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Best time to visit İskenderun

November is the best time to visit İskenderun for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to November.

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 November comfort 93/100
A beach holiday June sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 15 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 6 mm
Warmth August 33 °C
Cooler weather January 13 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 93 20 °C 7 70
2 April 91 22 °C 9 56
3 May 87 26 °C 6 86
4 October 85 27 °C 6 93
5 March 79 18 °C 11 32
6 June 75 29 °C 3 97
7 December 71 15 °C 10 34
8 September 70 31 °C 4 89
9 February 67 15 °C 11 21
10 July 63 32 °C 2 88
11 January 61 13 °C 12 20
12 August 60 33 °C 2 83

For a beach holiday

June scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 18 °C 13 °C 55 % 20
February 17 °C 15 °C 52 % 21
March 17 °C 18 °C 49 % 32
April 18 °C 22 °C 48 % 56
May 22 °C 26 °C 36 % 86
June 25 °C 29 °C 19 % 97
July 28 °C 32 °C 15 % 88
August 29 °C 33 °C 19 % 83
September 29 °C 31 °C 21 % 89
October 26 °C 27 °C 34 % 93
November 23 °C 20 °C 43 % 70
December 20 °C 15 °C 54 % 34

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 2 wet days and highs near 33 °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 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 %

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.

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.