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Best Time to Visit Turkey: Weather by Month

Weather by month

MGM

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Turkey's weather differs sharply between the coasts and the interior, so the right month depends on where you are going. The figures below are the Turkish State Meteorological Service's long-term averages; pick a month to compare destinations.

Weather in January

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	9.6	4.2	16.3	—
Antalya	15	6.1	12.4	4.9
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	4	-3.6	12.3	3.1
İzmir	12.5	5.8	12.6	4.3
Muğla	15.5	6.8	12.9	4.4
Denizli	10.7	2.5	12	3.7
Trabzon	10.9	4.8	11.8	2.7
Konya	4.8	-4.1	9.6	3.2
Mardin	5.9	0.7	11.8	4.5
Ankara	4.4	-3.1	12.2	2.6

Weather in February

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	10.2	4.2	13.9	—
Antalya	15.6	6.4	10.4	5.7
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	5.5	-2.6	12.1	4.2
İzmir	13.7	6.2	10.5	5.3
Muğla	16.1	6.8	9.1	5.3
Denizli	12.4	3.1	10.5	4.5
Trabzon	10.8	4.5	11.6	3.3
Konya	7	-3.3	8.1	4.6
Mardin	7.4	1.5	10.6	5.2
Ankara	6.5	-2.2	11	3.8

Weather in March

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	12.4	5.5	12.6	—
Antalya	18	8.1	8.5	6.7
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	10.3	0.7	13.1	5.3
İzmir	16.4	7.7	9.2	6.5
Muğla	18.5	8	7.8	6.4
Denizli	16.1	5.5	11.1	5.6
Trabzon	12	5.5	12.8	3.4
Konya	11.8	-0.2	8.8	5.9
Mardin	11.7	4.7	11.6	6
Ankara	11.6	0.8	10.7	5.1

Weather in April

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	17.4	9.2	10.1	—
Antalya	21.4	11.3	6.4	7.9
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	16	5.1	12.5	6.6
İzmir	21	11.2	7.8	8
Muğla	21.6	10.2	6.6	7.6
Denizli	21.1	9.3	10	7
Trabzon	15.6	8.8	12.5	4.4
Konya	17.6	4.4	8.8	7.1
Mardin	17.5	9.9	10.2	7.4
Ankara	17.4	5.5	11.1	6.4

Weather in May

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	22.3	13.6	7.5	—
Antalya	25.7	15.3	5.2	9.7
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	20.6	8.9	12.9	8.4
İzmir	26.2	15.5	5.3	9.8
Muğla	25.7	13.9	4.2	8.7
Denizli	26.5	13.4	8.9	8.9
Trabzon	19.2	13	12.3	5.6
Konya	22.3	8.6	10.3	8.9
Mardin	24	15.1	7.3	9.6
Ankara	22.4	9.7	12.3	8.1

Weather in June

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	27.1	18	5.4	—
Antalya	30.8	19.7	2.5	11.1
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	24.9	11.7	8.1	10.6
İzmir	30.8	19.9	2.3	11.6
Muğla	30.2	18	1.7	9.7
Denizli	31.5	17.6	5.3	10.8
Trabzon	23.3	17.2	10.3	7.1
Konya	26.7	12.7	6.6	10.5
Mardin	30.7	20.4	1.5	12.2
Ankara	26.7	13	8.8	9.8

Weather in July

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	29.7	20.5	3.5	—
Antalya	34.2	22.9	0.5	11.7
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	28.5	13.7	2.3	11.9
İzmir	33.3	22.6	0.5	12.4
Muğla	33.2	21.1	0.4	9.6
Denizli	34.8	20.5	2.1	11.7
Trabzon	26.1	20	7.7	5.9
Konya	30.2	16	2.2	11.6
Mardin	35.1	24.6	0.5	12.4
Ankara	30.4	15.9	3.6	11

Weather in August

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	29.7	20.8	3.6	—
Antalya	34.1	22.9	0.6	11.1
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	28.7	13.6	1.7	11.3
İzmir	33	22.5	0.6	12
Muğla	32.9	21.4	0.2	8.9
Denizli	34.7	20.1	2	10.8
Trabzon	26.7	20.5	8.3	5.6
Konya	30.3	15.8	1.5	11.2
Mardin	34.8	24.8	0.2	11.4
Ankara	30.6	16.1	2.7	10.5

