Safranbolu weather by month

The best time to visit Safranbolu is June, July and September — 95/100 in September, 25°C and 7 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (87/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 53/100 — cold, rainy, clean air. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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Safranbolu🇹🇷 Turkey · Central & Eastern Turkey · City95
  1. 53Jan
  2. 62Feb
  3. 68Mar
  4. 78Apr
  5. 86May
  6. 90Jun
  7. 88Jul
  8. 84Aug
  9. 95Sep
  10. 82Oct
  11. 70Nov
  12. 58Dec

Best season: June to August (87/100 on average) · worst January (53/100)

Days
25°C
Nights
14°C
Wet days
7
Sun
10.3 h
Humidity
68%
Daylight
13 h
Safranbolu, Turkey
Photo: Abdullatif Mirza · Pexels

Safranbolu, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Safranbolu 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.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan53D7°C14 d6 hBusy1
Feb62C9°C12 d7 hPeak2
Mar68C13°C15 d8 hPeak1
Apr78B18°C12 d10 hShoulder—
May86A21°C15 d10 hBusy1
Jun90S25°C12 d12 hPeak3
Jul88A28°C7 d13 hPeak1
Aug84A30°C6 d12 hPeak1
Sep95S25°C7 d10 hBusy—
Oct82A20°C9 d8 hShoulder1
Nov70B15°C9 d7 hBusy1
Dec58D10°C13 d6 hQuiet1

What's on in Safranbolu through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

February
  • Ramazan Bayrami20 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)Holiday
May
  • Kurban Bayrami27–30 MayHoliday
June
  • Golden Saffron Documentary Film Festival10–13 JunFestival
  • Summer weekend day-trippers1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)Season
October
  • Saffron harvest15 Oct – 15 Nov (usually)Season
December
  • Winter quiet and snow15 Dec – 28 Feb (usually)Season

Everything on in Safranbolu through the year →

Crowds in Safranbolu 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.

BusySummer holidays in Turkey, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Safranbolu

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Turkey's forum consistently calls March the hardest month in the country to predict - a whole week could bring nonstop sunshine or a run of grey, showery days, with reality usually somewhere in between. What posters agreed on for towns like Safranbolu specifically: it's a genuinely lovely month for sightseeing the Ottoman-era streets and houses, with early spring flowers out and hotels running near-empty compared to summer crowds. Evenings turn properly chilly regardless of how the day went, so a warm layer for after dark is non-negotiable even on a sunny day.
OttomanTownRegular · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters consistently name September-October as one of Turkey's best travel windows overall, with several describing trips across that stretch as having 'perfect weather.' For Safranbolu specifically - a UNESCO World Heritage old town known for its well-preserved traditional Ottoman houses - posters recommend budgeting a full two to three days to properly explore, with a trek through nearby Tokatli Canyon (an easy-to-moderate route with striking scenery) named as the natural add-on for anyone with an extra day. The town's inland, hillier setting means posters generally expect it to run a touch cooler than the Turkish coast at the same time of year, consistent with the broader early-autumn comfort the region is known for.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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