Turkey in April

April is Turkey's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 26 destinations average 82/100, led by Pamukkale at 96 — 23°C and 6 rainy days — while Uludağ is cooler at 6°C and scores 52.

#5 of 12 months for Turkey · 26 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇹🇷 Turkey, month by month

82/100 in April

Where in Turkey in April

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Pamukkale	City	23°C	32 mm · 6 days	96 tier S	Yes
2	Göreme	Trekking hub	15°C	47 mm · 9 days	92 tier S	Yes
3	Izmir	City	22°C	54 mm · 8 days	92 tier S	Yes
4	Selçuk	City	21°C	44 mm · 6 days	92 tier S	Yes
5	Ürgüp	Trekking hub	16°C	50 mm · 10 days	92 tier S	Yes
6	Mardin	City	20°C	47 mm · 8 days	91 tier S	Yes
7	Ankara	City	16°C	35 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	—
8	Bursa	City	20°C	75 mm · 10 days	85 tier A	—
9	Istanbul	City	16°C	53 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	—
10	Fethiye	Beach	24°C	49 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	—
11	Kaş	Beach	24°C	35 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	—
12	Kalkan	Beach	24°C	36 mm · 6 days	82 tier A	—
13	Alanya	Beach	22°C	61 mm · 8 days	81 tier A	—
14	Marmaris	Beach	23°C	51 mm · 6 days	81 tier A	—
15	Ölüdeniz	Beach	21°C	38 mm · 6 days	81 tier A	—
16	Rize	City	16°C	111 mm · 16 days	81 tier A	Yes
17	Antalya	Beach	22°C	54 mm · 6 days	80 tier A	—
18	Bodrum	Beach	21°C	46 mm · 6 days	79 tier B	—
19	Side	Beach	20°C	54 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
20	Çeşme	Beach	20°C	31 mm · 5 days	78 tier B	—
21	Datça	Beach	21°C	36 mm · 4 days	78 tier B	—
22	Safranbolu	City	17°C	79 mm · 12 days	78 tier B	—
23	Trabzon	City	14°C	122 mm · 16 days	77 tier B	—
24	Van	City	12°C	55 mm · 12 days	74 tier B	—
25	Kars	City	11°C	90 mm · 17 days	69 tier C	—
26	Uludağ	Ski resort	6°C	95 mm · 14 days	52 tier D	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means April is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Turkey in April

Izmir Marathon · Izmir · 5–20 Apr (usually)
Alacati Herb Festival · Izmir and 1 more place · 20–26 Apr
Storks on the aqueduct · Selçuk · 15 Mar – 31 Aug (usually)
Tulip Festival · Istanbul · 1–30 Apr
Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) · Alanya · 10–12 Apr
Ankara International Music Festival · Ankara · 1–30 Apr (usually)
National Sovereignty Day · Ankara · 22–24 Apr
Pearl mullet spawning run · Van · 15 Apr – 15 Jul (usually)

Seasons in force

Trail season · 4 places Summer season opens · 2 places Off-season shutdown · 1 place

Peak crowds at 1 of Turkey's 11 well-known places this month.

Better months for Turkey

September · 87/100 October · 87/100 May · 85/100 Weakest: January · 60/100

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