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Best time to visit Patara

The best time to visit Patara is April–June and October–November, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Patara, Antalya, Turkey

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January14.4 °C / 58 °F11.2 °C / 52 °F200 mm / 7.9 inneither best nor good
February14.7 °C / 58 °F11.3 °C / 52 °F105 mm / 4.1 ingood month
March16.1 °C / 61 °F12.4 °C / 54 °F69 mm / 2.7 ingood month
April18.6 °C / 65 °F14.7 °C / 58 °F34 mm / 1.3 inbest month
May22 °C / 72 °F18.2 °C / 65 °F17 mm / 0.7 inbest month
June26 °C / 79 °F22.2 °C / 72 °F3 mm / 0.1 inbest month
July29.1 °C / 84 °F25.3 °C / 78 °F1 mm / 0 inneither best nor good
August29.6 °C / 85 °F25.9 °C / 79 °F1 mm / 0 inneither best nor good
September27.4 °C / 81 °F23.8 °C / 75 °F15 mm / 0.6 ingood month
October23.7 °C / 75 °F20.1 °C / 68 °F68 mm / 2.7 inbest month
November20 °C / 68 °F16.5 °C / 62 °F88 mm / 3.5 inbest month
December16.2 °C / 61 °F13.2 °C / 56 °F174 mm / 6.9 inneither best nor good
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: good
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: good
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
April–June, October–November
Good
February–March, September
Why these months

  • February · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 88%, precipitation 105 mm / 4.1 in, average daily high 14.7 °C / 58 °F, wet days 9.5 days, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, days with heavy rain 3.5 days, relative humidity 70%.

    Against: feels like (high) 12.2 °C / 54 °F.

  • March · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 14.5 °C / 58 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, precipitation 69 mm / 2.7 in, average daily high 16.1 °C / 61 °F, wet days 7.5 days, days with heavy rain 2.4 days, average daily low 12.4 °C / 54 °F, relative humidity 70%.

  • April · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.6 °C / 65 °F, average daily high 18.6 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 34 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, wet days 4.5 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, average daily low 14.7 °C / 58 °F, relative humidity 74%.

  • May · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 23.6 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 22 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 17 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 3.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 18.2 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 74%.

  • June · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 29.1 °C / 84 °F, average daily high 26 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 3 mm / 0.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 0.7 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, relative humidity 73%.

    Against: average daily low 22.2 °C / 72 °F.

  • September · good

    In its favour: precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, feels like (high) 30.1 °C / 86 °F, average daily high 27.4 °C / 81 °F, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, relative humidity 70%.

    Against: average daily low 23.8 °C / 75 °F.

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 24.4 °C / 76 °F, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in, wet days 5 days, days with heavy rain 2 days, average daily low 20.1 °C / 68 °F, relative humidity 70%.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 19.1 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 20 °C / 68 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, precipitation 88 mm / 3.5 in, wet days 6.7 days, days with heavy rain 3 days, average daily low 16.5 °C / 62 °F, relative humidity 70%.

Beach and swimming

Hot, dry and sunny. Penalises the monsoon hard.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: best
  7. JJuly: best
  8. AAugust: best
  9. SSeptember: best
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
May–September
Good
October
Why these months

  • May · best

    In its favour: precipitation 17 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 3.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, feels like (high) 23.6 °C / 74 °F, average daily low 18.2 °C / 65 °F, wind (daily max) 18 km/h / 11 mph.

    Against: average daily high 22 °C / 72 °F.

  • June · best

    In its favour: average daily high 26 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 3 mm / 0.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, feels like (high) 29.1 °C / 84 °F, wet days 0.7 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 22.2 °C / 72 °F, wind (daily max) 18 km/h / 11 mph.

  • July · best

    In its favour: average daily high 29.1 °C / 84 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, feels like (high) 33.6 °C / 92 °F, wet days 0.1 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, average daily low 25.3 °C / 78 °F, wind (daily max) 17 km/h / 11 mph.

  • August · best

    In its favour: average daily high 29.6 °C / 85 °F, precipitation 1 mm / 0 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 0.3 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, feels like (high) 34.3 °C / 94 °F, average daily low 25.9 °C / 79 °F, wind (daily max) 17 km/h / 11 mph.

  • September · best

    In its favour: average daily high 27.4 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 15 mm / 0.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, feels like (high) 30.1 °C / 86 °F, wet days 1.7 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 23.8 °C / 75 °F, wind (daily max) 19 km/h / 12 mph.

