Best time to visit Balıkesir

May is the best time to visit Balıkesir for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 7 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 May comfort 93/100
The least cloud July 16 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 8 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 8.9 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 May 93 23 °C 7
2 October 92 21 °C 7
3 September 90 27 °C 4
4 June 85 28 °C 6
5 April 79 18 °C 8
6 July 76 31 °C 2
7 August 75 31 °C 2
8 November 71 15 °C 7
9 March 57 13 °C 10
10 December 45 10 °C 11
11 February 44 10 °C 10
12 January 39 8.9 °C 11

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 8.9 °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 8.9 °C 78 mm 66 %
February 10.4 °C 72 mm 64 %
March 13.5 °C 67 mm 59 %
April 18.1 °C 54 mm 54 %
May 23.4 °C 40 mm 45 %
June 28.0 °C 31 mm 28 %
July 30.6 °C 11 mm 16 %
August 30.7 °C 8 mm 18 %
September 26.7 °C 23 mm 29 %
October 21.2 °C 48 mm 49 %
November 15.4 °C 56 mm 58 %
December 10.3 °C 80 mm 67 %

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.

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