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Türkiye (Turkey) in July

Mixed month. Peak season and heat: coast and Istanbul crowded; inland sites at 38 °C (100 °F).

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Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Türkiye (Turkey)

Peak season and heat: coast and Istanbul crowded; inland sites at 38 °C (100 °F).

Is another month better than July?

July is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in July

  • Istanbul and Marmara · Istanbul, Bursa, Edirnehot

    Wet, windy winters with occasional snow; humid 30 °C (86 °F) summers; May and September–October are the easy windows.

  • Aegean coast · İzmir, Selçuk (Ephesus), Bodrum, Çeşmehot

    Sea is swimmable June–October; inland ruins reach 38 °C (100 °F) in July–August — visit at opening.

  • Mediterranean coast · Antalya, Kaş, Fethiye, Alanyahot

    Longest beach season (May–October); winter storms bring heavy rain; the Lycian Way is best in spring and autumn.

  • Central Anatolia · Cappadocia, Ankara, Konyafine

    High, dry plateau: snow and −10 °C (14 °F) nights in winter, hot days but cool nights in summer; balloons fly all year when wind allows.

  • Black Sea · Trabzon, Rize, the Kaçkarbest weather

    Rain in every month; summer is the only reliable time for the high plateaus (yayla).

  • East and south-east · Kars, Van, Mardin, Şanlıurfahot

    Kars and Van have hard winters; Şanlıurfa and Mardin pass 40 °C (104 °F) in summer.

  • Mediterranean pattern: dry summers around 30–35 °C (86–95 °F), mild wet winters around 10–15 °C (50–59 °F) with 8–16 rain days a month. Spring and autumn are the best walking weather.

  • Aegean Turkey: Inland (Denizli, Pamukkale) · Interior valleys and mountainshot

    More extreme: days over 35 °C (95 °F) in summer, cold winds and occasional snow in winter.

  • Black Sea Turkey: Black Sea coast · Zonguldak to Rizebest weather

    Oceanic: warm showery summers around 25–27 °C (77–81 °F) with 10–15 rain days a month; cool wet winters around 6–10 °C (43–50 °F) with 15–20 rain days. Snow is occasional and melts fast.

  • Black Sea Turkey: Mountain plateaus · Kaçkar and inland highlandsbest weather

    Colder and much snowier than the coast; alpine meadows and glacier lakes are usually reachable only in the warm months — check access dates.

  • Black Sea Turkey: Inland lowlands · Amasya, Çorum, Tokathot

    Continental: very warm, fairly dry summers and cold snowy winters — different from the coast an hour away.

  • Central Anatolia: Central plateau · Ankara, Konya, Kayseri, Cappadociahot

    Semi-arid continental: summer days around 28–32 °C (82–90 °F) with 1–4 rain days a month; winter around freezing with 10–15 precipitation days a month and snow that can lie for most of the season.

  • Cilician Mountains: Cilician Mountains · Taurus range on Mediterranean coastdry

    Hot dry summers 30‑35 °C (95 °F), mild wet winters 12‑15 °C (59 °F). September offers warm sea, fewer crowds.

  • Eastern Anatolia: High plateau (Erzurum, Kars) · 1,500–2,000 mbest weather

    Snow lies long and deep; winter nights well below freezing, and Palandöken and Sarıkamış ski from about December to March.

  • Eastern Anatolia: Lake Van basin (Van, Tatvan) · 1,600–1,700 mbest weather

    Milder than the plateau but still high; the lake is soda-salt and does not freeze, so waterbirds stay.

  • Hatay: Hatay coast · Mediterraneanhot

    Mild winters, hot dry summers; best Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Marmara: Istanbul and the Bosphorus · north shore, Black Sea sidehot

    Humid summers around 30 °C (86 °F); grey, wet winters with occasional snow. Rain falls year-round — pack a shell.

  • Marmara: Southern Marmara (Bursa, Çanakkale) · inland and Aegean-facinghot

    Warmer and drier than Istanbul; Uludağ holds snow into spring for skiing.

  • Mediterranean Turkey: Coast · Mediterranean shorelinehot

    Coastal summers are dry and can exceed 35 °C (95 °F). Winters are rainy and can bring strong winds and storms; snow is rare at sea level. Sea temperatures are above 25 °C (77 °F) from May to October.

