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Best time to visit Van

September is the best time to visit Van for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 2 wet days.

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 September comfort 98/100
The least cloud August 12 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 7 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 0.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 98 24 °C 2
2 June 95 24 °C 7
3 July 87 28 °C 3
4 August 86 29 °C 2
5 October 78 17 °C 7
6 May 71 18 °C 13
7 April 49 12 °C 13
8 November 45 8.7 °C 7
9 January 32 0.5 °C 7
10 February 32 1.4 °C 8
11 December 31 2.9 °C 8
12 March 29 5.7 °C 10

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 5.7 °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 0.5 °C 34 mm 59 %
February 1.4 °C 35 mm 56 %
March 5.7 °C 55 mm 54 %
April 12.0 °C 59 mm 52 %
May 17.6 °C 57 mm 44 %
June 23.8 °C 26 mm 21 %
July 28.3 °C 12 mm 15 %
August 28.6 °C 7 mm 12 %
September 23.6 °C 12 mm 14 %
October 16.5 °C 33 mm 35 %
November 8.7 °C 34 mm 47 %
December 2.9 °C 36 mm 57 %

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.