Weather Score #

Best time to visit:Istanbul Ankara Izmir Bursa Konya Mersin Adana Diyarbakir Kayseri Samsun

Adana

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Best months

July 96%August 94%September 86%

Months to avoid

March 25%January 27%February 30%

Ankara

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Best months

August 85%July 83%September 67%

Months to avoid

January 16%December 21%February 22%

Bursa

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August 80%July 78%September 62%

Months to avoid

January 15%February 19%December 20%

Diyarbakir

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August 100%July 98%June 95%

Months to avoid

January 18%March 20%February 21%

Istanbul

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Best months

July 73%August 73%June 57%

Months to avoid

January 15%February 17%December 18%

Izmir

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July 99%August 99%June 85%

Months to avoid

January 22%December 24%February 27%

Kayseri

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August 85%July 82%September 67%

Months to avoid

January 17%March 18%February 19%

Konya

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July 80%August 80%September 63%

Months to avoid

January 19%December 22%February 23%

Mersin

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July 82%August 79%September 72%

Months to avoid

March 24%January 26%February 28%

Samsun

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August 63%July 60%September 45%

Months to avoid

January 16%February 16%March 18%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Diyarbakir experiences the most extreme temperatures, ranging from a discomfort low of 33.0F in January to a discomfort high of 102.0F in August
Kayseri has the coldest winters, with temperatures dropping to a discomfort low of 24.1F in January
Istanbul maintains the most consistent temperatures throughout the year, with all months falling within a smaller range than the other cities
Adana, Izmir, and Mersin share a similar climate, with comfortable temperatures for a significant portion of the year and discomfort highs during the summer months.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	49.8°F	42.8°F	54.5°F	48.7°F	41.7°F	55.8°F	55.8°F	45.3°F	40.5°F	47.5°F
Feb	50.4°F	47.1°F	57.0°F	51.3°F	44.8°F	58.3°F	58.8°F	50.0°F	43.2°F	48.7°F
Mar	53.6°F	53.8°F	61.9°F	55.9°F	51.6°F	62.8°F	64.0°F	57.2°F	51.4°F	52.7°F
Apr	59.9°F	63.1°F	69.6°F	63.3°F	62.2°F	70.3°F	73.4°F	68.2°F	62.6°F	58.6°F
May	68.5°F	71.6°F	79.0°F	70.7°F	70.5°F	77.9°F	82.4°F	79.0°F	70.7°F	65.1°F
Jun	79.2°F	80.4°F	89.6°F	79.7°F	77.9°F	84.6°F	90.5°F	93.6°F	79.2°F	74.3°F
Jul	84.6°F	88.5°F	97.0°F	86.4°F	85.5°F	90.1°F	97.0°F	101.8°F	87.1°F	80.1°F
Aug	84.2°F	89.8°F	96.4°F	87.4°F	86.2°F	90.5°F	96.4°F	102.2°F	89.1°F	81.3°F
Sep	77.9°F	80.8°F	88.0°F	80.6°F	78.3°F	87.1°F	92.1°F	93.6°F	81.1°F	75.4°F
Oct	68.9°F	68.9°F	76.6°F	69.8°F	66.7°F	79.7°F	83.1°F	78.8°F	68.9°F	67.6°F
Nov	61.5°F	57.6°F	66.9°F	61.7°F	55.4°F	69.3°F	71.1°F	62.2°F	56.5°F	59.0°F
Dec	54.0°F	47.5°F	57.6°F	53.1°F	46.0°F	60.1°F	60.6°F	51.3°F	46.4°F	52.2°F
Average	77.1°F	66.0°F	67.4°F	73.6°F	66.0°F	74.5°F	64.7°F	63.9°F	73.9°F	63.5°F

