Spring is best, autumn next, then summer, last winter.

SPRING

Spring (April through mid-June) is prime because the weather is moderate throughout the country, the days are long, and the tourist rush hasn't begun. April can be rainy, though.

AUTUMN

Autumn (mid-September through October) is second best with mostly mild weather, but the days are shorter, and rain may begin again in October.

SUMMER

Summer (mid-June through mid-September) is quite hot in five of Turkey's seven distinct climatic regions, though usually rainless, and cool inland in the evenings.

WINTER

Winter (November through March) is chill and rainy everywhere except the southeast, but with lower prices and fewer tourists.