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Turkey · 41.01, 28.98 · Europe/Istanbul

The reference point is on the European side of the city.

Data source and period: 41.01, 28.98 · 59.56 m

August

96/100

Weather score

July

95/100

Weather score

September

93/100

Weather score

Weather score

Temperature

Rainfall

Rainy days

January

Temperature
6.6°C
High / Low
9.1° / 4.3°
Rainfall
90.0 mm
Rainy days
13.2
Humidity
83%
Wind
20.1 km/h
Weather score
49/100

Highest style score: City 49/100

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February

Temperature
7.3°C
High / Low
10.3° / 4.8°
Rainfall
64.8 mm
Rainy days
11.0
Humidity
81%
Wind
20.3 km/h
Weather score
55/100

Highest style score: City 56/100

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March

Temperature
9.0°C
High / Low
12.4° / 6.2°
Rainfall
55.5 mm
Rainy days
10.4
Humidity
79%
Wind
18.2 km/h
Weather score
62/100

Highest style score: City 64/100

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April

Temperature
12.7°C
High / Low
16.6° / 9.2°
Rainfall
40.6 mm
Rainy days
7.4
Humidity
76%
Wind
16.4 km/h
Weather score
77/100

Highest style score: City 80/100

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May

Temperature
17.3°C
High / Low
21.0° / 13.8°
Rainfall
45.7 mm
Rainy days
8.5
Humidity
74%
Wind
15.5 km/h
Weather score
87/100

Highest style score: City 85/100

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June

Temperature
22.7°C
High / Low
26.5° / 19.2°
Rainfall
36.9 mm
Rainy days
7.9
Humidity
70%
Wind
15.1 km/h
Weather score
92/100

Highest style score: City 89/100

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July

Temperature
25.6°C
High / Low
29.4° / 21.9°
Rainfall
28.6 mm
Rainy days
4.4
Humidity
66%
Wind
18.3 km/h
Weather score
95/100

Highest style score: City 90/100

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August

Temperature
25.8°C
High / Low
29.6° / 22.7°
Rainfall
17.3 mm
Rainy days
2.6
Humidity
67%
Wind
21.2 km/h
Weather score
96/100

Highest style score: City 88/100

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September

Temperature
22.6°C
High / Low
26.1° / 19.7°
Rainfall
37.3 mm
Rainy days
6.0
Humidity
67%
Wind
19.4 km/h
Weather score
93/100

Highest style score: City 92/100

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October

Temperature
17.5°C
High / Low
20.8° / 14.8°
Rainfall
48.6 mm
Rainy days
7.6
Humidity
74%
Wind
17.2 km/h
Weather score
87/100

Highest style score: City 85/100

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November

Temperature
13.5°C
High / Low
16.4° / 11.1°
Rainfall
73.1 mm
Rainy days
10.0
Humidity
78%
Wind
18.6 km/h
Weather score
72/100

Highest style score: City 74/100

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December

Temperature
9.1°C
High / Low
11.6° / 7.0°
Rainfall
81.7 mm
Rainy days
13.0
Humidity
83%
Wind
19.1 km/h
Weather score
56/100

Highest style score: City 56/100

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Monthly climate

Istanbul
MonthTemperatureHighLowRainfallRainy daysHumidityWindWeather score
January6.6°C9.1°C4.3°C90.0 mm13.283%20.1 km/h49
February7.3°C10.3°C4.8°C64.8 mm11.081%20.3 km/h55
March9.0°C12.4°C6.2°C55.5 mm10.479%18.2 km/h62
April12.7°C16.6°C9.2°C40.6 mm7.476%16.4 km/h77
May17.3°C21.0°C13.8°C45.7 mm8.574%15.5 km/h87
June22.7°C26.5°C19.2°C36.9 mm7.970%15.1 km/h92
July25.6°C29.4°C21.9°C28.6 mm4.466%18.3 km/h95
August25.8°C29.6°C22.7°C17.3 mm2.667%21.2 km/h96
September22.6°C26.1°C19.7°C37.3 mm6.067%19.4 km/h93
October17.5°C20.8°C14.8°C48.6 mm7.674%17.2 km/h87
November13.5°C16.4°C11.1°C73.1 mm10.078%18.6 km/h72
December9.1°C11.6°C7.0°C81.7 mm13.083%19.1 km/h56

Travel style

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August, July, June

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September, July, June

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April, June, May

January, November, December / June, July, August. This is a weather-based suitability score. It does not measure price, safety, crowding, or visitor satisfaction.

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Packing notes from the climate statistics

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    Data source and period

    Climate statistics are calculated by WhenToTravel from the NASA Langley Research Center POWER Project Daily API (MERRA-2 meteorology). NASA does not endorse this site.

    2016-01-01 – 2025-12-31 · MERRA-2 · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-20T10:20:43.669Z

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    Highest-scoring months
    August, July, September
    How the weather score works
    This is a weather-based suitability score. It does not measure price, safety, crowding, or visitor satisfaction.
    Data source and period
    Climate statistics are calculated by WhenToTravel from the NASA Langley Research Center POWER Project Daily API (MERRA-2 meteorology). NASA does not endorse this site. 2016-01-01 – 2025-12-31.