Cappadocia: weather and best time to visit
Cappadocia (Türkiye) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 31°C; the coolest month is January at around 5°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Cappadocia
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Cappadocia climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5° | -5° | – | 9 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 51 |
| Feb | 7° | -4° | – | 8 | 9 | 60 | 43 | 62 |
| Mar | 11° | -1° | – | 11 | 10 | 57 | 44 | 76 |
| Apr | 17° | 3° | – | 11 | 11 | 57 | 65 | 78 |
| May | 22° | 8° | – | 11 | 12 | 69 | 79 | 79 |
| Jun | 26° | 12° | – | 6 | 14 | 87 | 86 | 70 |
| Jul | 30° | 15° | – | 1 | 14 | 98 | 81 | 65 |
| Aug | 31° | 15° | – | 1 | 13 | 98 | 80 | 64 |
| Sep | 26° | 11° | – | 2 | 12 | 94 | 95 | 79 |
| Oct | 20° | 6° | – | 5 | 10 | 74 | 90 | 90 |
| Nov | 13° | 1° | – | 6 | 8 | 61 | 56 | 86 |
| Dec | 7° | -3° | – | 9 | 7 | 50 | 37 | 57 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Cappadocia in January
Daytime highs around 5°C, nights near -5°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 9 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: mixedCity: poorHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Cappadocia in February
Daytime highs around 7°C, nights near -4°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Cappadocia in March
Daytime highs around 11°C, nights near -1°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 11 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Cappadocia in April
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 3°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Cappadocia in May
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 8°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Cappadocia in June
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Cappadocia in July
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 15°C. It is also the driest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 1 rain day and 14 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Cappadocia in August
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 15°C. August is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 13 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Cappadocia in September
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Cappadocia in October
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 6°C. Expect about 5 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for October →
Cappadocia in November
Daytime highs around 13°C, nights near 1°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Cappadocia in December
Daytime highs around 7°C, nights near -3°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day.
Beach: mixedCity: poorHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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