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Best time to visit Turkey

Across 5 cities in Turkey, the best months to visit are September, October, August — averaging the highest travel-comfort scores (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine) across the country.

Months ranked by travel comfort across Turkey

RankMonthCountry avgBest cityHigh / LowPrecipCity score
1 ★September92.4Ankara26.9° / 14°99.7 mm96
2 ★October91.4Izmir25.6° / 15.8°132.8 mm95
3 ★August89.8Ankara32.4° / 18.1°17.6 mm97
4June89Antalya31.6° / 19.9°126.8 mm92
5July88.4Ankara31.1° / 16.8°46.6 mm98
6May87.6Izmir26.4° / 16°233.4 mm91
7April83Antalya22.7° / 11.3°170.3 mm93
8November73.2Antalya21.8° / 11.7°377.9 mm83
9March65.2Antalya17.6° / 7.5°380.2 mm77
10February62.2Izmir14.5° / 6.5°346.6 mm71
11December58Izmir15.4° / 9.3°655.5 mm63
12January53.8Izmir13° / 6.1°524.8 mm61

Country average comfort score (0–100) blends each city's monthly temperature comfort, rainfall, and sunshine (visitScore). Each month links to the city with the best weather that month.

Best month for each city

Istanbul

best in August · score 94
29.8° / 21.3° · 98.4 mm
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Ankara

best in July · score 98
31.1° / 16.8° · 46.6 mm
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Izmir

best in September · score 95
31.2° / 20.5° · 80.6 mm
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Bursa

best in July · score 93
31.1° / 18.9° · 163.5 mm
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Antalya

best in April · score 93
22.7° / 11.3° · 170.3 mm

When to visit Turkey by month

Month-specific guides: the best time to visit Turkey in each month, with the country-average score, best city, and weather summary.

January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

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