Weekly note

Turkey in February

4 of the 4 destinations in Turkey are in season in February: 0 a sweet spot, 3 good, 1 ok.

None of these has February as a sweet spot; the 3 labelled good are the best of the month: Istanbul, Ephesus and İzmir.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Istanbul good 10° cool 10d £171 10C max, 10 rainy days
2 Ephesus good 15° cool 8d — 15C max, 8 rainy days
3 İzmir good 14° cool 8d — 14C max, 8 rainy days
4 Cappadocia ok 7° cool 5d — 7C max, 5 rainy days

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

Other months for Turkey

February 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.