  • October · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 91%, precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, wet days 5 days, days with heavy rain 2 days, feels like (high) 24.4 °C / 76 °F, average daily low 20.1 °C / 68 °F, wind (daily max) 17 km/h / 10 mph.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: best
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: neither
Best
February–May, November
Good
October
Why these months

  • February · best

    In its favour: average daily high 14.7 °C / 58 °F, precipitation 105 mm / 4.1 in, wet days 9.5 days, feels like (high) 12.2 °C / 54 °F, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, days with heavy rain 3.5 days, daylight per day 10.9 h, wind (daily max) 21 km/h / 13 mph.

  • March · best

    In its favour: average daily high 16.1 °C / 61 °F, precipitation 69 mm / 2.7 in, wet days 7.5 days, days with heavy rain 2.4 days, feels like (high) 14.5 °C / 58 °F, average daily low 12.4 °C / 54 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, daylight per day 12 h, wind (daily max) 22 km/h / 13 mph.

  • April · best

    In its favour: average daily high 18.6 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 34 mm / 1.3 in, wet days 4.5 days, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, feels like (high) 18.6 °C / 65 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, daylight per day 13.1 h, average daily low 14.7 °C / 58 °F, wind (daily max) 19 km/h / 12 mph.

  • May · best

    In its favour: average daily high 22 °C / 72 °F, precipitation 17 mm / 0.7 in, wet days 3.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, daylight per day 14.1 h, feels like (high) 23.6 °C / 74 °F, wind (daily max) 18 km/h / 11 mph.

    Against: average daily low 18.2 °C / 65 °F.

  • October · good

    In its favour: precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, wet days 5 days, days with heavy rain 2 days, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, daylight per day 11.3 h, feels like (high) 24.4 °C / 76 °F, wind (daily max) 17 km/h / 10 mph.

    Against: average daily low 20.1 °C / 68 °F.

  • November · best

    In its favour: average daily high 20 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 88 mm / 3.5 in, wet days 6.7 days, feels like (high) 19.1 °C / 66 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, days with heavy rain 3 days, wind (daily max) 17 km/h / 10 mph, average daily low 16.5 °C / 62 °F, daylight per day 10.3 h.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Saklıkent, 110 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 11.8 °C12.2 °C14.5 °C18.6 °C23.6 °C29.1 °C33.6 °C34.3 °C30.1 °C24.4 °C19.1 °C14.4 °C
Days with heavy rain 5.8 days3.5 days2.4 days1.1 days0.3 days0 days0 days0 days0.3 days2 days3 days5.2 days
Time rain usually falls 3 am5 am3 pm4 pm3 pm1 pm2 pm2 pm2 pm12 pm12 pm2 am
Sunshine per day 8.6 h9.5 h10.7 h11.7 h13.3 h13.9 h13.9 h12.9 h11.8 h10.3 h9.2 h8.4 h
Relative humidity 70%70%70%74%74%73%71%73%70%70%70%71%

Sea temperature

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea temperature 2022–202519.5 °C18.2 °C17.9 °C18.6 °C20.9 °C25.2 °C28.4 °C29.5 °C28.4 °C26.1 °C23.4 °C21 °C
Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–202519.6 °C18.3 °C18.1 °C18.9 °C21.3 °C25.8 °C28.9 °C29.9 °C28.7 °C26.2 °C23.5 °C21 °C
  • Very cold 10 °C or less
  • Cold 10 to 15 °C
  • Cool 15 to 20 °C
  • Comfortable 20 to 25 °C
  • Warm 25 to 28 °C
  • Very warm over 28 °C

The words describe how the water feels to swim in. They are ours, not an official standard.

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20259.5 µg/m³9.5 µg/m³10.8 µg/m³10.6 µg/m³11.6 µg/m³12.2 µg/m³12.5 µg/m³12.7 µg/m³10.1 µg/m³9.7 µg/m³9.4 µg/m³7.8 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202513.6 µg/m³13.8 µg/m³15.6 µg/m³15.9 µg/m³16.4 µg/m³17.8 µg/m³18.8 µg/m³17.6 µg/m³14.1 µg/m³13.2 µg/m³13.4 µg/m³11.5 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

World Heritage sites nearby

UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.

  • Xanthos-Letoon

    7 km away

Other places in Turkey

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).