Side: weather and best time to visit
Side (Türkiye) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 33°C; the coolest month is January at around 15°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Side
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Side climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15° | 7° | 18° | 13 | 7 | 34 | 46 | 68 |
| Feb | 15° | 7° | 17° | 10 | 8 | 42 | 58 | 77 |
| Mar | 17° | 8° | 17° | 10 | 10 | 47 | 69 | 79 |
| Apr | 20° | 11° | 18° | 8 | 11 | 56 | 84 | 84 |
| May | 25° | 15° | 21° | 10 | 13 | 71 | 81 | 71 |
| Jun | 29° | 19° | 25° | 2 | 14 | 97 | 82 | 66 |
| Jul | 33° | 23° | 28° | 1 | 14 | 94 | 70 | 57 |
| Aug | 33° | 23° | 29° | 1 | 13 | 95 | 70 | 59 |
| Sep | 30° | 20° | 28° | 1 | 12 | 98 | 81 | 65 |
| Oct | 25° | 16° | 25° | 9 | 10 | 85 | 83 | 69 |
| Nov | 20° | 12° | 22° | 8 | 8 | 64 | 81 | 81 |
| Dec | 16° | 8° | 20° | 15 | 7 | 36 | 49 | 65 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Side in January
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 7°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 13 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 18°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Side in February
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 7°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Side in March
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 8°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Side in April
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 18°C.
Beach: mixedCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
Side in May
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Side in June
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Side in July
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 23°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 1 rain day and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Side in August
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 23°C. August is the warmest month of the year. It is also the driest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 1 rain day and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Side in September
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Side in October
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Side in November
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Side in December
Daytime highs around 16°C, nights near 8°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 15 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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