Mersin Province · Turkey
Silifke travel guide
Silifke is a city in Mersin Province, Turkey, home to about 119,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, October and November
- Nearest airport
- COV117 km · Çukurova International Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
When to go
The best time to visit Silifke
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Silifke are April, May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 124 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 Silifke: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Çukurova International Airport (COV), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ercan International Airport (ECN, 141 km) and Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP, 146 km) are also within reach.
COV · Çukurova International Airport
ECN · Ercan International Airport
GZP · Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport
Questions
Silifke: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Silifke?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Silifke are April, May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 124 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Silifke?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Çukurova International Airport (COV), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ercan International Airport (ECN, 141 km) and Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP, 146 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Silifke?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Silifke
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.