When to go · Antakya
Antakya, month by month
The best months for Antakya: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Türkiye (Turkey): Cold and wet in Istanbul, snow in Cappadocia; low prices, short days, coast mostly shut.13 °C / 5 °C, 13 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Türkiye (Turkey): Like January; Ramadan starts around the second week of February in 2027 — check.15 °C / 6 °C, 12 rain days59 °F / 43 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGreatInside Antakya's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.19 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Antakya's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.24 °C / 12 °C, 8 rain days75 °F / 54 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Antakya's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.28 °C / 16 °C, 5 rain days82 °F / 61 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Türkiye (Turkey): Warm sea, long days, ruins still bearable before 11:00.Outside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Türkiye (Turkey): Warm sea, long days, ruins still bearable before 11:00 AM.31 °C / 20 °C, 2 rain days88 °F / 68 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid), winter rain.33 °C / 23 °C, 1 rain days91 °F / 73 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, humid), winter rain.34 °C / 24 °C, 1 rain days93 °F / 75 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Türkiye (Turkey): The best month for most trips: warm sea, cooling ruins, lower prices after mid-month.32 °C / 21 °C, 2 rain days90 °F / 70 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Antakya's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.28 °C / 16 °C, 6 rain days82 °F / 61 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Antakya's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.21 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Türkiye (Turkey): Cold, wet Istanbul with low hotel rates; snowy Cappadocia; New Year spikes prices.15 °C / 7 °C, 12 rain days59 °F / 45 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low