Alanya climate
Alanya is warmest in August, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 5.3 °C. January is the wettest month (197 mm) and July the driest (9.5 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Alanya averages 968 mm of rain, 139 days above 25 °C and 4 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 364,180 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 31 °C
- Coldest month February 5.3 °C
- Driest month July 10 mm
- Wettest month January 197 mm
- Least cloud July 7 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 38 °C
- Coldest on record February -6.9 °C
- Warmest sea August 29 °C
What to expectAlanya through the year
Alanya has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 13 °C in February to 31 °C in August, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 139 days a year reach 25 °C, 57 of them reach 30 °C, 4 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. January averages 197 mm against 10 mm in July — 21 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Alanya is warmest in August at 29 °C and coldest in February at 17 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.7 °C | 197 mm | 49 % |
| February | 13.3 °C | 135 mm | 46 % |
| March | 16.0 °C | 98 mm | 42 % |
| April | 19.2 °C | 64 mm | 39 % |
| May | 23.3 °C | 46 mm | 30 % |
| June | 27.7 °C | 17 mm | 13 % |
| July | 30.9 °C | 10 mm | 7 % |
| August | 31.1 °C | 10 mm | 9 % |
| September | 28.5 °C | 22 mm | 11 % |
| October | 24.4 °C | 60 mm | 27 % |
| November | 19.0 °C | 119 mm | 37 % |
| December | 14.4 °C | 190 mm | 49 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.7 °C | 5.4 °C | 9.1 °C | 19.5 °C | -4.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 13.3 °C | 5.3 °C | 9.4 °C | 23.2 °C | -6.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| March | 16.0 °C | 7.2 °C | 11.9 °C | 25.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 19.2 °C | 10.2 °C | 15.3 °C | 29.6 °C | 0.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 23.3 °C | 14.5 °C | 19.6 °C | 35.5 °C | 7.9 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 27.7 °C | 18.8 °C | 24.0 °C | 37.9 °C | 11.7 °C | 25 | 6 | 0 |
| July | 30.9 °C | 22.2 °C | 27.2 °C | 38.0 °C | 14.4 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| August | 31.1 °C | 23.0 °C | 27.4 °C | 38.2 °C | 17.2 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 28.5 °C | 19.9 °C | 24.5 °C | 36.5 °C | 12.4 °C | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| October | 24.4 °C | 15.8 °C | 20.3 °C | 33.2 °C | 6.2 °C | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 19.0 °C | 10.8 °C | 14.9 °C | 27.1 °C | 0.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 14.4 °C | 7.4 °C | 11.0 °C | 22.9 °C | -2.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 197 mm | 12 | 9.9 h/day | 49 % | 73 % | 14 km/h | 18.0 °C |
| February | 135 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 72 % | 14 km/h | 17.1 °C |
| March | 98 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 42 % | 72 % | 14 km/h | 17.1 °C |
| April | 64 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 39 % | 73 % | 13 km/h | 18.2 °C |
| May | 46 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 30 % | 73 % | 12 km/h | 21.3 °C |
| June | 17 mm | 4 | 15 h/day | 13 % | 68 % | 12 km/h | 25.0 °C |
| July | 10 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 7 % | 65 % | 13 km/h | 27.9 °C |
| August | 10 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 9 % | 66 % | 12 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| September | 22 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 11 % | 65 % | 12 km/h | 28.0 °C |
| October | 60 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 27 % | 66 % | 12 km/h | 25.4 °C |
| November | 119 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 37 % | 69 % | 12 km/h | 22.4 °C |
| December | 190 mm | 11 | 9.7 h/day | 49 % | 73 % | 14 km/h | 19.8 °C |
How Alanya compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanya | 31 °C | 5.3 °C | 968 mm | 139 |
| Antalya · Turkey | 34 °C | 5.2 °C | 1,085 mm | 151 |
| Karaman · Turkey | 31 °C | -3.1 °C | 322 mm | 122 |
| Konya · Turkey | 31 °C | -3.7 °C | 299 mm | 118 |
| Isparta · Turkey | 30 °C | -2.1 °C | 712 mm | 97 |
| Nicosia · Cyprus | 36 °C | 7.2 °C | 345 mm | 183 |
| Limassol · Cyprus | 33 °C | 9.4 °C | 273 mm | 173 |
Where Alanya ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in September | 5thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in June | 9thof 50 | 98/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in June | 20thof 50 | 98/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in July | 23rdof 50 | 92/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in September | 24thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in October | 31stof 50 | 90/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Alanya.
QuestionsCommon questions about Alanya’s climate
When is the best time to visit Alanya?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Alanya get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 57 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 5.3 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 4 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Alanya?
January, averaging 197 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is July with 10 mm. The year as a whole averages 968 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Alanya rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.