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Best time to visit Ankara

October is the best time to visit Ankara for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 94/100
The least cloud August 14 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 9 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 5.3 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 94 20 °C 5
2 May 92 22 °C 9
3 September 92 27 °C 2
4 June 90 27 °C 6
5 July 79 31 °C 2
6 August 78 31 °C 2
7 April 77 17 °C 9
8 November 64 13 °C 6
9 March 53 12 °C 9
10 February 37 7.4 °C 8
11 December 36 7.2 °C 9
12 January 31 5.3 °C 8

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near 5.3 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 5.3 °C 50 mm 59 %
February 7.4 °C 44 mm 57 %
March 11.9 °C 53 mm 54 %
April 17.2 °C 46 mm 50 %
May 22.4 °C 44 mm 43 %
June 26.8 °C 31 mm 28 %
July 31.0 °C 9 mm 14 %
August 31.1 °C 10 mm 14 %
September 26.5 °C 13 mm 21 %
October 20.3 °C 28 mm 37 %
November 12.9 °C 39 mm 45 %
December 7.2 °C 53 mm 59 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.