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When to go to Cappadocia
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Cappadocia has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to October.
- Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to February.
- The warmest month is August (30°C) and the coolest January (3°C). The wettest is May (45 mm) and the driest August (7 mm); about 368 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCold
- FebCold
- MarCool
- AprCool
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, dry
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, dry
- NovCool
- DecCold
Month by month
Every month in Cappadocia
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | -6°C | 43 mm | 79% | 73% | 2.1 | 23°C | Cold |
| February | 6°C | -4°C | 35 mm | 75% | 69% | 3.1 | 24°C | Cold |
| March | 11°C | -1°C | 43 mm | 68% | 66% | 4.2 | 27°C | Cool |
| April | 16°C | 3°C | 39 mm | 62% | 60% | 5.5 | 31°C | Cool |
| May | 21°C | 8°C | 45 mm | 59% | 53% | 6.5 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 26°C | 11°C | 31 mm | 52% | 34% | 7.6 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 30°C | 14°C | 9 mm | 44% | 19% | 7.9 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 30°C | 14°C | 7 mm | 42% | 17% | 7.1 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| September | 26°C | 11°C | 15 mm | 44% | 26% | 5.7 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 19°C | 6°C | 27 mm | 55% | 44% | 3.9 | 34°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| November | 11°C | 0°C | 34 mm | 66% | 52% | 2.7 | 29°C | Cool |
| December | 5°C | -4°C | 40 mm | 75% | 68% | 2 | 25°C | Cold |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
The figures are modelled at Nevşehir, the atlas city this page's place is measured from.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Aksaray66 kmGood for going: April to June, September and October
- Kayseri68 kmGood for going: May to September
- Adana190 kmGood for going: March to May, October and November
- Tarsus191 kmGood for going: March to May, October and November
- Mersin202 kmGood for going: May to October
- Konya212 kmGood for going: May to October
- Ankara215 kmGood for going: May to October
- Kahramanmaraş226 kmGood for going: April to June, September and October
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