Bodrum weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇷 Türkiye · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Bodrum is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with August and June close behind. Bodrum averages about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,195
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 715 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 39k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Bodrum?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bodrum is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (41/100, 152 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bodrum?
Bodrum is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year. 57 Sunshine Score points separate July (98) from January (41), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 49 destinations in Türkiye for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,990 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 57% of the annual 715 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 152 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 109 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 63 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 90 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 43 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 24 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 97 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 6 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 2 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 2 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 20 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 89 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 49 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 81 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 95 mm | 2 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 47 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 150 mm | 1 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Bodrum by month
The sea off Bodrum is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kos Greece · 72 km · best in Jul · 3,218 h sun/yr
- Samos Greece · 83 km · best in Jul · 3,081 h sun/yr
- Rhodes Greece · 101 km · best in Jul · 3,201 h sun/yr
- Dalaman Türkiye · 117 km · best in Jun · 3,202 h sun/yr
- Izmir Türkiye · 124 km · best in Jun · 2,998 h sun/yr
- Denizli Türkiye · 189 km · best in Sep · 3,070 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kalymnos Greece · 72 km · 3,101 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Leros Greece · 77 km · 3,080 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Bodrum compares month by month: Bodrum vs Izmir · Bodrum vs Denizli · Bodrum vs Rhodes · Bodrum vs Samos · all comparisons
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