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 59°f | 59°f | 64°f | 70°f | 77°f | 86°f | 93°f | 93°f | 88°f | 79°f | 70°f | 61°f |
| 15°c | 15°c | 18°c | 21°c | 25°c | 30°c | 34°c | 34°c | 31°c | 26°c | 21°c | 16°c |
| 43°f | 43°f | 46°f | 52°f | 59°f | 66°f | 72°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f | 52°f | 46°f |
| 6°c | 6°c | 8°c | 11°c | 15°c | 19°c | 22°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c | 11°c | 8°c |
Average Rainfall for Antalya, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 238mm | 191mm | 102mm | 48mm | 28mm | 9mm | 5mm | 2mm | 13mm | 70mm | 150mm | 223mm |
Weather Averages for Bodrum
Average High/Low Temperature for Bodrum, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 15°c | 15°c | 17°c | 21°c | 26°c | 31°c | 34°c | 34°c | 30°c | 26°c | 20°c | 16°c |
| 8°c | 8°c | 10°c | 13°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 23°c | 21°c | 17°c | 13°c | 10°c |
Average Rainfall for Bodrum, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 72.6mm | 69.8mm | 80.2mm | 32.9mm | 11.9mm | 14mm | 10mm | 7mm | 7.2mm | 26.1mm | 79.3mm | 108.2mm |
Weather Averages for Gumbet
Average Temperatures for Gumbet, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 12°c | 13°c | 16°c | 20°c | 25°c | 30°c | 32°c | 32°c | 29°c | 23°c | 18°c | 14°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Gumbet, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 14°c | 14°c | 16°c | 20°c | 24°c | 29°c | 33°c | 32°c | 29°c | 24°c | 19°c | 15°c |
| 9°c | 8°c | 10°c | 14°c | 17°c | 21°c | 24°c | 24°c | 22°c | 17°c | 13°c | 10°c |
Average Humidity for Gumbet, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 66% | 65% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 65% | 69% | 66% | 68% |
Weather Averages for Icemler
Average Temperatures for Icemler , Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 43°f | 43°f | 46°f | 52°f | 63°f | 70°f | 77°f | 77°f | 68°f | 61°f | 52°f | 45°f |
| 6°c | 6°c | 8°c | 11°c | 17°c | 21°c | 25°c | 25°c | 20°c | 16°c | 11°c | 7°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Icemler , Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 46°f | 46°f | 52°f | 59°f | 70°f | 77°f | 82°f | 82°f | 73°f | 66°f | 57°f | 48°f |
| 8°c | 8°c | 11°c | 15°c | 21°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 23°c | 19°c | 14°c | 9°c |
| 37°f | 37°f | 39°f | 45°f | 54°f | 63°f | 70°f | 70°f | 61°f | 55°f | 46°f | 41°f |
| 3°c | 3°c | 4°c | 7°c | 12°c | 17°c | 21°c | 21°c | 16°c | 13°c | 8°c | 5°c |
Average Sea Temperatures for Icemler , Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 17°f | 16°f | 16°f | 17°f | 19°f | 21°f | 23°f | 25°f | 24°f | 22°f | 20°f | 18°f |
Average Rainfall for Icemler , Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 178mm | 90mm | 48mm | 34mm | 18mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 20mm | 39mm | 118mm | 174mm |
| 14 Days | 10 Days | 8 Days | 3 Days | 3 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 0 Days | 1 Days | 6 Days | 7 Days | 13 Days |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours for Icemler , Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 3 Hrs | 4 Hrs | 4 Hrs | 6 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 11 Hrs | 11 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 5 Hrs | 3 Hrs |
Weather Averages for Kalkan
Average High/Low Temperature for Kalkan, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| °f | °f | °f | °f | °f | °f | 84°f | °f | °f | °f | °f | °f |
Weather Averages for Kusadasi
Average Temperatures for Kusadasi, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 50°f | 48°f | 52°f | 59°f | 68°f | 77°f | 81°f | 82°f | 73°f | 66°f | 57°f | 52°f |
| 10°c | 9°c | 11°c | 15°c | 20°c | 25°c | 27°c | 28°c | 23°c | 19°c | 14°c | 11°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Kusadasi, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 54°f | 54°f | 57°f | 64°f | 75°f | 84°f | 90°f | 90°f | 81°f | 72°f | 63°f | 55°f |
