Turkey weather in April
April is spring in Turkey: milder, brighter, and built for outdoor days that are not beach days. The coast is ahead of Cappadocia and the east. Come for ruins, towns and trails. Come for the Lycian coast when the hills are green. Do not come for a guaranteed swim.
Istanbul and Antalya are both "coastal" on a map and nothing like each other in April. The Marmara is still a jacket city. The Mediterranean is already a walking holiday. A country-level pin hides that. Use it as a warning, then pick a region.
Of the twelve months in Turkey, April is the sixth coldest, the second wettest and the sixth sunniest.
- Average temp
- 12°C (53°F)
6–17°C · 43–63°F
- Rainfall
- 49 mm
Not much rain
- Sunshine
- 6.4 h
hours per day
What is Turkey like in April?
Daytime
Comfortable for walking in the south and west: Ephesus, the harbours of the Datça and Bozburun peninsulas, old Antalya, the trailheads above Kas. Shade is useful by afternoon, not essential the way it is in July.
Inland and in the east a light layer still earns its place, especially after lunch when the breeze picks up and as soon as the sun drops. Cappadocia in April is a dawn balloon and a cold evening, not a terrace-all-day climate. Istanbul wants a coat you can take off, not resort kit.
Rain
The wettest months are receding. Showers still happen, more in the north and along the Black Sea than on the Mediterranean fringe. A spring squall on the Antalya coast is an inconvenience. The same weather in Rize is the month.
Sunshine is back in a way that makes outdoor plans realistic, which is not the same as a dry-season promise. Pack a shell that lives in the bag, not a holiday that assumes it will never come out. The monthly table on this page is the place for totals. This is the geography of who gets them.
Evening
Evenings are cooler. A layer helps after sunset.
What should I pack for Turkey in April?
A warm mid-layer
Nights drop to around 6°C (43°F).
April compared with March and May
April in Turkey is 4.6°C warmer than March and about as wet as it, which averages 7°C (45°F).
April in Turkey is 5.2°C cooler than May and about as wet as it, which averages 17°C (62°F).
Daylight in Turkey in April
On 15 April the sun is up for 13 hours 17 minutes in Turkey, rising about 06:10 and setting about 19:27 local time.
April ends 1 hour 12 minutes longer than it begins, so the last week of the month is a different length of day from the first.
That is 1 hour 43 minutes short of June, the longest-lit month here.
Turkey weather by month
TemperatureRainfall
How April compares with the rest of the year
April is highlighted. Every other month links to its own page.
| Month | Average | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C / 35°F | 36 mm |
| February | 3°C / 37°F | 37 mm |
| March | 7°C / 45°F | 44 mm |
| April | 12°C / 53°F | 49 mm |
| May | 17°C / 62°F | 49 mm |
| June | 21°C / 69°F | 36 mm |
| July | 24°C / 76°F | 15 mm |
| August | 24°C / 76°F | 13 mm |
| September | 20°C / 67°F | 19 mm |
| October | 14°C / 58°F | 33 mm |
| November | 8°C / 47°F | 33 mm |
| December | 4°C / 38°F | 42 mm |
Similar weather in April
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FAQs about Turkey in April
April climate averages for Turkey, 1991–2020.
Turkey averages 12°C (53°F) in April, ranging from about 6°C (43°F) at night to 17°C (63°F) in the afternoon. That is a 1991–2020 average, so an individual week can run either side of it.
Barely. April sees only about 49 mm, so rain is unlikely to affect your plans.
No. April averages 12°C (53°F) against 17°C (62°F) in May — 5.2°C cooler.
April is 4.6°C warmer than March, and about as wet.
It is outside the easiest window. The most comfortable stretch here is May to October; April sits outside it, which usually means more heat, more rain, or both — worth it if you would rather have the place to yourself.
About 6.4 hours of sun a day on the 1991–2020 average.
This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what April is usually like, which is what you want when booking months ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.
About 13 hours 17 minutes of daylight in mid-April, against 15 hours in June and 9 hours 21 minutes in December.
On 15 April, sunrise is about 06:10 and sunset about 19:27 local time. Both shift across the month — the month ends 1 hour 12 minutes longer than it starts.
