Kalkan sää — kesäkuu

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.

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.