Best time to visit Elazığ

October is the best time to visit Elazığ for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °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 October comfort 95/100
The least cloud August 7 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 2 mm
Warmth August 33 °C
Cooler weather January 3.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 95 21 °C 7
2 May 91 22 °C 10
3 September 87 28 °C 2
4 June 86 29 °C 3
5 April 69 16 °C 12
6 July 68 33 °C 1
7 August 67 33 °C 1
8 November 58 11 °C 7
9 March 46 10 °C 12
10 December 30 5.1 °C 10
11 February 29 4.7 °C 10
12 January 29 3.2 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 3.2 °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 3.2 °C 72 mm 63 %
February 4.7 °C 69 mm 60 %
March 10.4 °C 80 mm 54 %
April 16.2 °C 85 mm 51 %
May 21.8 °C 69 mm 40 %
June 28.5 °C 12 mm 17 %
July 33.3 °C 2 mm 7 %
August 33.4 °C 2 mm 7 %
September 28.1 °C 12 mm 12 %
October 20.6 °C 48 mm 34 %
November 11.5 °C 56 mm 48 %
December 5.1 °C 68 mm 63 %

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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