Climate In Cappadocia

Cappadocia’s air is not humid but rather more arid, even when it rains. By the next day you think that maybe the rain was a figment of your imagination.

 


WINTER
By late October the coal is burning to heat houses and hotels and will continue through April. The snow can fall as early as November but generally will not stick until late December. From there it can continue intermittently through April but will be rare after March 1.
 
Even without snow you should expect to wear a jacket starting in October and heavy coats from mid-November through March. The locals officially put there coal burning stoves away on May 1 so until then they expect that it may be cold enough to need heat, at least at night. This does not mean that every day is cold as there will be warm spells, but the temperature could still drop until that May date.
 


SPRING
From May through late June and even into early July we expect spring weather which means warm days with cool nights. Rain is not uncommon. In my opinion this is the best time to visit as the trees are budding, life is stirring again, everything is available, and the temperatures are perfect for seeing all the sites both indoor and outdoor. At the same time, this is the most unpredictable weather and probably the time when the most cancellations occur for the balloons.
 


SUMMER
Sometime in the first two weeks of July the temps move into the officially hot range (40 celsius, 100+ fahrenheit) and stay that way for 2-4 weeks. For a couple of weeks even the nights are hot. By mid to late August this heat wave has passed, and everyone starts thinking of fall. During these two months it will rain once or twice at most.
 


FALL/AUTUMN
By mid-September fall has descended and again Cappadocia has entered the prime visiting time until mid to late October, and the year has come full circle. This is the time we sit on our balcony and marvel at how blessed we are to live here.
 
This gives you a full year of Cappadocia weather, but I recommend that you check online (you can see the weather on below ) a day before you leave so as to get the specific weather for those days. Even so, in spring and fall especially, do not be surprised if the weather varies from the forecast.