Best time to visit Bursa

May is the best time to visit Bursa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to July. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to September.

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 89/100
A beach holiday August sea 24 °C
The least cloud July 19 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 26 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 9.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 89 23 °C 10 49
2 October 89 21 °C 9 55
3 September 88 26 °C 7 87
4 June 84 27 °C 8 80
5 July 80 29 °C 5 93
6 August 78 30 °C 4 94
7 April 77 18 °C 11 24
8 November 70 16 °C 9 22
9 March 57 14 °C 12 7
10 December 45 11 °C 13 5
11 February 44 10 °C 12 7
12 January 38 9.2 °C 13 5

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 9.1 °C 9.2 °C 64 % 5
February 8.2 °C 10 °C 64 % 7
March 9.0 °C 14 °C 59 % 7
April 12 °C 18 °C 55 % 24
May 16 °C 23 °C 47 % 49
June 21 °C 27 °C 31 % 80
July 23 °C 29 °C 19 % 93
August 24 °C 30 °C 20 % 94
September 22 °C 26 °C 32 % 87
October 19 °C 21 °C 49 % 55
November 15 °C 16 °C 55 % 22
December 12 °C 11 °C 66 % 5

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 9.2 °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 9.2 °C 95 mm 64 %
February 10.5 °C 89 mm 64 %
March 13.6 °C 95 mm 59 %
April 18.2 °C 81 mm 55 %
May 22.8 °C 70 mm 47 %
June 26.7 °C 55 mm 31 %
July 29.4 °C 26 mm 19 %
August 29.9 °C 26 mm 20 %
September 26.0 °C 57 mm 32 %
October 21.0 °C 83 mm 49 %
November 15.9 °C 79 mm 55 %
December 10.9 °C 104 mm 66 %

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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