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Türkiye (Turkey) in November

Mixed month. Rain begins; Istanbul and Cappadocia fine, coastal resorts close.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Low
Türkiye (Turkey)
Prices
Low
Türkiye (Turkey)

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Türkiye (Turkey)

Rain begins; Istanbul and Cappadocia fine, coastal resorts close.

Is another month better than November?

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in November

  • Istanbul and Marmara · Istanbul, Bursa, Edirnefine

    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, Çeşmefine

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

  • Mediterranean coast · Antalya, Kaş, Fethiye, Alanyabest weather

    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 Kaçkarrainy

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

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

    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 mountainscool

    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 Rizefine

    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 highlandscold

    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, Tokatcool

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

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

    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 coastwarm

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

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

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

  • Hatay: Hatay coast · Mediterraneanbest weather

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

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

    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-facingfine

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

  • Mediterranean Turkey: Coast · Mediterranean shorelinefine

    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 Burdurfine

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

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

    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.

  • Istanbul15 °C (59 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Adana23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Adapazarı16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Afyonkarahisar13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Akçakoca15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Akhisar17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Aksaray13 °C (55 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Akşehir12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Akyaka18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alaçatı18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alanya22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Alaşehir15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Amasra14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 12 rain days
  • Amasya14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Anamur22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Antakya21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Aphrodisias17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ardahan8 °C (46 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 5 rain days
  • Armutlu15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Artvin11 °C (52 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days
  • Assos17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Avanos13 °C (55 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Avşa16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ayder9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 12 rain days
  • Aydıncık19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ayvalık18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Balıkesir15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bandırma16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Batman17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Belek21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bergama17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Beypazarı13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Beyşehir13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Birgi18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bodrum20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Boğazkale13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bolu12 °C (54 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Boyabat13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bozburun20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bozcaada16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Burdur15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Çanakkale16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Çankırı12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Çavdarhisar12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Çerkezköy14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Çeşme18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Çorlu14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Çorum13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dalaman21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Dalyan21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Darende10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 4 rain days
  • Datça20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Demirköy13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Demre21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Denizli18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Didim19 °C (66 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Dikili18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Divriği11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 8 rain days
  • Diyarbakır16 °C (61 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Doğubayazıt11 °C (52 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Eceabat15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Edirne14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Edremit17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Eğil17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Elazığ12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Elmali18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Enez15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Erdek15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Erdemli22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 5 rain days
  • Ergani15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Erzincan12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Erzurum8 °C (46 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days
  • Eskişehir13 °C (55 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Faralya18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Fethiye22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Finike22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Foça19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gaziantep17 °C (63 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gebze16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Gelibolu16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gemlik16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Geyikli16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Giresun17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Göcek20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gökçeada16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gönen16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Gümüşhane11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Gümüşlük20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days
  • Güzelyurt13 °C (55 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hacıbektaş10 °C (50 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days
  • Hakkâri10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 7 rain days
  • Halfeti19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hasankeyf15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 7 rain days
  • İnegöl14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Iskenderun21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Isparta14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • İzmit17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Iznik16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kabak20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kahramanmaraş14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kâhta15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kalkan20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days
  • Karaisalı16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Karaman13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Karkamış19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kars9 °C (48 °F) / -4 °C (25 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kaş21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kastamonu11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kayaköy21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kayseri13 °C (55 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kemaliye9 °C (48 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kemer21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Keşan15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kilis18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kınık18 °C (64 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Konya13 °C (55 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Kırklareli13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kırşehir13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kula17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kuşadası19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kütahya12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Kıyıköy15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lüleburgaz15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Malatya13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days
  • Manavgat21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Manisa18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mardin16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Marmara Ereğlisi15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days
  • Marmaris20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mersin22.1 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 80.2 rain days
  • Midyat15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mudanya16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Muğla16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Muş11 °C (52 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Mut18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Narlıkuyu21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nevşehir13 °C (55 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Niğde13 °C (55 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nizip18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nusaybin19 °C (66 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ölüdeniz20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Olympos21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ordu15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 12 rain days
  • Osmaneli13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Osmaniye21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pamukkale17 °C (63 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Patara21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Polatlı13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Pozantı16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Rize15 °C (59 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days
  • Safranbolu13 °C (55 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days
  • Samsun17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sandıklı14 °C (57 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days
  • Saray14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sardis15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Şarköy District15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Selçuk18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Side21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Siirt18 °C (64 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Silifke20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sinop16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • Şirince18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sivas11 °C (52 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sivrihisar12 °C (54 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Sındırgı14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 8 rain days
  • Söğüt13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tarsus22 °C (72 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Taşucu20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tatvan10 °C (50 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tekirdağ15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tokat13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tonya13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days
  • Trabzon17 °C (63 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tunceli10 °C (50 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Turgutreis19 °C (66 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Uçhisar7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Ünye14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Urfa18.9 °C (66 °F) / 8.9 °C (48 °F), 51 rain days
  • Ürgüp13 °C (55 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Uşak15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days
  • Uzunköprü14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 rain days
  • Van11 °C (52 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Vize14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days
  • Yalıkavak20 °C (68 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Yalova17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Yalvaç13 °C (55 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Yumurtalık20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zonguldak15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ankara12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Izmir19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days
  • Antalya21 °C (70 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 6 rain days
  • Göreme (Cappadocia)11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bursa15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 9 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.

  • Atatürk memorial

    10 Nov, 09:05

    Not a holiday: sirens sound and the country stops for a minute; stand still.

  • Anniversary of Atatürk's death

    10 November, 09:05 · Istanbul

    A minute of silence; sirens and traffic stop.

Crowds and prices

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Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Nov: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Nov: Low

    May: High

  • Prices

    Nov: Low

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Nov: 2

    May: 3

November: Rain begins; Istanbul and Cappadocia fine, coastal resorts close.

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

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Where to go in November

Rated best or good this month

  • Mediterranean coast

    Best weather of the year (Antalya, Kaş, Fethiye, Alanya)

  • Istanbul

    Cool; fewer crowds.

  • Adana

    Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov

  • Adapazarı

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Antakya

    Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov

  • Belek

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Boyabat

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Ergani

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Gebze

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Iskenderun

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Karaisalı

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

  • Karkamış

    Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov