Kayseri weather by month & the best time to visit

🇹🇷 Türkiye · alpine / mountain city · Mediterranean climate

The best time to visit Kayseri is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with September and October close behind. Kayseri averages about 3,050 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

3,050

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

384 mm

Snow / year

≈1.1 m

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

1.5M

Elevation

1,052 m

When is the best time to visit Kayseri?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kayseri is July, then September and October. The dullest month is January (0/100, 45 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kayseri?

Kayseri is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,050 hours of sunshine a year. 95 Sunshine Score points separate July (95) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #13 of 49 destinations in Türkiye for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,990 hours. The year's 384 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Nevşehir Türkiye · 83 km · best in Jul · 3,037 h sun/yr
• Sivas Türkiye · 168 km · best in Aug · 2,947 h sun/yr
• Adana Türkiye · 200 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
• Tarsus Türkiye · 212 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
• Malatya Türkiye · 229 km · best in Jun · 3,038 h sun/yr
• Ankara Türkiye · 262 km · best in Jul · 2,649 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Kahramanmaraş Türkiye · 187 km · 2,899 h sun/yr · best in May
• Tokat Türkiye · 189 km · 2,431 h sun/yr · best in Aug

Head-to-head

How Kayseri compares month by month: Kayseri vs Ankara · Kayseri vs Adana · Kayseri vs Tarsus · Kayseri vs Sivas · all comparisons