İskenderun climate
İskenderun is warmest in August, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.6 °C. February is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (5.6 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year İskenderun averages 670 mm of rain, 169 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.
Turkey · population 251,682 · 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 August 33 °C
- Coldest month January 7.6 °C
- Driest month July 6 mm
- Wettest month February 106 mm
- Least cloud July 15 % cloud
- Hottest on record September 42 °C
- Coldest on record February -2.6 °C
- Warmest sea August 29 °C
What to expectİskenderun through the year
İskenderun has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 13 °C in January to 33 °C in August, a swing of 18 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 169 days a year reach 25 °C, 94 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in September.
Rain is strongly seasonal. February averages 106 mm against 6 mm in July — 19 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off İskenderun 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 | 13.4 °C | 105 mm | 55 % |
| February | 14.7 °C | 106 mm | 52 % |
| March | 17.9 °C | 94 mm | 49 % |
| April | 21.9 °C | 63 mm | 48 % |
| May | 25.9 °C | 36 mm | 36 % |
| June | 29.5 °C | 13 mm | 19 % |
| July | 32.1 °C | 6 mm | 15 % |
| August | 32.7 °C | 8 mm | 19 % |
| September | 30.6 °C | 24 mm | 21 % |
| October | 26.8 °C | 50 mm | 34 % |
| November | 20.3 °C | 64 mm | 43 % |
| December | 15.1 °C | 101 mm | 54 % |
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 | 13.4 °C | 7.6 °C | 10.4 °C | 20.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 14.7 °C | 7.9 °C | 11.3 °C | 25.1 °C | -2.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 17.9 °C | 10.5 °C | 14.3 °C | 29.6 °C | 1.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 21.9 °C | 13.8 °C | 17.9 °C | 34.3 °C | 4.0 °C | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 25.9 °C | 17.9 °C | 22.0 °C | 36.4 °C | 12.3 °C | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 29.5 °C | 21.5 °C | 25.5 °C | 39.5 °C | 14.9 °C | 29 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 32.1 °C | 24.2 °C | 28.0 °C | 39.4 °C | 20.1 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| August | 32.7 °C | 25.0 °C | 28.6 °C | 40.0 °C | 21.3 °C | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| September | 30.6 °C | 23.0 °C | 26.5 °C | 41.8 °C | 15.9 °C | 29 | 17 | 0 |
| October | 26.8 °C | 19.3 °C | 22.9 °C | 35.5 °C | 10.1 °C | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| November | 20.3 °C | 13.5 °C | 16.8 °C | 28.5 °C | 4.1 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 15.1 °C | 9.5 °C | 12.2 °C | 26.5 °C | 0.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 105 mm | 12 | 9.9 h/day | 55 % | 75 % | 11 km/h | 17.5 °C |
| February | 106 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 74 % | 11 km/h | 16.5 °C |
| March | 94 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 49 % | 73 % | 11 km/h | 16.8 °C |
| April | 63 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 48 % | 74 % | 12 km/h | 18.4 °C |
| May | 36 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 36 % | 74 % | 12 km/h | 21.7 °C |
| June | 13 mm | 3 | 15 h/day | 19 % | 74 % | 13 km/h | 25.3 °C |
| July | 6 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 15 % | 75 % | 14 km/h | 28.0 °C |
| August | 8 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 19 % | 75 % | 14 km/h | 29.1 °C |
| September | 24 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 73 % | 12 km/h | 28.6 °C |
| October | 50 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 34 % | 69 % | 9.2 km/h | 26.4 °C |
| November | 64 mm | 7 | 10 h/day | 43 % | 69 % | 9.3 km/h | 22.7 °C |
| December | 101 mm | 10 | 9.7 h/day | 54 % | 74 % | 10 km/h | 19.5 °C |
How İskenderun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| İskenderun | 33 °C | 7.6 °C | 670 mm | 169 |
| Antakya · Turkey | 33 °C | 5.0 °C | 626 mm | 172 |
| Osmaniye · Turkey | 33 °C | 3.3 °C | 811 mm | 164 |
| Adana · Turkey | 35 °C | 4.0 °C | 691 mm | 175 |
| Aleppo · Syria | 36 °C | 2.4 °C | 300 mm | 179 |
| Gaziantep · Turkey | 35 °C | -0.3 °C | 451 mm | 151 |
| Tarsus · Turkey | 32 °C | 4.3 °C | 548 mm | 160 |
Where İskenderun ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in June | 10thof 50 | 97/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in May | 17thof 50 | 86/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in October | 21stof 50 | 93/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in June | 23rdof 50 | 97/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in September | 30thof 50 | 89/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in July | 32ndof 50 | 88/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit İskenderun.
QuestionsCommon questions about İskenderun’s climate
When is the best time to visit İskenderun?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does İskenderun get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 94 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 7.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in İskenderun?
February, averaging 106 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is July with 6 mm. The year as a whole averages 670 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 İskenderun 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
- 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.