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Best time to visit Antakya

April is the best time to visit Antakya for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

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 April comfort 91/100
A beach holiday June sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 16 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 2 mm
Warmth August 33 °C
Cooler weather January 13 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 April 91 22 °C 8 58
2 November 90 20 °C 7 68
3 May 89 26 °C 6 86
4 October 87 27 °C 6 94
5 June 78 30 °C 2 97
6 March 77 18 °C 11 34
7 September 72 31 °C 3 90
8 July 66 32 °C 0 87
9 August 63 33 °C 0 83
10 February 62 14 °C 11 22
11 December 62 14 °C 11 32
12 January 54 13 °C 12 22

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 18 °C 13 °C 59 % 22
February 17 °C 14 °C 55 % 22
March 17 °C 18 °C 52 % 34
April 18 °C 22 °C 50 % 58
May 21 °C 26 °C 37 % 86
June 25 °C 30 °C 19 % 97
July 27 °C 32 °C 16 % 87
August 29 °C 33 °C 19 % 83
September 28 °C 31 °C 21 % 90
October 26 °C 27 °C 35 % 94
November 23 °C 20 °C 45 % 68
December 20 °C 14 °C 57 % 32

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 13 °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 12.6 °C 110 mm 59 %
February 14.3 °C 103 mm 55 %
March 17.9 °C 85 mm 52 %
April 22.1 °C 52 mm 50 %
May 26.4 °C 31 mm 37 %
June 30.0 °C 8 mm 19 %
July 32.5 °C 2 mm 16 %
August 33.1 °C 2 mm 19 %
September 31.2 °C 18 mm 21 %
October 27.2 °C 43 mm 35 %
November 19.8 °C 64 mm 45 %
December 14.0 °C 109 mm 57 %

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.