Turkey weather by month
Turkey weather by month on the Antalya coast is extreme both ways: 35 °C by day in July with a sea of 29 °C in August, then 248 mm of rain in December.
Antalya in November, daytime high
22 °C
| Night low | 10 °C |
| Sea surface | 22 °C |
| Rain in the month | 115 mm |
| Days with 1 mm or more | 6 days |
| Daylight | 10 h 06 min |
| October, daytime high | 27 °C |
| December, daytime high | 17 °C |
Averages 1991 to 2020 at Antalya. A typical month, not a forecast. Method.
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Antalya is the hub of the Turkish Riviera, with Belek, Side, Kemer and Alanya along the same coast. Our figures come from the Antalya station, averaged over 1991 to 2020. Behind the coast the Taurus mountains rise steeply, and the climate is one of strong contrasts. In summer: July averages 35 °C by day and August 35 °C, the hottest of the Mediterranean beach resorts on this site. In winter the storms bring heavy rain: 210 mm in January and 248 mm in December, far more than in Cyprus or Crete. The sea is the warmest of the Mediterranean places we track, 29 °C in August and still 25 °C in October. For British holidays, the strongest months are May, June, September and October, when the heat is lower and the sea already or still warm.
Turkey weather by month: Antalya table
| Month | Daytime high | Night low | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 °C | 5 °C | 18 °C | 210 mm | 10 days | 9 h 54 min |
| February | 16 °C | 7 °C | 17 °C | 135 mm | 8 days | 10 h 48 min |
| March | 19 °C | 8 °C | 17 °C | 97 mm | 6 days | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 22 °C | 11 °C | 18 °C | 47 mm | 4 days | 13 h 06 min |
| May | 26 °C | 15 °C | 21 °C | 38 mm | 3 days | 14 h 06 min |
| June | 32 °C | 20 °C | 25 °C | 7 mm | 1 day | 14 h 42 min |
| July | 35 °C | 23 °C | 28 °C | 2 mm | 0 days | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 35 °C | 23 °C | 29 °C | 1 mm | 0 days | 13 h 36 min |
| September | 32 °C | 20 °C | 28 °C | 27 mm | 2 days | 12 h 24 min |
| October | 27 °C | 15 °C | 25 °C | 125 mm | 5 days | 11 h 12 min |
| November | 22 °C | 10 °C | 22 °C | 115 mm | 6 days | 10 h 06 min |
| December | 17 °C | 7 °C | 20 °C | 248 mm | 9 days | 9 h 36 min |
Turkey in May
May is the start of the season: 26 °C by day, 15 °C at night, and rain on about 3 days. The sea, at 21 °C, is warmer than in Majorca at the same time. By June the high jumps to 32 °C, and many families prefer the first half of the month before school holidays.
Turkey in October
October keeps the summer sea, 25 °C, with a gentler day at 27 °C. The risk is rain: October averages 125 mm, though it falls on only about 5 days, so the storms are heavy and short. November is cooler and wetter. For an October week with fewer storms, Cyprus has 12 mm on average. For a Greek island facing the Turkish coast, see Rhodes.