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	43.5°F	29.1°F	42.4°F	37.8°F	29.3°F	44.1°F	42.8°F	33.1°F	23.9°F	37.2°F
Feb	43.3°F	32.0°F	43.2°F	38.7°F	31.3°F	45.0°F	43.7°F	35.8°F	25.9°F	37.2°F
Mar	45.3°F	36.1°F	45.5°F	41.7°F	36.1°F	48.0°F	47.7°F	40.8°F	32.4°F	39.7°F
Apr	49.8°F	42.4°F	51.6°F	47.1°F	44.4°F	53.8°F	54.5°F	48.6°F	41.0°F	44.4°F
May	58.1°F	50.0°F	59.5°F	54.3°F	52.3°F	60.8°F	63.3°F	57.0°F	48.2°F	51.1°F
Jun	68.0°F	57.4°F	68.2°F	61.7°F	60.3°F	67.8°F	71.2°F	69.3°F	55.8°F	59.9°F
Jul	73.2°F	62.6°F	72.1°F	65.5°F	65.5°F	72.9°F	76.1°F	77.0°F	59.2°F	64.0°F
Aug	74.3°F	64.2°F	71.8°F	66.0°F	66.7°F	74.5°F	76.8°F	77.7°F	61.2°F	65.3°F
Sep	69.1°F	58.3°F	65.8°F	60.8°F	60.4°F	70.3°F	72.9°F	70.0°F	55.6°F	60.4°F
Oct	61.5°F	49.5°F	58.5°F	54.5°F	51.1°F	63.3°F	65.5°F	59.0°F	46.6°F	54.3°F
Nov	55.2°F	39.9°F	52.3°F	48.4°F	41.5°F	55.4°F	56.3°F	47.5°F	36.3°F	47.7°F
Dec	48.2°F	33.6°F	46.4°F	42.4°F	34.2°F	48.6°F	48.4°F	39.0°F	29.5°F	42.3°F
Average	59.9°F	46.3°F	51.6°F	54.6°F	57.5°F	56.4°F	43.0°F	47.8°F	58.7°F	50.3°F

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

All cities exhibit zero total sun hours throughout the year, indicating consistently overcast conditions.
In terms of precipitation, Diyarbakir stands out with higher levels, particularly in March with 0.2 inches, while Izmir records the lowest precipitation rates during summer months with very minimal amounts.
Cities such as Adana and Mersin also show relatively higher rainfall compared to others, particularly in the winter months, suggesting a wetter climate in southern Turkey.
Overall, while precipitation varies by region, the lack of sun hours is a common trend across all cities listed.

Sunny Weather

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	2.5 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	4.2 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.3 hours/day
Feb	3.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Mar	4.8 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	5.7 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	3.8 hours/day
Apr	6.9 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	6.5 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	5.7 hours/day
May	8.4 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	7.4 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	9.5 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	6.6 hours/day
Jun	10.4 hours/day	9.6 hours/day	12.8 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	10.9 hours/day	14.0 hours/day	9.7 hours/day	8.6 hours/day
Jul	12.4 hours/day	13.1 hours/day	14.1 hours/day	12.7 hours/day	13.9 hours/day	11.9 hours/day	12.7 hours/day	13.6 hours/day	13.1 hours/day	10.5 hours/day
Aug	11.3 hours/day	12.1 hours/day	13.2 hours/day	11.8 hours/day	12.4 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	13.5 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	10.1 hours/day
Sep	8.0 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	9.4 hours/day	10.2 hours/day	11.9 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	6.9 hours/day
Oct	5.8 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	9.0 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	5.4 hours/day
Nov	3.9 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	6.4 hours/day	4.7 hours/day
Dec	2.8 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	3.9 hours/day
Average	8.3 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	7.7 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	6.1 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Feb	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Mar	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in
Apr	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
May	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Jun	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in
Jul	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Aug	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Sep	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in
Oct	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.1in
Nov	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Dec	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.2in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in
Average	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.1in	0.1in

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	15.3mph	7.8mph	13.8mph	7.3mph	10.6mph	8.0mph	8.3mph	7.3mph	7.1mph	10.3mph
Feb	15.1mph	9.3mph	13.8mph	7.8mph	10.4mph	7.7mph	7.9mph	7.6mph	7.6mph	10.3mph
Mar	13.7mph	10.3mph	13.7mph	8.2mph	11.4mph	8.8mph	9.0mph	8.9mph	9.4mph	8.9mph
Apr	12.9mph	11.1mph	13.1mph	8.4mph	12.5mph	8.6mph	9.8mph	8.4mph	10.9mph	8.8mph
May	12.5mph	10.2mph	13.3mph	8.4mph	11.8mph	8.8mph	11.2mph	9.3mph	10.9mph	7.9mph
Jun	13.2mph	10.1mph	14.8mph	9.4mph	11.8mph	9.4mph	12.9mph	10.5mph	10.3mph	7.9mph
Jul	15.1mph	11.6mph	17.3mph	11.8mph	13.3mph	10.0mph	14.1mph	10.9mph	11.9mph	10.1mph
Aug	16.1mph	10.7mph	16.2mph	12.1mph	12.1mph	10.4mph	14.1mph	10.1mph	11.2mph	10.3mph
Sep	14.9mph	9.7mph	14.6mph	10.2mph	10.9mph	9.2mph	12.2mph	9.5mph	10.0mph	9.4mph
Oct	13.3mph	8.1mph	11.8mph	7.4mph	9.4mph	7.6mph	8.6mph	8.0mph	7.8mph	8.4mph
Nov	14.1mph	7.6mph	12.3mph	7.0mph	8.8mph	7.4mph	7.6mph	6.1mph	6.5mph	8.8mph
Dec	14.1mph	6.7mph	12.1mph	6.6mph	8.6mph	7.7mph	7.6mph	6.6mph	6.4mph	9.3mph
Average	10.3mph	9.4mph	8.7mph	8.6mph	14.2mph	13.9mph	9.2mph	11.0mph	8.6mph	9.2mph

