Turkey in January
3 of the 4 destinations in Turkey are in season in January: 0 a sweet spot, 0 good, 3 ok.
None of these has January as a sweet spot or good; 3 are ok: Istanbul, İzmir and Ephesus. Best avoided at 1 of them.
Ranked for January
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Fare | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istanbul | ok | 10° cool | 11d | £178 | 10C max, 11 rainy days |
| 2 | İzmir | ok | 12° cool | 10d | — | 12C max, 10 rainy days |
| 3 | Ephesus | ok | 13° cool | 12d | — | 13C max, 12 rainy days |
Fares are the typical return from London for January departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for January departures.
Not this January
Other months for Turkey
- January
- February 0 sweet
- March 0 sweet
- April 2 sweet
- May 1 sweet
- June 2 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August 2 sweet
- September 0 sweet
- October 2 sweet
- November 0 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
January 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.