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When Is the Best Time To Visit Turkey?

The answer to the question of what is the best month to visit Turkey depends on what you are interested in doing during your stay. Here you can see an overview of each month and its typical weather conditions.

Tourist Season in Turkey

It's best to visit Turkey in June, July and August - that's when you can count on very good weather all over the country.

Also, choosing months such as April, May, September and October is a good time to travel, but sometimes there may be weather conditions that make the visit difficult. We can expect worse weather in January, February, March, November and also in December, although the journey is possible, this is not the best time. The weather can then be very unpredictable, with a tendency to be bad.

Tourist season month by month. Legend

Tourist season - time period with sightseeing-friendly weather (or sunbathing in the case of small island countries) for the average tourist. For countries with a large geographical spread, the most visited places were taken into account and the data were averaged. For selected countries, seasonal holidays were also taken into account, as long as they significantly affect the tourist traffic in this period.

The best time to travel, you can count on very good weather.

A good time to travel, however, sometimes there can be some weather conditions that make the visit a bit difficult.

Travel possible, but it is not the best time. The weather at this time can be very unpredictable, with a tendency to be bad.

Travel is not recommended, the weather at this time can make sightseeing/resting very difficult or even impossible.

Popularity among visitors based on actual visits to popular tourist attractions (based on the average for 97 cities).

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Average temperatures throughout a year for Ankara (°F)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Ankara

Wednesday 4 Jun
Update 2025-06-03 17:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
clear-day
77°F
Humidity
54%
Cloud cover
14%
Wind speed
6.7 mph
Chance of rain
0%

Ankara

Thursday 5 Jun
Update 2025-06-03 17:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
clear-day
81°F
Humidity
53%
Cloud cover
10%
Wind speed
7.1 mph
Chance of rain
0%

Ankara

Friday 6 Jun
Update 2025-06-03 17:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
partly-cloudy-day
83°F
Humidity
50%
Cloud cover
32%
Wind speed
4.9 mph
Chance of rain
3%

Ankara

Saturday 7 Jun
Update 2025-06-03 17:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
partly-cloudy-day
85°F
Humidity
37%
Cloud cover
44%
Wind speed
10.7 mph
Chance of rain
10%

Ankara

Sunday 8 Jun
Update 2025-06-03 17:29 CET. Powered by Visual Crossing Weather.
clear-day
86°F
Humidity
33%
Cloud cover
16%
Wind speed
10.5 mph
Chance of rain
10%

Climate and Average Weather in Turkey

General weather conditions each month by city.

  • Istanbul
  • Ankara
  • Van
  • Trabzon
  • Konya
  • +
  • Pamukkale
  • Antalya
  • Bodrum
  • Marmaris
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sea
48°
Sea
46°
Sea
46°
Sea
50°
Sea
59°
Sea
68°
Sea
73°
Sea
75°
Sea
72°
Sea
66°
Sea
57°
Sea
52°
Rain
19 Days
Rain
16 Days
Rain
14 Days
Rain
11 Days
Rain
9 Days
Rain
6 Days
Rain
4 Days
Rain
5 Days
Rain
7 Days
Rain
12 Days
Rain
14 Days
Rain
18 Days
Day
10h
Day
11h
Day
12h
Day
13h
Day
14h
Day
15h
Day
15h
Day
14h
Day
12h
Day
11h
Day
10h
Day
9h
Sun
5h
Sun
6h
Sun
6h
Sun
8h
Sun
10h
Sun
11h
Sun
12h
Sun
10h
Sun
9h
Sun
6h
Sun
5h
Sun
4h
Average temperature (°F)
Average rainfall (in)
RAIN - Days with precipitation
DAY - Average length of day
SUN - Sunshine hours per day (cloudless weather)

Weather Map

Select month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Switch places
IstanbulAnkaraVanTrabzonKonyaPamukkaleAntalyaBodrumMarmaris
Istanbul
77 °F
1.22 in
68 °F
Ankara
79 °F
1.3 in
Van
73 °F
0.87 in
Trabzon
73 °F
2.24 in
70 °F
Antalya
86 °F
0.31 in
75 °F

The icons next to the month name indicate the convenience of the date for visiting the selected area/territory/ country. They are only a suggestion and should not be used as the final criterion for selecting your travel date. The season is defined as the time period with the weather favorable for sightseeing (or sunbathing - small island countries) for the average tourist. For countries with a large geographical range, the most touristic places were included.

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