Antalya climate
Antalya is warmest in July, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 5.2 °C. December is the wettest month (228 mm) and July the driest (2.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Antalya averages 1,085 mm of rain, 151 days above 25 °C and 1 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 1,335,002 · 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 July 34 °C
- Coldest month January 5.2 °C
- Driest month July 3 mm
- Wettest month December 228 mm
- Least cloud July 6 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 43 °C
- Coldest on record January -2.5 °C
- Warmest sea August 29 °C
What to expectAntalya through the year
Antalya has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 13 °C in January to 34 °C in July, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 151 days a year reach 25 °C, 95 of them reach 30 °C, 1 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. December averages 228 mm against 3 mm in July — 85 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Antalya 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 | 12.6 °C | 217 mm | 51 % |
| February | 13.6 °C | 134 mm | 50 % |
| March | 16.4 °C | 110 mm | 45 % |
| April | 20.0 °C | 72 mm | 42 % |
| May | 24.8 °C | 50 mm | 33 % |
| June | 30.4 °C | 9 mm | 14 % |
| July | 34.3 °C | 3 mm | 6 % |
| August | 34.2 °C | 3 mm | 6 % |
| September | 30.3 °C | 23 mm | 13 % |
| October | 24.8 °C | 102 mm | 30 % |
| November | 18.9 °C | 135 mm | 40 % |
| December | 14.1 °C | 228 mm | 52 % |
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 | 12.6 °C | 5.2 °C | 8.6 °C | 18.8 °C | -2.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 13.6 °C | 5.3 °C | 9.3 °C | 24.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| March | 16.4 °C | 7.0 °C | 11.6 °C | 25.5 °C | 0.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 20.0 °C | 9.9 °C | 15.0 °C | 32.9 °C | 1.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 24.8 °C | 14.2 °C | 19.7 °C | 41.0 °C | 8.3 °C | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| June | 30.4 °C | 19.2 °C | 25.1 °C | 42.9 °C | 11.3 °C | 28 | 16 | 0 |
| July | 34.3 °C | 22.7 °C | 28.6 °C | 42.4 °C | 15.7 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| August | 34.2 °C | 23.1 °C | 28.6 °C | 42.0 °C | 18.6 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| September | 30.3 °C | 19.4 °C | 24.7 °C | 41.6 °C | 12.3 °C | 28 | 16 | 0 |
| October | 24.8 °C | 15.0 °C | 19.6 °C | 38.6 °C | 6.2 °C | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 18.9 °C | 10.1 °C | 14.1 °C | 29.1 °C | 1.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 14.1 °C | 6.9 °C | 10.2 °C | 22.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 217 mm | 13 | 9.9 h/day | 51 % | 72 % | 14 km/h | 17.8 °C |
| February | 134 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 50 % | 70 % | 14 km/h | 16.9 °C |
| March | 110 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 45 % | 69 % | 14 km/h | 16.9 °C |
| April | 72 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 42 % | 70 % | 13 km/h | 18.1 °C |
| May | 50 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 33 % | 67 % | 13 km/h | 21.1 °C |
| June | 9 mm | 2 | 15 h/day | 14 % | 55 % | 14 km/h | 24.8 °C |
| July | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 6 % | 50 % | 14 km/h | 27.8 °C |
| August | 3 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 6 % | 53 % | 14 km/h | 29.0 °C |
| September | 23 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 13 % | 57 % | 13 km/h | 27.8 °C |
| October | 102 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 30 % | 64 % | 12 km/h | 25.1 °C |
| November | 135 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 40 % | 69 % | 12 km/h | 22.2 °C |
| December | 228 mm | 13 | 9.7 h/day | 52 % | 73 % | 13 km/h | 19.6 °C |
How Antalya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antalya | 34 °C | 5.2 °C | 1,085 mm | 151 |
| Isparta · Turkey | 30 °C | -2.1 °C | 712 mm | 97 |
| Alanya · Turkey | 31 °C | 5.3 °C | 968 mm | 139 |
| Denizli · Turkey | 35 °C | 1.5 °C | 446 mm | 158 |
| Merkezefendi · Turkey | 35 °C | 1.2 °C | 443 mm | 155 |
| Konya · Turkey | 31 °C | -3.7 °C | 299 mm | 118 |
| Afyonkarahisar · Turkey | 30 °C | -4.2 °C | 431 mm | 97 |
Where Antalya ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in September | 13th of 50 | 94/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in June | 15th of 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in May | 15th of 50 | 94/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in May | 19th of 50 | 82/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in October | 33rd of 50 | 90/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in June | 42nd of 50 | 96/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Antalya.
QuestionsCommon questions about Antalya’s climate
When is the best time to visit Antalya?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Antalya get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 95 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 5.2 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 1 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Antalya?
December, averaging 228 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is July with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,085 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 Antalya 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
- Data point
- 36.908°, 30.696° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.