Samsun Province · Turkey
Bafra travel guide
Bafra is a city in Samsun Province, Turkey, home to about 142,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- SZF66 km · Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
When to go
The best time to visit Bafra
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bafra are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; December is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bafra: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF), about 66 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sinop Airport (NOP, 85 km) and Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH, 88 km) are also within reach.
SZF · Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
NOP · Sinop Airport
MZH · Amasya Merzifon Airport
Questions
Bafra: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bafra?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bafra are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28 °C; December is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bafra?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF), about 66 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sinop Airport (NOP, 85 km) and Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH, 88 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Bafra?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Bafra
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.