Weekly note

Turkey in March

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

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

Ranked for March

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 İzmir good 16° cool 6d — 16C max, 6 rainy days
2 Istanbul good 13° cool 8d £175 13C max, 8 rainy days
3 Ephesus good 18° 8d — 18C max, 8 rainy days
4 Cappadocia ok 12° cool 8d — 12C max, 8 rainy days

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

Other months for Turkey

March 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.