Datça vs Istanbul: which is better, month by month

Istanbul beats Datça in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (94 vs 84) — while Datça wins June to September; they are within 3 points in February, March and October.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Datça

🇹🇷 Turkey · mild climate

Best month: September 94/100
Months won: 4 of 12

Istanbul

🇹🇷 Turkey · mild climate

Best month: May 94/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Datça vs Istanbul — all 12 months

Month	Datça	Istanbul	Winner	Gap
January	52Dcool, soaked, clean air	59Dcold, rainy, muggy air	Istanbul	7
February	66Ccool, rainy, clean air	66Ccold, a little rain, muggy air	Tie	0
March	72Bnice, rainy, clean air	72Bcool, a little rain, muggy air	Tie	0
April	78Bnice, a little rain, muggy air	84Anice, a little rain, muggy air	Istanbul	6
May	84Awarm, dry, muggy air	94Snice, a little rain, muggy air	Istanbul	10
June	92Shot, dry, muggy air	87Ahot, dry	Datça	5
July	89Ahot, dry, muggy air	78Bhot, a little rain	Datça	11
August	90Ssweltering, dry, muggy air	77Bhot, dry, clean air	Datça	13
September	94Shot, dry	86Awarm, a little rain	Datça	8
October	87Awarm, a little rain, clean air	88Anice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	1
November	70Bnice, soaked, clean air	74Bcool, rainy, clean air	Istanbul	4
December	56Dcool, soaked, clean air	63Ccold, rainy, muggy air	Istanbul	7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (90 vs 77). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.