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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 | 50° | 50° | 55° | 63° | 72° | 81° | 84° | 86° | 79° | 70° | 63° | 54° |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 59° | 61° | 64° | 72° | 81° | 90° | 99° | 97° | 91° | 82° | 72° | 63° |
| Esenyurt | 50° | 50° | 54° | 63° | 70° | 81° | 86° | 86° | 79° | 70° | 61° | 54° |
| Eskişehir | 45° | 48° | 54° | 64° | 72° | 79° | 86° | 88° | 79° | 68° | 57° | 46° |
| Erzurum | 32° | 34° | 43° | 54° | 63° | 73° | 79° | 82° | 73° | 61° | 46° | 36° |
| Malatya | 41° | 45° | 55° | 68° | 77° | 88° | 95° | 95° | 86° | 72° | 55° | 45° |
| 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 | 50° | 48° | 49° | 53° | 59° | 70° | 78° | 77° | 76° | 68° | 61° | 55° |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 68° | 65° | 65° | 67° | 72° | 80° | 85° | 87° | 84° | 79° | 74° | 70° |
| Esenyurt | 50° | 48° | 50° | 55° | 62° | 73° | 79° | 79° | 76° | 68° | 61° | 55° |
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 December
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: April–October · December: Poor
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 55°F | 48°F | ▼ 45°F |
| Typical high | ▼ 63°F | 54°F | ▼ 50°F |
| Typical low | ▼ 50°F | 45°F | ▼ 39°F |
| Water temperature | ▼ 61°F | 55°F | ▼ 50°F |
| Precipitation | ▲ 3.3 in | 3.6 in | ▲ 3.8 in |
| Wet days | ▲ 9 d | 13 d | ▼ 12 d |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 6.9 h | 5.3 h | ▲ 5.5 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 30% | 43% | → 43% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 3 | 2 | ▲ 3 |
| Daylight | 9:54 | 9:17 | 9:37 |
| Our take | Acceptable | Poor | Poor |
December temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
December precipitation day by day in
December 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