Turkey weather in August
August is July with less patience: the busiest coast, the warmest sea, and the same heat. If you want quiet, this is the wrong month for Antalya and Bodrum. If you want the water at its most inviting, it is the month the sea has been working toward.
Everything that is true in July is louder. Families, night-time harbour strips, full boats to the coves. Inland is for people with a reason to be inland, not for a casual add-on.
Of the twelve months in Turkey, August is the second warmest, the driest and the second sunniest.
- Average temp
- 24°C (76°F)
17–31°C · 63–88°F
- Rainfall
- 13 mm
Not much rain
- Sunshine
- 10.3 h
hours per day
What is Turkey like in August?
Daytime
Hot days, warm nights on the coast. The interior can be fiercer. Early starts are not optional for walking sites. The smart August ruin visit is the first slot, then back to the water.
Evenings on the harbour are the social season. That is either the point or a reason to stay in a quieter cove out of town. Istanbul in August is a sweaty city; the ferry helps, the bazaar does not.
Rain
Still the dry season on the holiday coasts. Do not build the trip around rain. A shock storm makes the news because it is rare, not because you should plan for a wet week.
Further north and on the Black Sea the pattern is less obedient. For the Mediterranean and Aegean strips that dominate August bookings, sun is the default.
Evening
Evenings are cooler. A layer helps after sunset.
What should I pack for Turkey in August?
High-factor sun cream
With 10.3 hours of sun a day, burn time is short even in shade.
Sunglasses and a brimmed hat
Midday glare is the part people underpack for, not the heat itself.
Loose cotton or linen
Synthetics stop working once you are sweating through them all day.
A refillable water bottle
Daily highs this warm need roughly double the water a temperate day does.
A layer for the evening
The day swings about 14°C between its low and its high.
Comfortable walking shoes you can rinse
Dry warm weather is walking weather, and dust gets into everything.
August compared with July and September
August in Turkey is about the same temperature as July and about as wet as it, which averages 24°C (76°F).
August in Turkey is 4.6°C warmer than September and about as wet as it, which averages 20°C (67°F).
Daylight in Turkey in August
On 15 August the sun is up for 13 hours 44 minutes in Turkey, rising about 06:00 and setting about 19:44 local time.
August ends 1 hour 9 minutes shorter than it begins, so the last week of the month is a different length of day from the first.
That is 1 hour 16 minutes short of June, the longest-lit month here.
Turkey weather by month
TemperatureRainfall
How August compares with the rest of the year
August 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 |
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FAQs about Turkey in August
August climate averages for Turkey, 1991–2020.
Turkey averages 24°C (76°F) in August, ranging from about 17°C (63°F) at night to 31°C (88°F) in the afternoon. That is a 1991–2020 average, so an individual week can run either side of it.
Barely. August sees only about 13 mm, so rain is unlikely to affect your plans.
Yes. August averages 24°C (76°F) against 20°C (67°F) in September — 4.6°C warmer.
August is about as warm as July, and about as wet.
Yes. August falls inside the most comfortable stretch of the year here, May to October, on temperature and rainfall together.
About 10.3 hours of sun a day on the 1991–2020 average — among the brighter months anywhere.
This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what August 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 44 minutes of daylight in mid-August, against 15 hours in June and 9 hours 21 minutes in December.
On 15 August, sunrise is about 06:00 and sunset about 19:44 local time. Both shift across the month — the month ends 1 hour 9 minutes shorter than it starts.
