Trabzon weather by month
The best time to visit Trabzon is May to July — 84/100 in June, 23°C and 17 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (79/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 61/100 — cold, rainy, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Best season: June to August (79/100 on average) · worst January (61/100)
- Days
- 23°C
- Nights
- 19°C
- Wet days
- 17
- Sun
- 12 h
- Humidity
- 86%
- Daylight
- 15 h
Trabzon, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Trabzon 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 Trabzon 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 Trabzon in June
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 crowdsThe Gulf summer, Summer holidays in Turkey, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Trabzon
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A traveler who joined a day tour from Trabzon to Sümela Monastery, built directly into a cliff face about 45km away on the Black Sea coast, describes the final stretch as genuinely demanding - walking the last two hundred meters uphill over uneven ground with tree roots protruding across the path, tough enough to notice but still manageable for an average visitor without hiking gear. He found the effort clearly worth it once reaching the entrance courtyard, describing the site's dramatic cliffside setting as living up to photos in a way many landmarks don't. Other visitors describe the approach differently depending on which trail is used, with one account citing roughly 30 minutes through forest from the park entrance rather than the shorter uphill scramble. Recent reporting describes the monastery's stone complex as fused directly to the cliff face some 300 meters above the valley floor, underscoring why the approach trail is genuinely steep regardless of exact route. Posters generally recommend closed, sturdy walking shoes rather than sandals given the uneven, root-crossed terrain on the final approach.
Traveller notes on Trabzon
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe May on Turkey's Black Sea coast as genuinely wet and variable, with days of heavy rain and even the occasional highway landslide a real possibility. Posters describe nearby mountain rivers running full and thundering with meltwater this time of year, surrounded by tea groves and forests that look insanely beautiful on the clear days - but clouds, mist and rain can keep that scenery mostly hidden for stretches at a time. One traveler reported sunshine but still-cold temperatures on their trip, with snow still visible along the higher Zigana mountain pass even in May. Posters consistently recommend packing rain gear and warm layers rather than counting on consistently mild spring weather this early in the season.
Forum posters describe November as probably rainy and cold in the evenings in Trabzon, with daytime temperatures around 12C, and consistently flag it as the second-rainiest month of the year here, meaning genuinely wet conditions should be expected. Posters describe November as too cold for swimming but not cold enough yet for skiing, sitting in a comfortable middle ground for general sightseeing - not too hot, not too cold. Posters note that snow is mainly confined to the highlands this time of year, and while main roads to popular spots like Uzungöl and Ayder stay accessible, unsealed roads up to the higher yaylas can turn muddy and may need a 4WD. Posters generally recommend a heavy jacket as essential and rate November as cool, wet but genuinely pleasant for sightseeing around Trabzon.
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