Cappadocia

Turkey

High-altitude volcanic plains sculpted into fantastical fairy chimneys and honeycombed with ancient subterranean cities.

Warmest month is August at 31°C on average. Coolest is January at 5°C. Driest reading falls in July with 1 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

  • ₺51 (~$1.50)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • ₺68 (~$2.00)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    4h 30m from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 941 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
    Advises against travel to areas within 10km of the Syrian border and against all but essential travel to the province of Sirnak. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
  • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    Use bottled water; local practice does not drink from the tap.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January5°±7°8
February7°±8°5
March12°±8°8
April18°±7°7
May21°±7°9
June26°±5°6
July30°±5°1
August31°±5°2
September26°±6°2
October20°±6°2
November13°±7°4
December8°±6°7

What to do

  • Float over the valleys at dawn in a hot air balloon
  • Explore the vivid frescoed cave churches of the Göreme Open Air Museum
  • Descend deep into the Derinkuyu underground city tunnels

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.