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Turkey climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 10° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 17° | 12° |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 15° | 16° | 18° | 22° | 27° | 32° | 37° | 36° | 33° | 28° | 22° | 17° |
| Esenyurt | 10° | 10° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Eskişehir | 7° | 9° | 12° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 26° | 20° | 14° | 8° |
| Erzurum | 0° | 1° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 23° | 16° | 8° | 2° |
| Malatya | 5° | 7° | 13° | 20° | 25° | 31° | 35° | 35° | 30° | 22° | 13° | 7° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Esenyurt | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| Eskişehir | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Erzurum | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Malatya | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | 10° | 9° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 21° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 13° |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 20° | 19° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 31° | 29° | 26° | 23° | 21° |
| Esenyurt | 10° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 13° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Istanbul climate in January
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: April–October · January: Poor
| December | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 9°C | 7°C | → 7°C |
| Typical high | ▼ 12°C | 10°C | → 10°C |
| Typical low | ▼ 7°C | 4°C | → 4°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 13.0°C | 10.2°C | ▼ 8.8°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 91 mm | 97 mm | ▼ 78 mm |
| Wet days | ▼ 13 d | 12 d | ▼ 11 d |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 5.3 h | 5.5 h | ▲ 6.5 h |
| Cloud cover | → 43% | 43% | ▼ 39% |
| Midday UV | ▲ 2 | 3 | ▲ 4 |
| Daylight | 9:17 | 9:37 | 10:39 |
| Our take | Poor | Poor | Poor |
January temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
January precipitation day by day mm
January UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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Turkey · 16 weather points · Climate reference: Istanbul (41.01°N, 28.98°E) · Europe/Istanbul