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Where to stay in Samsun Province

This guide covers 8 destinations in Samsun Province, a first-level administrative division of Turkey, with 16 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Samsun, İlkadım and Bafra. Across its destinations, May to September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF).

Destinations in this guide
8
Places to stay
16
Comfortable in the most places
May to September
Main airport
SZFSamsun-Çarşamba Airport
Currency
TRYTurkish lira
Time zone
Europe/Istanbul

Destinations

Destinations in Samsun Province

Every destination in this guide in Samsun Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Samsun1,368,48812May to OctoberSZF · 20 km
Tekkeköy district52,2582May to OctoberSZF · 10 km
İlkadım332,2301May to OctoberSZF · 20 km
Canik district97,5641May to OctoberSZF · 18 km
Bafra142,210May to SeptemberSZF · 66 km
Çarşamba138,840May to SeptemberSZF · 15 km
Vezirköprü95,569May to OctoberMZH · 35 km
Terme72,354May to SeptemberSZF · 34 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Samsun Province

16 hotels in Samsun Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Sheraton Hotel SamsunSamsunhotel2015
Anemon Samsun HotelCanik districthotel
Gloria Tibi HotelSamsunhotel
Grand Amisos HotelSamsunhotel
Grand Atakum HotelSamsunhotel
Hampton by Hilton SamsunTekkeköy districthotel2014
Kent OtelSamsunhotel
Marin Otel & RestaurantSamsunhotel
My House HotelSamsunhotel
My Suit ResidenceSamsunhotel
Neba Royal HotelSamsunhotel
North Point HotelSamsunhotel
Park Inn by Radisson SamsunTekkeköy districthotel
Sahin Hotel 2İlkadımhotel
Samsun Kapris HotelSamsunhotel
Venn Boutique HotelSamsunhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Samsun Province

From the climate of 8 destinations in Samsun Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May to September.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 87 °C63 mm
February0 of 89 °C53 mm
March0 of 812 °C64 mm
April0 of 816 °C55 mm
May8 of 820 °C61 mm
June8 of 824 °C52 mm
July8 of 827 °C31 mm
August8 of 828 °C31 mm
September8 of 824 °C48 mm
October5 of 820 °C64 mm
November0 of 814 °C68 mm
December0 of 89 °C72 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Samsun Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Samsun Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Samsun

SZF · Samsun-Çarşamba Airport

Nearest for 7 destinationsNamed by 8 destinations10 km from the closest
medium airport · Amasya

MZH · Amasya Merzifon Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 7 destinations35 km from the closest
medium airport · Tokat

TJK · Tokat Airport

Named by 6 destinations99 km from the closest
medium airport · Sinop

NOP · Sinop Airport

Named by 2 destinations85 km from the closest
medium airport · Ordu

OGU · Ordu–Giresun Airport

Named by 1 destination97 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Samsun Province, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Turkey

1 Jan · New Year's Day20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr23 Apr · National Sovereignty and Children's Day1 May · Labour and Solidarity Day19 May · Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day27 May · Eid al-Adha28 May · Eid al-Adha29 May · Eid al-Adha30 May · Eid al-Adha15 Jul · Democracy and National Unity Day30 Aug · Victory Day29 Oct · Republic Day

Nearby

Regions near Samsun Province

Other regions of Turkey with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Turkey travel guide · All regions of Turkey

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.