Best time to visit Antalya

Turkey · Middle East

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Antalya

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Go in Apr, May, Jun or Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 27C max, 3 rainy days. Nov is the next best.

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Things to do in Antalya

Hadrian's Gate Triumphal arch in Antalya
Perge Extensive ruins of a city which had its heyday 2nd to 3rd century AD under the Romans.
Fluted Minaret Mosque Elegant six-domed mosque built under Seljuk rule in 1230 and rebuilt in 1373 by the…
Antalya Museum One of Turkey's largest museums…
Hıdırlık Tower Built by the Romans in the 2nd century AD with a square base and circular upper storey…
Sehzade Korkut Mosque This was first built as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD…
Sillyon Human settlement

Tours and tickets in Antalya

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Antalya), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	15°	9d	68%	7.2h	ok	15C max, 9 rainy days
Feb	16°	8d	66%	8.3h	good	16C max, 8 rainy days
Mar	18°	6d	63%	9.8h	good	18C max, 6 rainy days
Apr	22°	5d	64%	10.8h	sweet spot	22C max, 5 rainy days
May	27°	5d	61%	12.5h	sweet spot	27C max, 5 rainy days
Jun	32°	2d	57%	13.7h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Jul	37°	1d	45%	13.9h	avoid	extreme heat: 20 days over 35C
Aug	35°	0d	53%	12.8h	avoid	extreme heat: 15 days over 35C
Sep	33°	2d	50%	11.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Oct	27°	3d	56%	10.2h	sweet spot	27C max, 3 rainy days
Nov	22°	7d	62%	8.2h	good	22C max, 7 rainy days
Dec	17°	11d	71%	6.8h	ok	17C max, 11 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the centre, 9 km from the airport (AYT): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest from June to September; quietest from December to March.

Then and now

Antalya's November days now average 21.7°C, 4.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	12.2°	12.6°	15.4°	19.9°	24.5°	29.8°	33.8°	33.5°	30.4°	24.0°	16.9°	13.6°
2017–26	14.6°	15.7°	18.3°	22.1°	26.9°	31.9°	36.7°	35.4°	32.7°	27.4°	21.7°	16.8°
Change	+2.4°	+3.1°	+2.9°	+2.2°	+2.3°	+2.1°	+2.9°	+1.9°	+2.3°	+3.3°	+4.9°	+3.2°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Antalya is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and F plugs at 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Turkish lira. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Everything for Turkey: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Cards are widely accepted in cities, often with a PIN; carry lira for dolmuş minibuses, street food, markets, small shops and tips.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — About 5-10% in restaurants, left in cash because tips cannot go on a card; let taxi drivers keep the change.

Getting around Antalya

Apps — Rides: BiTaksi, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. Uber and BiTaksi book licensed taxis.

Single rides for tram or bus can be paid contactless with a credit card — costs about €1. In addition, Antalyakart is the plastic transport card you may use to get additional benefits. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Antalya, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Antalya in pictures

Hadrian's Gate, Antalya 05 — i

Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hadrian's Gate, Antalya 06 — i

Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2023 01 17 Old Town, Antalya 55 — i

Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2023 01 17 Old Town, Antalya 53 — i

Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Antalya, Turkey skyline 19 February 2022 — i

Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Antalya is like

Not to be confused with Alanya, a resort 130 km further east, or with Antakya a historic city in Hatay province of eastern Turkey. Antalya is a city in Pamphylia on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, and the chief resort of the "Turkish Riviera". More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Hadrian's Gate (Turkish Üçkapılar, "three gates") is a good starting point for exploring Kaleiçi the old quarter. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Boat trips leave from the harbour. Never believe their first price offer or departure time. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Antalya Airport (Antalya Havalimanı, AYT IATA). Flights from all over Europe and Russia bring hordes of tourists, mostly on package deals. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Standard precautions about traffic, water and sun safety, care of valuables and avoiding drunks. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Antalya, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Antalya

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Kind of place

Antalya is in Turkey, Middle East. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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