| 12°c | 12°c | 14°c | 18°c | 24°c | 29°c | 32°c | 32°c | 27°c | 22°c | 17°c | 13°c |
| 45°f | 43°f | 46°f | 52°f | 59°f | 68°f | 72°f | 73°f | 64°f | 59°f | 52°f | 46°f |
| 7°c | 6°c | 8°c | 11°c | 15°c | 20°c | 22°c | 23°c | 18°c | 15°c | 11°c | 8°c |
Weather Averages for Olu Deniz
Average Temperatures for Olu Deniz, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 43°f | 45°f | 48°f | 55°f | 64°f | 73°f | 79°f | 79°f | 72°f | 63°f | 52°f | 45°f |
| 6°c | 7°c | 9°c | 13°c | 18°c | 23°c | 26°c | 26°c | 22°c | 17°c | 11°c | 7°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Olu Deniz, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 50°f | 52°f | 57°f | 64°f | 75°f | 84°f | 91°f | 91°f | 84°f | 73°f | 61°f | 52°f |
| 10°c | 11°c | 14°c | 18°c | 24°c | 29°c | 33°c | 33°c | 29°c | 23°c | 16°c | 11°c |
| 36°f | 36°f | 39°f | 45°f | 52°f | 61°f | 66°f | 66°f | 59°f | 50°f | 43°f | 37°f |
| 2°c | 2°c | 4°c | 7°c | 11°c | 16°c | 19°c | 19°c | 15°c | 10°c | 6°c | 3°c |
Average Rainfall for Olu Deniz, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 244mm | 192mm | 121mm | 64mm | 44mm | 24mm | 10mm | 12mm | 23mm | 72mm | 135mm | 281mm |
Weather Averages for Side
Average Temperatures for Side, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 52°f | 52°f | 55°f | 61°f | 68°f | 77°f | 82°f | 82°f | 77°f | 70°f | 61°f | 54°f |
| 11°c | 11°c | 13°c | 16°c | 20°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 25°c | 21°c | 16°c | 12°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Side, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 59°f | 59°f | 64°f | 70°f | 77°f | 86°f | 93°f | 93°f | 88°f | 79°f | 70°f | 61°f |
| 15°c | 15°c | 18°c | 21°c | 25°c | 30°c | 34°c | 34°c | 31°c | 26°c | 21°c | 16°c |
| 43°f | 43°f | 46°f | 52°f | 59°f | 66°f | 72°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f | 52°f | 46°f |
| 6°c | 6°c | 8°c | 11°c | 15°c | 19°c | 22°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c | 11°c | 8°c |
Average Rainfall for Side, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 238mm | 191mm | 102mm | 48mm | 28mm | 9mm | 5mm | 2mm | 13mm | 70mm | 150mm | 223mm |
Weather Averages for Istanbul
Average Temperatures for Istanbul, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 43°f | 43°f | 46°f | 52°f | 63°f | 70°f | 77°f | 77°f | 68°f | 61°f | 52°f | 45°f |
| 6°c | 6°c | 8°c | 11°c | 17°c | 21°c | 25°c | 25°c | 20°c | 16°c | 11°c | 7°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Istanbul, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 46°f | 46°f | 52°f | 59°f | 70°f | 77°f | 82°f | 82°f | 73°f | 66°f | 57°f | 48°f |
| 8°c | 8°c | 11°c | 15°c | 21°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 23°c | 19°c | 14°c | 9°c |
| 37°f | 37°f | 39°f | 45°f | 54°f | 63°f | 70°f | 70°f | 61°f | 55°f | 46°f | 41°f |
| 3°c | 3°c | 4°c | 7°c | 12°c | 17°c | 21°c | 21°c | 16°c | 13°c | 8°c | 5°c |
Weather Averages for Kemer
Average High/Low Temperature for Kemer, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 14°c | 14°c | 17°c | 21°c | 25°c | 30°c | 33°c | 33°c | 30°c | 25°c | 20°c | 16°c |
| 5°c | 5°c | 7°c | 10°c | 13°c | 18°c | 21°c | 20°c | 17°c | 13°c | 9°c | 7°c |
Average Sea Temperatures for Kemer, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 17°c | 17°c | 16°c | 18°c | 20°c | 24°c | 26°c | 27°c | 26°c | 24°c | 21°c | 18°c |
Average Rainfall for Kemer, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 208mm | 147mm | 93mm | 45mm | 27mm | 11mm | 4mm | 5mm | 11mm | 65mm | 115mm | 219mm |
| 13 Days | 12 Days | 10 Days | 7 Days | 6 Days | 3 Days | 6 Days | 6 Days | 4 Days | 6 Days | 8 Days | 13 Days |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours for Kemer, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 5 Hrs | 6 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 8 Hrs | 10 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 13 Hrs | 12 Hrs | 11 Hrs | 8 Hrs | 6 Hrs | 5 Hrs |
Weather Averages for Sarigerme
Average Temperatures for Sarigerme, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 50°f | 50°f | 54°f | 57°f | 66°f | 73°f | 79°f | 79°f | 73°f | 66°f | 57°f | 54°f |
