Samsun weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇷 Türkiye · coastal city break · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Samsun is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with July and June close behind. Samsun averages about 2,195 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 16 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,195
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 622 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 609k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Samsun?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Samsun is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (6/100, 84 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Samsun?
Samsun gets a moderate 2,195 hours of sunshine a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate August (89) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #48 of 49 destinations in Türkiye for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,990 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 41% of the annual 622 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 84 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| February | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 54 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
| March | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 63 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| April | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 46 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| May | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 38 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 86 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 32 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 19 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 16 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 36 mm | 5 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 80 | 20° / 68°F | 17° / 63°F | 61 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 12° / 54°F | 79 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 94 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Samsun by month
The sea off Samsun is warmest in September at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 10°C / 50°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
- Ordu Türkiye · 131 km · best in Aug · 2,269 h sun/yr
- Sivas Türkiye · 163 km · best in Aug · 2,947 h sun/yr
- Trabzon Türkiye · 271 km · best in Jul · 2,360 h sun/yr
- Kayseri Türkiye · 291 km · best in Jul · 3,050 h sun/yr
- Nevşehir Türkiye · 326 km · best in Jul · 3,037 h sun/yr
- Ankara Türkiye · 326 km · best in Jul · 2,649 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Amasya Türkiye · 100 km · 2,636 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tokat Türkiye · 104 km · 2,431 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Samsun compares month by month: Samsun vs Trabzon · Samsun vs Sivas · Samsun vs Ordu · all comparisons
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