Best time to visit Turkey

Turkey's shores, peaks and plateaux offer places and activities for every season - from culture to kayaks, sailing to skiing![]()

With a 7,200km coastline and wildly varying terrain, the best time to visit Turkey depends on where you want to go and what you want to do. June to August is hot almost everywhere. The west and south coasts have mild winters, while central Anatolia is colder – as is Istanbul. Summer is great for activities like kayaking, rafting, canyoning or diving, but not so good for crowds at major cultural sites. Sunny spring and autumn days offer fine temperatures for walking and cycling.
When to visit Turkey and when not to
Our Turkey Holidays
Turkey gulet cruise
Cruise remote islands and bays on a luxury gulet.
From
£1001 to £1375
8 days
ex flights
Cappadocia walking holiday in Turkey
Trek the unique and fairytale landscape of Cappadocia
From
£1399 to £1749
8 days
inc UK flights
Turkey small group tour
Discover the wonders of Turkey on this 10 day tour
From
£1699
10 days
ex flights
Classic Turkey 8 day tour
Bustling Istanbul to the beautiful scenery of Cappadocia
From
£1229
8 days
ex flights
Turkey history tour
Some of western civilization's most impressive historical sites
From
£2249 to £2599
15 days
inc UK flights
The Lycian Way walking holiday in Turkey
Follow one of Turkey's most spectacular coastal trails
From
£989 to £1385
8 days
inc UK flights
Turkey Weather Chart
MIN °C
MAX °C
RAIN (mm)
JAN
2
8
110
FEB
3
9
75
MAR
4
11
72
APR
7
16
50
MAY
12
21
35
JUN
16
25
28
JUL
18
27
25
AUG
18
27
35
SEP
16
24
43
OCT
12
19
76
NOV
8
15
97
DEC
5
11
126
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Festivals & events in Turkey
Did you know about...?
Mevlana Festival (Konya) - December 10th-17th
A celebration of the whirling dervish orders founded by 13th century Sufi poet and mystic philosopher Jelaluddin Rumi - aka Mevlâna ('Our Guide'). A million people visit the vibrant city of Konya to witness days of dervish dancing and music, culminating in the major performance of unique trance-like forms on December 17 (the day Rumi died in 1273).