Worst time to visit Istanbul
Some months in Istanbul are clearly tougher for travel — extreme heat, cold, drenching rain, or peak storm season. Here's what to skip.
Istanbul doesn't have any clearly "bad" months
The climate stays reasonably comfortable year-round — no extreme heat, cold, rain, or storm season is recorded in our data. Worth visiting any time of year.
Better times to go
Better months: May (22°C, 6 rain days) · June (27°C, 4 rain days) · September (25°C, 5 rain days) · October (20°C, 9 rain days)
Monthly averages, 10-day forecast, and the best months to visit.