Tarsus weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇷 Türkiye · coastal city break · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Tarsus is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with April and May close behind. Tarsus averages about 3,101 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 33 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,101
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 577 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 894k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Tarsus?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tarsus is October, then April and May. The dullest month is July (19/100, 5 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tarsus?
Tarsus is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,101 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate October (91) from July (19), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 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 50% of the annual 577 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 5° / 41°F | 101 mm | 2 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 6° / 43°F | 75 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 79 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 60 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| April | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 40 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 42 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| June | 66 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 19 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 19 | 40° / 104°F | 26° / 79°F | 5 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 29 | 39° / 102°F | 26° / 79°F | 6 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 66 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 20 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 33 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 86 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 62 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
| December | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 114 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Tarsus by month
The sea off Tarsus is warmest in July at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in February at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 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
- Adana Türkiye · 21 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
- Antakya Türkiye · 123 km · best in May · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Kayseri Türkiye · 212 km · best in Jul · 3,050 h sun/yr
- Gaziantep Türkiye · 214 km · best in May · 3,136 h sun/yr
- Nevşehir Türkiye · 214 km · best in Jul · 3,037 h sun/yr
- Ercan (North Nicosia) Cyprus · 239 km · best in Jun · 3,011 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kahramanmaraş Türkiye · 182 km · 2,899 h sun/yr · best in May
- Latakia Syria · 183 km · 3,135 h sun/yr · best in May
- Aleppo Syria · 208 km · 3,133 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Tarsus compares month by month: Tarsus vs Adana · Tarsus vs Kayseri · Tarsus vs Antakya · all comparisons
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