Weekly note

Turkey in April

4 of the 4 destinations in Turkey are in season in April: 2 a sweet spot, 2 good, 0 ok.

April is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: İzmir and Ephesus.

Ranked for April

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 İzmir sweet spot 21° 6d — 21C max, 6 rainy days
2 Ephesus sweet spot 22° 7d — 22C max, 7 rainy days
3 Cappadocia good 18° 6d — 18C max, 6 rainy days
4 Istanbul good 17° cool 7d £187 17C max, 7 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for April departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for April departures.

Other months for Turkey

April elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Turkey as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.