Destination brief
İstanbul, Türkiye
Travel Score
77
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Good weather and steady: Thu Oct 22 and Fri Oct 23
Average weather score 70 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 70/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 57% chance of rain on Oct 23.
US EPA index 2: Moderate.
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
WeatherAPI
IstanbulStation: KucukpazarUpdated 6:00 AM local time
15°C
Smoky haze
Feels like 14°High 22° · Low 15°
Rain now
16%
Rain today
42% chance
Humidity
78%
Wind
7 km/h SE
Festival calendar
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 64 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 71 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
2 / 6
ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people may want to limit long outdoor exertion.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
6:13 AM
Thursday, October 22
Visibility
8.4 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 22
22° 15°
Smoky haze · 42% rain
Fri
Oct 23
21° 16°
Patchy rain nearby · 57% rain
Sat
Oct 24
19° 16°
Patchy rain nearby · 51% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisorys (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-06 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 6, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
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Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, a megacity, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical center.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: June, July and August. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
26° 24°
Pleasant
About 23 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold | 8° / 6° | 94 mm | 55 |
| February | Cold | 8° / 5° | 75 mm | 57 |
| March | Cold | 10° / 7° | 60 mm | 65 |
| April | Cool | 13° / 10° | 43 mm | 76 |
| May | Pleasant | 18° / 15° | 31 mm | 94 |
| June | Pleasant | 23° / 20° | 35 mm | 99 |
| July | Pleasant | 25° / 23° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 26 mm |
| 100 |
| August | Pleasant | 26° / 24° | 23 mm | 100 |
|---|
| September | Pleasant | 23° / 21° | 62 mm | 95 |
|---|
| October | Pleasant | 19° / 16° | 87 mm | 88 |
|---|
| November | Cool | 14° / 12° | 77 mm | 76 |
|---|
| December | Cool | 10° / 8° | 106 mm | 60 |
|---|
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 49.60 TRY, as of 21 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.