  • Mediterranean Turkey: Lakes District · Isparta and Burdurhot

    The inland climate differs from the coast, with hot dry summers and cold, snowy winters.

  • Southeastern Anatolia: Southeastern Anatolia plateau · Gaziantep, Urfa, Mardin, Diyarbakırhot

    Subcontinental Mediterranean: scorching rainless summers (July–August daytime averages just under 40 °C (104 °F)), warm springs, chilly rainy winters; the northern half can see sporadic snow.

  • Istanbul29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 3 rain days
  • Adana34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Adapazarı30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Afyonkarahisar30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 4 rain days
  • Akçakoca27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Akhisar34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Aksaray32 °C (90 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 2 rain days
  • Akşehir30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days
  • Akyaka34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 0 rain days
  • Alaçatı33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Alanya34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Alaşehir34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 5 rain days
  • Amasra27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Amasya31 °C (88 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 4 rain days
  • Anamur33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Antakya33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Aphrodisias34 °C (93 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ardahan28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Armutlu30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days
  • Artvin27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • Assos31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 1 rain days
  • Avanos32 °C (90 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days
  • Avşa30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ayder23 °C (73 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Aydıncık33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ayvalık33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Balıkesir31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 3 rain days
  • Bandırma30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days
  • Batman39 °C (102 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Belek34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Bergama33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Beypazarı32 °C (90 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days
  • Beyşehir31 °C (88 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days
  • Birgi34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days
  • Bodrum35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Boğazkale30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 13 rain days
  • Bolu28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Boyabat30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bozburun34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Bozcaada30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Burdur32 °C (90 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days
  • Çanakkale31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Çankırı32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 3 rain days
  • Çavdarhisar29 °C (84 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 4 rain days
  • Çerkezköy30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 4 rain days
  • Çeşme32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Çorlu30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Çorum30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Dalaman35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Dalyan35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Darende30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 1 rain days
  • Datça33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Demirköy29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days
  • Demre34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Denizli36 °C (97 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Didim34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Dikili33 °C (91 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 1 rain days
  • Divriği30 °C (86 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Diyarbakır39 °C (102 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 0 rain days
  • Doğubayazıt31 °C (88 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • Eceabat31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Edirne33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Edremit32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Eğil34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 4 rain days
  • Elazığ34 °C (93 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days
  • Elmali33 °C (91 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Enez31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 3 rain days
  • Erdek30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days
  • Erdemli35 °C (95 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ergani35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Erzincan32 °C (90 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • Erzurum28 °C (82 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days
  • Eskişehir30 °C (86 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 4 rain days
  • Faralya33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Fethiye36 °C (97 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Finike34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Foça33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Gaziantep36 °C (97 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Gebze30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Gelibolu31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Gemlik31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 3 rain days
  • Geyikli31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Giresun28 °C (82 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days
  • Göcek35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Gökçeada31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days
  • Gönen30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 4 rain days
  • Gümüşhane30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gümüşlük34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 0 rain days
  • Güzelyurt31 °C (88 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days
  • Hacıbektaş30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days
  • Hakkâri30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days
  • Halfeti38 °C (100 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 2 rain days
  • Hasankeyf34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • İnegöl30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 3 rain days
  • Iskenderun32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Isparta31 °C (88 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days
  • İzmit30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Iznik30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 4 rain days
  • Kabak34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Kahramanmaraş32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kâhta37 °C (99 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Kalkan34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 1 rain days
  • Karaisalı32 °C (90 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days
  • Karaman32 °C (90 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 1 rain days
  • Karkamış37 °C (99 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 0 rain days
  • Kars28 °C (82 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kaş34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Kastamonu28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kayaköy35 °C (95 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Kayseri31 °C (88 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Kemaliye28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kemer34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Keşan32 °C (90 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days
  • Kilis33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kınık33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 3 rain days
  • Konya31 °C (88 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kırklareli31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kırşehir30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kula33 °C (91 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days
  • Kuşadası34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Kütahya29 °C (84 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 4 rain days
  • Kıyıköy29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Lüleburgaz31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Malatya34 °C (93 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days
  • Manavgat34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Manisa35 °C (95 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Mardin37 °C (99 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 0 rain days
  • Marmara Ereğlisi29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days
  • Marmaris34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Mersin31.9 °C (89 °F) / 25.8 °C (78 °F), 9.3 rain days
  • Midyat35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Mudanya31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 3 rain days
  • Muğla34 °C (93 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 1 rain days
  • Muş32 °C (90 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 3 rain days
  • Mut34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Narlıkuyu33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Nevşehir30 °C (86 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Niğde30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 3 rain days
  • Nizip38 °C (100 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 2 rain days
  • Nusaybin41 °C (106 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 0 rain days
  • Ölüdeniz34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Olympos35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ordu29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days
  • Osmaneli30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days
  • Osmaniye36 °C (97 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Pamukkale34 °C (93 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days
  • Patara34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Polatlı32 °C (90 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • Pozantı34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Rize27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 7 rain days
  • Safranbolu29 °C (84 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Samsun27 °C (81 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sandıklı31 °C (88 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • Saray30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Sardis33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days
  • Şarköy District30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Selçuk34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 1 rain days
  • Side34 °C (93 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days
  • Siirt34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days
  • Silifke36 °C (97 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 2 rain days
  • Sinop28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days
  • Şirince34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Sivas29 °C (84 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 4 rain days
  • Sivrihisar30 °C (86 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Sındırgı30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 5 rain days
  • Söğüt31 °C (88 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tarsus33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Taşucu34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 2 rain days
  • Tatvan30 °C (86 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Tekirdağ30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Tokat31 °C (88 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 4 rain days
  • Tonya28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • Trabzon28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tunceli30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days
  • Turgutreis33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Uçhisar28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ünye27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days
  • Urfa39.5 °C (103 °F) / 25.4 °C (78 °F), 2 rain days
  • Ürgüp30 °C (86 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • Uşak32 °C (90 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days
  • Uzunköprü32 °C (90 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days
  • Van29 °C (84 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 3 rain days
  • Vize30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 4 rain days
  • Yalıkavak34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 1 rain days
  • Yalova30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Yalvaç30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days
  • Yumurtalık34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 1 rain days
  • Zonguldak27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ankara30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 3 rain days
  • Izmir34 °C (93 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 1 rain days
  • Antalya35 °C (95 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 1 rain days
  • Göreme (Cappadocia)29 °C (84 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days
  • Bursa31 °C (88 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 3 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Democracy and National Unity Day

