The Best Time to Visit Turkey; Turkey is like a mosaic made up of many different reliefs abd formations, parallel mountain ranges, extinct volcanoes, plateaux fissured by valleys and plains.Surrounded on its three sides by warm seas,it falls inthe temperate climate zone. The climate varies considerably however from region to region, a temperate climate in the Black Sea Region, a Mediterranean climate on the southern coast and the Aegean, a continental and arid climate on the central plateau and harsh mountain climate in eastern Turkey.
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Thebest time to visitTurkey especially the Aegean and the Mediterranean coasts would be in the Spring months betweenApril and Juneand the Autumn months fromSeptember to November, as the weather is ideal then. The crowds are thinner at these times and it's usually not too rainy.
Rains, though light, come between May and October, except in the Black Sea coast. From about mid June beware of the mosquitoes that attack in almost plague-like proportions in some areas of Turkey.Eastern Turkeyshould be visited fromlate June to September, as later, in colder months, roads and mountain passes may close down because of the snow falls.
If you would like to be a part of the world famousMevlana Festivalin Konya, be there in December when the whirling Dervishes are all set to perform and floor the spectators. It may be cold but the sight is definitely worth it!
The mountainous Eastern Turkey is very cold and snowy in winter, while pleasantly warm in high summer. The southeastern area is dry and mild in winter and very hot in summer, with temperatures soaring to 45º C and above. In general, spring (April/May) and autumn (September/October) have the best weather in Turkey.
