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When is the best time to visit Fethiye?

The best time to visit Fethiye is between April and September, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Fethiye has a dry, hot summer and a wetter cool season. That is the holiday-coast pattern: sea and shade when the sun is the point, walking and towns when the rain comes back. Fethiye is a city in Turkey. This page is about Fethiye, not a country average.

Most visitors come for the dry months and the water. Shoulder weeks are for walking without the worst heat. Winter is a city-and-food trip, not a failed beach week. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Fethiye uses them.

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Spring

Spring in Fethiye is the walking season before the dry heat takes over. March, April and May are for towns, trails and days outside that are not yet a sea-only brief. The water is not the whole point, even when the sky looks like a holiday.

In Fethiye the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Pack a layer for mornings. The interior, if you leave the obvious strip, lags the coast. This is the window where Fethiye is pleasant without the high-season crush.

Summer

Summer is why a lot of people book Fethiye: June, July and August, dry air, long days, and a sea-first itinerary where the coast is the point. Sightseeing belongs to morning. The rest of the day is shade and water.

In Fethiye the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Inland it is a harsher holiday if you cannot drop into the water. Nights stay warm. If quiet is the brief, the main strips in Fethiye in these months are the wrong brief.

Autumn

Early autumn in Fethiye can still be a sea holiday. September, October and November start warm and then let go. The water holds longer than the crowds. Later in the stretch, swimming becomes a maybe, then a no, and the trip shifts to walking.

In Fethiye the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is the mixed-itinerary window: a few coast nights, then inland, without one climate fighting the other. Rain starts to matter again in the cooler corners before the last of the heat has gone.

Winter

Winter in Fethiye is not a beach season. December, January and February are for towns, food and walking in a coat. Fethiye is milder than an inland capital would be, and it is still winter. That is still winter, not a delayed summer.

In Fethiye the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Come for the city. Do not come because a summer photo is still on the listing. Days are short. A bright afternoon is a gift, not the product you bought.

Fethiye weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 1 Oct 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Fethiye, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Fethiye weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January12°C / 54°F213 mm
February12°C / 54°F167 mm
March14°C / 57°F63 mm
April17°C / 63°F42 mm
May21°C / 70°F15 mm
June26°C / 78°F4 mm
July29°C / 83°F1 mm
August29°C / 84°F0 mm
September26°C / 78°F23 mm
October22°C / 71°F110 mm
November17°C / 63°F107 mm
December14°C / 56°F239 mm

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Climate averages for Fethiye, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Fethiye is between April and September, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 29°C.

December is the wettest month, with about 239 mm of rain.

Fethiye has a distinct rainy season from December to February, peaking in December at about 239 mm. The dry season runs from March to November.

January is the coolest month, averaging 12°C (54°F) against 29°C (84°F) in August.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.