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Best time to visit Şanlıurfa

October is the best time to visit Şanlıurfa for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

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 94/100
The least cloud August 5 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 1 mm
Warmth July 39 °C
Cooler weather January 9.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 94 26 °C 5
2 April 90 22 °C 9
3 May 85 28 °C 6
4 November 79 17 °C 7
5 March 69 16 °C 10
6 September 69 33 °C 1
7 June 61 35 °C 1
8 December 49 11 °C 10
9 February 48 11 °C 10
10 August 46 38 °C 0
11 July 44 39 °C 0
12 January 41 9.2 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 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 84 mm 55 %
February 11.0 °C 73 mm 52 %
March 15.8 °C 64 mm 47 %
April 21.6 °C 51 mm 44 %
May 27.9 °C 35 mm 33 %
June 34.6 °C 5 mm 10 %
July 38.8 °C 1 mm 5 %
August 38.5 °C 1 mm 5 %
September 33.2 °C 5 mm 9 %
October 25.9 °C 39 mm 31 %
November 16.8 °C 56 mm 42 %
December 10.9 °C 77 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.