Turkey in October: where is it warmest?
In October, İskenderun is the warmest place with 29 °C by day, Erzurum the coolest with 14 °C. 39 of 45 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in October, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| İskenderun | 74 | 29° | 27° | 7 h | 9 |
| Adana | 84 | 28° | – | 7 h | 7 |
| Antakya | 84 | 28° | – | 7 h | 7 |
| Belek | 94 | 26° | 25° | 7 h | 4 |
| Fethiye | 94 | 26° | 24° | 8 h | 5 |
| Şanlıurfa | 94 | 26° | – | 7 h | 4 |
| Batman | 91 | 26° | – | 7 h | 5 |
| Tarsus | 89 | 26° | – | 8 h | 7 |
| Kemer | 87 | 26° | 25° | 7 h | 9 |
| Side | 93 | 25° | 25° | 8 h | 6 |
| Ephesus | 93 | 25° | – | 8 h | 5 |
| Diyarbakır | 93 | 25° | – | 7 h | 5 |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 92 | 25° | 25° | 7 h | 4 |
| Pamukkale | 92 | 25° | – | 7 h | 4 |
| Mersin | 95 | 24° | 26° | 8 h | 4 |
| Alanya | 94 | 24° | 26° | 9 h | 5 |
| Sardis | 92 | 24° | – | 7 h | 4 |
| Gaziantep | 89 | 24° | – | 6 h | 5 |
| Marmaris | 85 | 24° | 24° | 7 h | 5 |
| Kuşadası | 80 | 24° | 21° | 8 h | 5 |
| Miletus | 80 | 24° | 22° | 7 h | 5 |
| İzmir | 92 | 23° | 21° | 8 h | 6 |
| Mardin | 90 | 23° | – | 8 h | 6 |
| Ölüdeniz | 83 | 23° | 25° | 7 h | 5 |
| Didim | 74 | 23° | 22° | 7 h | 5 |
| Bodrum | 72 | 23° | 22° | 7 h | 5 |
| Çeşme | 62 | 22° | 21° | 7 h | 5 |
| Konya | 92 | 20° | – | 7 h | 3 |
| Kayseri | 90 | 20° | – | 6 h | 5 |
| Ankara | 88 | 20° | – | 6 h | 5 |
| Edirne | 80 | 20° | – | 4 h | 6 |
| Bursa | 75 | 20° | – | 5 h | 9 |
| İzmit | 71 | 20° | 20° | 4 h | 10 |
| Çanakkale | 45 | 20° | 20° | 6 h | 5 |
| Hattusa | 88 | 19° | – | 6 h | 5 |
| Çorum | 86 | 19° | – | 6 h | 5 |
| Istanbul | 76 | 19° | 19° | 5 h | 9 |
| Samsun | 70 | 19° | 20° | 5 h | 11 |
| Trabzon | 54 | 19° | 21° | 4 h | 18 |
| Imbros | 39 | 19° | 20° | 6 h | 5 |
| Sinop | 22 | 19° | 20° | 4 h | 11 |
| Rize | 18 | 18° | 21° | 4 h | 18 |
| Van | 80 | 16° | – | 8 h | 7 |
| Kars | 71 | 14° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Erzurum | 59 | 14° | – | 6 h | 8 |
Turkey in October: quick answers
Turkey in October: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in October are İskenderun (29 °C), Adana (28 °C) and Antakya (28 °C).
Turkey in October: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at İskenderun (27 °C), Mersin (26 °C) and Alanya (26 °C).
Turkey in October: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in October – warm, sunny and dry – is in Mersin, Belek and Fethiye.
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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