Weather for Istanbul

Best time to visit:

Istanbul is an all-year-round destination. However, the winter months (December to February) can be very cold, with sub-zero temperatures, rain and snow. July and August are hot and humid. Weather-wise, the best times to visit are April-May and September-October. Turkey is a secular country, but the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is widely observed, and many smaller establishments close during the day, while sales of alcohol may be restricted.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Thu	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	3 °C	2.4mm	26 ne	79% 1,020mb Good
Fri	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	2 °C	1.1mm	20 nne	77% 1,028mb Good
Sat	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	4 °C	0mm	18 ene	74% 1,029mb Good
Sun	Sunny	Sunny skies	7 °C	0mm	16 ene	72% 1,025mb Good
Mon	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	1 3 °C	2.5mm	9 e	65% 1,013mb Good
Tue	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	8 °C	0.1mm	17 w	76% 1,010mb Good
Wed	Mod Rain Swrs Day	Moderate rain at times	8 °C	0.3mm	11 ne	88% 1,015mb Moderate
Thu	Occ Light Snow	Patchy light snow	5 °C	0.5mm	3 nnw	77% 1,025mb Good
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	6 °C	1.2mm	9 nnw	71% 1,022mb Good

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Wed	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	2 °C	0.9mm	27 ne	80% 1,022mb Good
Thu	Occ Light Snow	Light snow	2 °C	0.5mm	19 ne	78% 1,025mb Good
Fri	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	3 °C	1.2mm	17 ene	78% 1,032mb Good
Sat	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	5 °C	1mm	15 ene	82% 1,028mb Good
Sun	Clear	Clear skies	7 °C	1mm	13 e	77% 1,022mb Good
Mon	Iso Rain Swrs Night	Patchy light drizzle	2 °C	1mm	12 s	88% 1,010mb Moderate
Tue	Partly Cloudy Night	Partly cloudy skies	3 °C	0mm	3 nnw	68% 1,014mb Good
Wed	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	3 °C	0mm	14 ne	84% 1,015mb Good
Thu	Heavy Sleet	Moderate or heavy sleet	3 °C	0mm	28 n	90% 1,010mb Moderate

Last updated at 00:05, Thursday 09 February

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Last updated: We update the weather data for Istanbul from our weather partner every four hours. The time the last update was received is detailed here.

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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