Turkey in August: where is it warmest?
In August, Şanlıurfa is the warmest place with 39 °C by day, Rize the coolest with 24 °C. 32 of 45 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in August, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Şanlıurfa | 50 | 39° | – | 10 h | 0 |
| Batman | 50 | 39° | – | 11 h | 0 |
| Diyarbakır | 50 | 38° | – | 11 h | 0 |
| Ephesus | 50 | 37° | – | 12 h | 1 |
| Pamukkale | 50 | 37° | – | 11 h | 2 |
| Mardin | 50 | 36° | – | 11 h | 0 |
| Gaziantep | 49 | 36° | – | 9 h | 1 |
| İskenderun | 49 | 36° | 29° | 9 h | 3 |
| Kemer | 83 | 35° | 29° | 11 h | 4 |
| Belek | 81 | 35° | 29° | 11 h | 1 |
| Kuşadası | 78 | 35° | 24° | 12 h | 1 |
| İzmir | 51 | 35° | 24° | 12 h | 1 |
| Adana | 50 | 35° | – | 9 h | 2 |
| Sardis | 50 | 35° | – | 11 h | 1 |
| Miletus | 87 | 34° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 85 | 34° | 29° | 11 h | 1 |
| Fethiye | 83 | 34° | 28° | 11 h | 2 |
| Antakya | 57 | 34° | – | 10 h | 1 |
| Side | 91 | 33° | 29° | 11 h | 2 |
| Ölüdeniz | 94 | 32° | 28° | 11 h | 2 |
| Edirne | 69 | 32° | – | 9 h | 2 |
| Tarsus | 66 | 32° | – | 10 h | 2 |
| Marmaris | 100 | 31° | 27° | 11 h | 1 |
| Çanakkale | 100 | 31° | 25° | 10 h | 1 |
| Alanya | 98 | 31° | 29° | 11 h | 4 |
| Didim | 98 | 31° | 25° | 11 h | 0 |
| Konya | 76 | 31° | – | 10 h | 1 |
| Ankara | 74 | 31° | – | 10 h | 2 |
| Kayseri | 73 | 31° | – | 10 h | 1 |
| Çeşme | 99 | 30° | 24° | 12 h | 0 |
| Bursa | 83 | 30° | – | 9 h | 3 |
| Çorum | 83 | 30° | – | 10 h | 2 |
| Mersin | 81 | 30° | 29° | 10 h | 2 |
| Hattusa | 65 | 30° | – | 11 h | 2 |
| Bodrum | 100 | 29° | 25° | 10 h | 0 |
| Van | 90 | 29° | – | 11 h | 1 |
| İzmit | 85 | 29° | 25° | 9 h | 6 |
| Imbros | 100 | 28° | 25° | 10 h | 1 |
| Istanbul | 93 | 28° | 24° | 9 h | 3 |
| Sinop | 95 | 27° | 25° | 8 h | 5 |
| Samsun | 91 | 27° | 26° | 9 h | 7 |
| Erzurum | 92 | 25° | – | 8 h | 6 |
| Kars | 87 | 25° | – | 10 h | 10 |
| Trabzon | 58 | 25° | 26° | 5 h | 18 |
| Rize | 61 | 24° | 26° | 5 h | 17 |
Turkey in August: quick answers
Turkey in August: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in August are Şanlıurfa (39 °C), Batman (39 °C) and Diyarbakır (38 °C).
Turkey in August: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at İskenderun (29 °C), Kemer (29 °C) and Belek (29 °C).
Turkey in August: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Marmaris, Çanakkale and Bodrum.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences