Kaş (Kaş) weather in January

January in Kaş: cool, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 14 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Kaş🇹🇷 Turkey · Western Turkey · Beach61
  1. 61Jan
  2. 73Feb
  3. 77Mar
  4. 83Apr
  5. 88May
  6. 93Jun
  7. 91Jul
  8. 89Aug
  9. 94Sep
  10. 95Oct
  11. 81Nov
  12. 65Dec

#12 of 12 months in Kaş · #935 of 1413 destinations to visit in January · comfort 61/100 (tier C)

Days
17°C
Nights
11°C
Wet days
14
Sun
7.9 h
Humidity
73%
Daylight
10 h
Kaş, Turkey
Photo: Gülru Sude · Pexels

Traveller notes on Kaş in January

Kas-forum threads on January weather describe real year-to-year variation - some winters mild enough for a comfortable evening in a tea garden, others properly cold, with late January and February consistently singled out as the coldest, rainiest stretch of the whole year on this coast. When rain does arrive, regulars describe it as heavy rather than a drizzle, but rarely prolonged across multiple days in a row - a hard downpour that clears rather than settling in for a week. Evenings run genuinely cold regardless of how mild the day felt, a proper coat needed after dark. The practical complication for a January visit: the tourist season formally closes around October 29th, so many hotels and restaurants are shuttered through winter, narrowing the options considerably compared to summer. The record: 17.2C days feeling like 15C, 10.9C nights, a notably high 179mm across 14.2 days, 4cm of snowfall in the hills, a 19.2C sea and 7.9 hours of sun.
KasJanuaryRegular · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Kaş

Kas-forum threads on December weather describe a sea still warm enough for a swim and days that regulars call usually mild, with January and February singled out as the genuinely wetter months by comparison - meaning December, while not dry, sits toward the better end of the winter stretch. One visitor recalls sitting comfortably in a tea garden on Christmas Day itself, though evenings turn properly cold once the sun is down, a real jacket needed after dark even on a mild day. The practical catch for December specifically: the town's tourist season formally closes on October 29th, so many hotels and restaurants are shuttered by winter, leaving a smaller, more local set of options open. Posters do note the occasional rough patch - one account described a genuinely stormy late-December stretch with boats lifted from the harbor - but call it an exception rather than the rule. The record: 19C days, 13C nights, 158mm across 13.4 days, 73 percent humidity, a 21.1C sea and 7.7 hours of sun.
KasDecemberRegular · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Kas-forum threads on July weather are blunt: one poster, comparing a cooler-season visit that worked fine for an elderly relative, says flatly that July would be too hot for the same trip. The record backs that read completely, and posters still call June through August the best window to visit despite the heat, precisely because precipitation is nearly absent through the whole stretch - the trade-off is that the same three months are also the busiest for tourism. The record: 34.3C days feeling like a sticky 39C, 26.4C nights, just 5mm across one day, a 27.9C sea, humidity a relatively low 58 percent and 13.4 hours of sun - Kas at its hottest and driest, exactly as the forum warns.
KalkanCoastJulyRegular · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
June in Kas is warm on land and colder in the water than the Turkish Mediterranean leads you to expect, and the reason is geology rather than season: the bay is deep and fed by cold springs, with snowmelt still in them into early May. Regulars hoping for 24 or 25C by mid-June get told the sea will not be what it is in September - our row says 24.1C against a 31.1C day reading as 35C. Their fix is local. The south side of the Cukurbag peninsula has warm water, and Limanagzi, a short boat ride across, is warm too, because neither is in the springs' path. Patara and Kaputas are the beautiful ones and the cold ones. The record: 23C nights, 3.8 precipitation days carrying 14.6mm and 13.6 hours of sun.
ColdSpringsInADeepBay · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
October in Kas is still shorts and t-shirt weather by day and a jacket after sunset, with a greater chance of rain than high summer - though the forum's line is that bad weather here does not last long. The sea is the reason to come this late: it stays good for swimming into December and by October is warmer than the pools, which is also why regulars name Kas as a place to learn to dive at the end of the month. The end-of-season feel is more relaxed rather than shut down, because Kas is a working town with visitors year-round and the shops and restaurants stay open. The record: 28C days that feel like 29C, 20.6C nights, 5.1 precipitation days carrying 33.2mm, 10 hours of sun and a 26.6C sea.
WarmerThanThePools · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Kaş climate normals — January

Daytime high17°C / 63°F🙂 cool
Nighttime low11°C / 52°F
Feels like (high)15°C / 59°F
Sea temperature19°C / 67°F🌊 fresh
Rainfall179 mm / 7.1 in⛈ soaked
Rainy days14 days
Humidity73%💧 humid
Dew point7°C / 44°F
Sunshine7.9 h/day
Daylight10 h
Wind15 km/h / 10 mph
Snowfall4.2 cm / 1.7 in
Air quality (US AQI)34🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Kaş in January

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.

BusySemester (winter) break in Turkey, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Kaş's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Toughest weatherKaş's best weather comes in June, September and October — separate windows, not one continuous season.

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What's on in Kaş in January

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    The town shuts

    15 Nov – 15 Mar · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

    Most pensions and the dive shops close, the Kekova boats stop and the harbour restaurants go down to a handful. What is left is a Turkish town rather than a resort.

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Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Kaş — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Kaş in January — FAQ

Is January a good time to visit Kaş?
January in Kaş: cool, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 14 rainy days. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Kaş on SeasonMap's comfort score (61/100).
What is the weather like in Kaş in January?
In January, Kaş averages a daily high of 17.2°C and a low of 10.9°C, with about 179.4 mm of rain over roughly 14.2 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Kaş in January?
Kaş has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 34 in January.
Does it snow in Kaş in January?
Kaş sees roughly 4.2 cm of snowfall in January.

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