Izmir weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇷 Türkiye · major coastal city · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Izmir is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with September and May close behind. Izmir averages about 2,998 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 15 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,998
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 649 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 4.5M
- Elevation
- 120 m
When is the best time to visit Izmir?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Izmir is June, then September and May. The dullest month is January (24/100, 130 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Izmir?
Izmir gets a lot of sun: around 2,998 hours a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate June (94) from January (24), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #23 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 52% of the annual 649 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 130 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 99 mm | 2 | 13° / 55°F |
| March | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 7° / 45°F | 61 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 88 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 47 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 91 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 29 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 94 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 15 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 21° / 70°F | 3 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 19 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 88 | 23° / 73°F | 14° / 57°F | 50 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 68 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 82 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 6° / 43°F | 111 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Izmir by month
The sea off Izmir is warmest in August at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in February at 13°C / 55°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 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
- Samos Greece · 70 km · best in Jul · 3,081 h sun/yr
- Mytilene Greece · 98 km · best in Jul · 2,823 h sun/yr
- Bodrum Türkiye · 124 km · best in Jul · 3,195 h sun/yr
- Kos Greece · 167 km · best in Jul · 3,218 h sun/yr
- Mykonos Greece · 185 km · best in Jul · 2,897 h sun/yr
- Rhodes Greece · 225 km · best in Jul · 3,201 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chios Greece · 89 km · 3,045 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Ikaria Greece · 98 km · 3,081 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Leros Greece · 127 km · 3,080 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Izmir compares month by month: Izmir vs Bodrum · Izmir vs Samos · Izmir vs Mytilene · all comparisons
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