| 10°c | 10°c | 12°c | 14°c | 19°c | 23°c | 26°c | 26°c | 23°c | 19°c | 14°c | 12°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Sarigerme, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 57°f | 57°f | 63°f | 66°f | 75°f | 84°f | 88°f | 88°f | 82°f | 75°f | 66°f | 61°f |
| 14°c | 14°c | 17°c | 19°c | 24°c | 29°c | 31°c | 31°c | 28°c | 24°c | 19°c | 16°c |
| 41°f | 41°f | 43°f | 48°f | 55°f | 63°f | 70°f | 70°f | 63°f | 55°f | 48°f | 45°f |
| 5°c | 5°c | 6°c | 9°c | 13°c | 17°c | 21°c | 21°c | 17°c | 13°c | 9°c | 7°c |
Average Sea Temperatures for Sarigerme, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 17°c | 16°c | 16°c | 17°c | 19°c | 23°c | 24°c | 25°c | 25°c | 23°c | 20°c | 18°c |
Average Rainfall for Sarigerme, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 216mm | 160mm | 96mm | 46mm | 26mm | 11mm | 4mm | 5mm | 24mm | 80mm | 139mm | 233mm |
Average Daily Sunshine Hours for Sarigerme, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 5 Hrs | 6 Hrs | 7 Hrs | 9 Hrs | 11 Hrs | 13 Hrs | 14 Hrs | 13 Hrs | 11 Hrs | 8 Hrs | 6 Hrs | 5 Hrs |
Weather Averages for Belek :
Average Temperatures for Belek, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 52°f | 52°f | 55°f | 61°f | 68°f | 77°f | 82°f | 82°f | 77°f | 70°f | 61°f | 54°f |
| 11°c | 11°c | 13°c | 16°c | 20°c | 25°c | 28°c | 28°c | 25°c | 21°c | 16°c | 12°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Belek, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 59°f | 59°f | 64°f | 70°f | 77°f | 86°f | 93°f | 93°f | 88°f | 79°f | 70°f | 61°f |
| 15°c | 15°c | 18°c | 21°c | 25°c | 30°c | 34°c | 34°c | 31°c | 26°c | 21°c | 16°c |
| 43°f | 43°f | 46°f | 52°f | 59°f | 66°f | 72°f | 72°f | 66°f | 59°f | 52°f | 46°f |
| 6°c | 6°c | 8°c | 11°c | 15°c | 19°c | 22°c | 22°c | 19°c | 15°c | 11°c | 8°c |
Average Rainfall for Belek, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 230mm | 188mm | 101mm | 46mm | 30mm | 9mm | 4mm | 3mm | 12mm | 68mm | 145mm | 220mm |
Weather Averages for Dalaman :
Average Temperatures for Dalaman, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 50°f | 50°f | 54°f | 57°f | 66°f | 73°f | 79°f | 79°f | 73°f | 66°f | 57°f | 54°f |
| 10°c | 10°c | 12°c | 14°c | 19°c | 23°c | 26°c | 26°c | 23°c | 19°c | 14°c | 12°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Dalaman, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 57°f | 57°f | 63°f | 66°f | 75°f | 84°f | 88°f | 88°f | 82°f | 75°f | 66°f | 61°f |
| 14°c | 14°c | 17°c | 19°c | 24°c | 29°c | 31°c | 31°c | 28°c | 24°c | 19°c | 16°c |
| 41°f | 41°f | 43°f | 48°f | 55°f | 63°f | 70°f | 70°f | 63°f | 55°f | 48°f | 45°f |
| 5°c | 5°c | 6°c | 9°c | 13°c | 17°c | 21°c | 21°c | 17°c | 13°c | 9°c | 7°c |
Weather Averages for Fethiye :
Average Temperatures for Fethiye, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 34°f | 36°f | 43°f | 52°f | 59°f | 66°f | 73°f | 73°f | 66°f | 55°f | 45°f | 37°f |
| 1°c | 2°c | 6°c | 11°c | 15°c | 19°c | 23°c | 23°c | 19°c | 13°c | 7°c | 3°c |
Average High/Low Temperature for Fethiye, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 41°f | 45°f | 54°f | 63°f | 72°f | 79°f | 86°f | 86°f | 79°f | 68°f | 55°f | 45°f |
| 5°c | 7°c | 12°c | 17°c | 22°c | 26°c | 30°c | 30°c | 26°c | 20°c | 13°c | 7°c |
| 25°f | 27°f | 32°f | 41°f | 46°f | 54°f | 61°f | 59°f | 52°f | 43°f | 34°f | 28°f |
| -4°c | -3°c | 0°c | 5°c | 8°c | 12°c | 16°c | 15°c | 11°c | 6°c | 1°c | -2°c |
Average Rainfall for Fethiye, Turkey
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 39mm | 32mm | 29mm | 32mm | 49mm | 23mm | 8mm | 8mm | 11mm | 32mm | 33mm | 44mm |
HOLIDAYS
January - New Year's Day
March - Noruz
April - National Sovereignty and Children's Day
May - Hidirellez Festival
May - Ataturk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day
vAugust - Victory Day
October - Republic Day
October - Ramazan or Seker Bayram(Eid Al Fitr)
December - Kurban Bayram(Eid Al Adha)
Weekend - Saturday, Sunday