Weather in September

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	25.9	17.6	5.5	—
Antalya	31.2	19.6	1.7	9.7
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	24.5	10.5	3.4	9.4
İzmir	29.3	18.8	1.9	10.1
Muğla	30.3	18.4	1.5	8
Denizli	30.3	16.1	3.1	9.2
Trabzon	23.9	17.5	10.4	4.9
Konya	26.1	11.1	3.1	9.6
Mardin	30.2	20.9	0.7	10.2
Ankara	26.1	11.9	4	9.1

Weather in October

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	20.6	13.7	9.5	—
Antalya	26.6	15.4	5.4	7.8
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	18.3	6.8	7	6.5
İzmir	24.1	14.7	5.3	7.6
Muğla	26.1	14.1	4.9	6.7
Denizli	24	11.6	5.8	6.8
Trabzon	20.1	13.7	11.8	4.5
Konya	19.9	5.9	5.9	7.3
Mardin	22.9	14.7	5.1	7.8
Ankara	20	7.2	6.9	6.7

Weather in November

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	16.1	9.9	11.3	—
Antalya	21.4	10.9	7.5	6.3
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	11.8	2.5	8.5	4.6
İzmir	18.7	10.8	8.8	5.6
Muğla	21.5	10.3	7.6	5.6
Denizli	17.6	7.3	7.5	5
Trabzon	16.6	10.1	11.3	3.7
Konya	13.2	0.9	6.4	5.3
Mardin	14.6	8.2	7.6	6
Ankara	13.1	2.6	8.1	4.6

Weather in December

Values for each province as published by the meteorological service.

Destination	Avg high °C	Avg low °C	Rainy days	Sun (h/day)
İstanbul	11.8	6.5	15.5	—
Antalya	16.7	7.7	11.9	4.8
Cappadocia (Nevşehir)	6.2	-1.3	12.3	3.1
İzmir	14.2	7.6	12.7	4.2
Muğla	17.2	7.8	11.5	4.2
Denizli	12.4	4.3	12.1	3.5
Trabzon	13.1	6.8	11.9	2.7
Konya	6.7	-2.2	10	3.2
Mardin	8.2	3	10.8	4.5
Ankara	6.6	-0.6	11.7	2.6

By region, month by month

A region's value is the average of its provinces; a province can belong to more than one region.

Average high (°C)

Region	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Marmara Region	8.7	10	13	18	23	27.6	30.2	30.2	26.3	20.9	15.7	10.8
Aegean Region	9.3	10.8	14.3	19.1	24.3	29.1	32.3	32.3	28.3	22.5	16.4	11.1
Mediterranean Region	11.5	12.9	16.4	20.9	25.4	29.5	32.6	33	30.2	25.3	18.9	13.3
Central Anatolia	4.3	6.3	11.2	17	21.9	26.1	29.7	29.9	25.8	19.8	12.7	6.5
Black Sea Region	7.1	8.5	11.8	16.9	21.3	25.3	28	28.5	25	20	14.3	9.2
Eastern Anatolia	0.3	2.1	7.8	15.2	20.8	26.3	30.8	31.3	26.7	19.2	10.7	3.2
Southeastern Anatolia	7.8	9.7	14.3	20.1	26.2	32.7	37	36.9	32.4	25	16.5	9.9

Rainy days

Region	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Marmara Region	14	12.1	11.7	10.2	8.7	6.8	3.8	3.4	5.3	8.6	10.3	13.6
Aegean Region	12.6	10.7	10.4	9.2	8.2	4.9	1.9	1.6	3.1	6.2	8.3	12.4
Mediterranean Region	11.4	9.9	9.6	8.4	7.1	3.6	1.3	1	2.5	5.7	7.2	10.9
Central Anatolia	11.6	10.6	11.2	11	11.7	7.8	2.7	2.2	3.6	6.7	7.9	11.4
Black Sea Region	13.4	12.4	13.3	12.6	12.8	10	6.2	5.9	7.6	10.3	10.7	13.2
Eastern Anatolia	10.9	10.5	12.3	12.8	13.4	7.5	3.9	3.1	3.7	8.2	8.6	10.5
Southeastern Anatolia	11.8	10.9	11.7	10.4	7.7	2	0.5	0.4	1.1	5.7	7.9	10.9

Sources

Source: Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM), long-term averages; the measurement period varies by province, starting between 1927 and 2011 and running to 2025. Checked September 22, 2026. Figures are averages over many years, not a forecast.

Sunshine is not shown for Bayburt, Bitlis, Giresun, Karabük, and İstanbul: the published series contains zeros or values far below neighbouring provinces.