Month by month
Cappadocia's balloon flights depend on the wind, and some mornings are canceled, so plan two or three mornings there. In Istanbul, mosques close to visitors during the five daily prayers, longest around Friday midday prayers.
- JanuaryGo with a plan: ColdTypically 9°C by day, 4°C at night, rain on about 13 days a month
- FebruaryGo with a plan: ColdTypically 10°C by day, 5°C at night, rain on about 12 days a month
- MarchGo with a plan: CoolTypically 12°C by day, 6°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- AprilBestTypically 17°C by day, 9°C at night, rain on about 7 days a month
- MayBestTypically 21°C by day, 14°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
- JuneBestTypically 26°C by day, 19°C at night, rain on about 8 days a month
- JulyGo with a plan: HotTypically 29°C by day, 22°C at night, rain on about 4 days a month
- AugustGo with a plan: HotTypically 30°C by day, 23°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
- SeptemberBestTypically 26°C by day, 20°C at night, rain on about 6 days a month
- OctoberBestTypically 21°C by day, 15°C at night, rain on about 7 days a month
- NovemberGo with a plan: CoolTypically 16°C by day, 11°C at night, rain on about 10 days a month
- DecemberGo with a plan: ColdTypically 12°C by day, 7°C at night, rain on about 13 days a month
Typical weather is for Istanbul: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.
Plan the days
[Photo: Cappadocia]
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[Photo: Istanbul]
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