Kalkan weather by month
The best time to visit Kalkan is June, September and October — 95/100 in September, 32°C and 3 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (92/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 60/100 — cool, soaked, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Turkey →
Best season: June to August (92/100 on average) · worst January (60/100)
- Days
- 32°C
- Nights
- 23°C
- Wet days
- 3
- Sun
- 11.5 h
- Humidity
- 62%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Kalkan, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Kalkan is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Kalkan through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Kalkan in September
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsSwimming season, Summer holidays in Turkey, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Kalkan
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Kalkan's forum is candid that this stretch of the Turkish Mediterranean coast is genuinely hard to predict in March - a whole week could bring nonstop sunshine or a run of grey, showery days, with reality usually landing somewhere in between. When the sun is out it's genuinely hot for sunbathing, but step into shade and an extra layer becomes necessary fast. Posters specifically noted Kalkan lacks its own weather station and has a real microclimate, so broader regional forecasts often don't match what actually happens on the ground - locals treat March-to-May forecasts as a rough guide at best.
Forum posters call September one of the best months to visit Kalkan - daytime temperatures in the high 20s to low 30sC, evenings staying warm enough for shirt sleeves without needing a jumper, at least through most of the month. By the very end of September into early October, posters note a rooftop restaurant dinner might start wanting a light layer as evenings cool slightly, but daytime conditions stay excellent. The clear draw beyond the weather itself: noticeably fewer crowds than peak summer, with several posters naming September as their personal favorite month to visit specifically for that combination of good weather and thinner crowds.
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