Humidity

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	71.6%	72.1%	71.4%	74.4%	71.6%	63.1%	65.1%	68.2%	71.5%	70.5%
Feb	72.5%	68.1%	69.7%	73.6%	68.9%	64.0%	67.8%	67.5%	72.2%	74.3%
Mar	70.0%	59.8%	64.1%	69.7%	60.8%	63.8%	69.3%	67.8%	64.4%	75.3%
Apr	68.2%	55.4%	59.4%	67.1%	51.8%	62.2%	63.9%	61.4%	55.5%	74.7%
May	67.9%	56.5%	54.8%	67.7%	50.4%	62.3%	58.3%	49.5%	55.9%	78.3%
Jun	64.2%	53.8%	48.1%	63.0%	46.8%	65.3%	59.5%	27.9%	54.9%	75.9%
Jul	60.1%	42.5%	41.2%	53.9%	37.1%	62.8%	59.1%	21.2%	46.1%	70.3%
Aug	62.4%	39.0%	45.4%	55.4%	34.7%	63.6%	62.0%	20.1%	41.1%	70.2%
Sep	62.2%	41.7%	50.0%	58.6%	38.1%	59.0%	57.8%	23.2%	41.3%	71.2%
Oct	66.1%	48.3%	58.2%	63.7%	46.1%	51.0%	48.0%	34.0%	46.8%	71.1%
Nov	68.0%	57.7%	64.0%	64.9%	56.8%	52.0%	48.5%	51.3%	56.6%	67.5%
Dec	71.8%	71.9%	72.2%	72.7%	71.2%	61.0%	60.6%	64.5%	68.7%	68.9%
Average	60.0%	55.6%	65.4%	46.4%	67.1%	58.2%	56.3%	52.9%	60.8%	72.4%

Daylight Hours #

In comparing the time of sunrise, sunset, and day length across the listed Turkish cities, Diyarbakir experiences the earliest sunrise at 04:57 in June, while Samsun records the latest sunrise at 07:56 in January. The longest day is observed in Samsun with 15 hours and 6 minutes of daylight in June, closely followed by Istanbul at 15 hours and 4 minutes.
Notably, the shortest day in December varies slightly among the cities, with Ankara having a particularly short day at 09 hours and 23 minutes. Generally, cities located further south, like Mersin, Adana, and Izmir, tend to have slightly longer day lengths compared to their northern counterparts during winter, indicating a consistent trend of longer days in regions closer to the equator.

Sunrise Time

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	8:25	8:07	8:25	8:22	8:03	7:52	7:50	7:32	7:53	7:56
Feb	7:58	7:41	8:02	7:56	7:40	7:29	7:27	7:09	7:29	7:29
Mar	7:14	6:59	7:22	7:14	7:00	6:51	6:48	6:29	6:48	6:45
Apr	6:25	6:11	6:35	6:26	6:15	6:07	6:04	5:44	6:02	5:55
May	5:47	5:34	6:01	5:49	5:41	5:35	5:32	5:10	5:27	5:17
Jun	5:33	5:21	5:49	5:35	5:29	5:23	5:20	4:57	5:14	5:02
Jul	5:46	5:34	6:01	5:49	5:41	5:35	5:32	5:10	5:27	5:16
Aug	6:14	6:01	6:26	6:16	6:06	5:59	5:56	5:35	5:53	5:45
Sep	6:45	6:30	6:53	6:45	6:32	6:24	6:21	6:01	6:20	6:16
Oct	7:17	7:00	7:22	7:16	6:59	6:50	6:47	6:28	6:48	6:47
Nov	7:52	7:34	7:53	7:50	7:31	7:20	7:18	7:00	7:21	7:23
Dec	8:21	8:02	8:21	8:19	7:58	7:47	7:44	7:28	7:49	7:53
Average	6:36	6:42	7:00	6:12	7:00	7:06	6:30	6:42	6:36	6:30

