Muğla Province · Turkey
Bodrum in August
In August, Bodrum averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 5 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Bodrum's most comfortable months, April, May and October.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 5 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 95
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Bodrum
August is tied for the warmest month in Bodrum by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 14 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 7 °C to 22 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 4 °C cooler than August.
August brings 5 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 62 mm (750 mm a year); it is the 11th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h 30 min, against 9 h 40 min at the shortest and 14 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14 °C | 7 °C | 155 mm | |
| February | 15 °C | 7 °C | 105 mm | |
| March | 18 °C | 8 °C | 77 mm | |
| April | 21 °C | 11 °C | 40 mm | Yes |
| May | 26 °C | 15 °C | 28 mm | Yes |
| June | 31 °C | 19 °C | 10 mm | |
| July | 34 °C | 22 °C | 2 mm | |
| August | 34 °C | 22 °C | 5 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 19 °C | 21 mm | |
| October | 25 °C | 15 °C | 57 mm | Yes |
| November | 20 °C | 11 °C | 101 mm | |
| December | 16 °C | 8 °C | 147 mm |
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).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Bodrum?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Bodrum are April, May and October; the nearest are May, before, and October, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Turkey in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Bodrum
This guide lists 95 places to stay in Bodrum, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 22; 1–3 km, 26; 3–10 km, 20; 10 km or more, 27.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.