    15 Jul

    Public holiday marking the 2016 coup attempt; Bosphorus bridge events.

  • Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) check

    Islamic calendar, moves yearly · Istanbul

    The big national holiday; banks and many shops close and long-distance transport is booked out.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Türkiye (Turkey)
High
Prices · Türkiye (Turkey)
High

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Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Türkiye (Turkey), side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jul: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Jul: High

    May: High

  • Prices

    Jul: High

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jul: 2

    May: 3

July: Peak season and heat: coast and Istanbul crowded; inland sites at 38 °C.

May: One of the two best months; avoid 15–19 May 2027 (Kurban Bayramı plus 19 May) for travel days — check.

Türkiye (Turkey): figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Where to go in July

Rated best or good this month

  • Black Sea

    Best weather of the year (Trabzon, Rize, the Kaçkar)

  • Akçaabat

    Best months: May–Oct (check)

  • Akçakoca

    Best months: Jun–Sep

  • Amasra

    Best months: Jun–Sep

  • Ardahan

    Best months: Jun–Sep

  • Artvin

    Best months: Jun–Sep (mountain sports, milder weather)

  • Avşa

    Best months: Jun–Sep

  • Ayder

    Best months: Jun–Sep

  • Bandırma

    Best months: Mar–Jul and Sep–Oct (bird migration); Apr–Jun and Sep for mild weather

  • Darende

    Best months: May–Oct (milder weather, less snow)

  • Doğubayazıt

    Best months: Jun–Sep

  • Enez

    Best months: Jun–Sep for swimming; Apr–May and Sep–Oct for the castle, delta and birdwatching