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	18:02	17:49	18:16	18:04	17:56	17:50	17:47	17:25	17:42	17:32
Feb	18:38	18:24	18:49	18:38	18:28	18:21	18:18	17:58	18:15	18:08
Mar	19:12	18:56	19:20	19:11	18:58	18:49	18:47	18:27	18:46	18:42
Apr	19:44	19:28	19:49	19:43	19:26	19:16	19:14	18:55	19:16	19:16
May	20:15	19:57	20:16	20:13	19:53	19:43	19:40	19:23	19:44	19:47
Jun	20:37	20:18	20:36	20:34	20:13	20:01	19:59	19:43	20:04	20:08
Jul	20:33	20:14	20:33	20:30	20:10	19:59	19:56	19:40	20:01	20:04
Aug	20:01	19:43	20:04	19:59	19:41	19:31	19:29	19:11	19:31	19:32
Sep	19:13	18:56	19:19	19:12	18:57	18:48	18:46	18:26	18:46	18:43
Oct	18:23	18:08	18:32	18:23	18:12	18:04	18:01	17:41	17:59	17:53
Nov	17:46	17:34	17:59	17:48	17:40	17:34	17:30	17:08	17:26	17:16
Dec	17:38	17:26	17:53	17:41	17:34	17:28	17:25	17:02	17:19	17:08
Average	18:42	18:54	19:12	18:24	19:12	19:18	18:42	18:54	18:48	18:42

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Istanbul	Ankara	Izmir	Bursa	Konya	Mersin	Adana	Diyarbakir	Kayseri	Samsun
Jan	9:37 hours	9:43 hours	9:50 hours	9:41 hours	9:53 hours	9:59 hours	9:57 hours	9:53 hours	9:49 hours	9:35 hours
Feb	10:40 hours	10:43 hours	10:47 hours	10:42 hours	10:49 hours	10:52 hours	10:51 hours	10:49 hours	10:46 hours	10:39 hours
Mar	11:58 hours	11:56 hours	11:58 hours	11:58 hours	11:58 hours	11:49 hours	11:47 hours	11:27 hours	11:46 hours	11:42 hours
Apr	12:44 hours	12:28 hours	12:49 hours	12:43 hours	12:26 hours	12:16 hours	12:14 hours	11:55 hours	12:16 hours	12:16 hours
May	13:15 hours	12:57 hours	13:16 hours	13:13 hours	12:53 hours	12:43 hours	12:40 hours	12:23 hours	12:44 hours	12:47 hours
Jun	13:37 hours	13:18 hours	13:36 hours	13:34 hours	13:13 hours	13:01 hours	12:59 hours	12:43 hours	13:04 hours	13:08 hours
Jul	13:33 hours	13:14 hours	13:33 hours	13:30 hours	13:10 hours	12:59 hours	12:56 hours	12:40 hours	13:01 hours	13:04 hours
Aug	13:01 hours	12:43 hours	13:04 hours	12:59 hours	12:41 hours	12:31 hours	12:29 hours	12:11 hours	12:31 hours	12:32 hours
Sep	12:13 hours	11:56 hours	12:19 hours	12:12 hours	11:57 hours	11:48 hours	11:46 hours	11:26 hours	11:46 hours	11:43 hours
Oct	11:06 hours	11:08 hours	11:11 hours	11:07 hours	11:12 hours	11:04 hours	11:01 hours	10:41 hours	10:59 hours	10:53 hours
Nov	9:54 hours	9:59 hours	10:06 hours	9:58 hours	10:08 hours	10:14 hours	10:12 hours	10:08 hours	10:05 hours	9:53 hours
Dec	9:17 hours	9:24 hours	9:32 hours	9:22 hours	9:35 hours	9:41 hours	9:40 hours	9:35 hours	9:31 hours	9:16 hours
Average	11:30 hours	11:36 hours	11:42 hours	11:18 hours	11:42 hours	11:48 hours	11:30 hours	11:42 hours	11:36 hours	11:30 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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