Climate averages 1991–2020
Silifke weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Silifke: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 17.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mersin (79 km away). In October its highs average 25.2°C, 1.7°C cooler than Silifke, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 138 cities listed in Turkey, Silifke ranks 5th of 138 for the warmest October highs and joint 40th of 138 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 138 cities is 21.4°C; Silifke is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.4°C to 20.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 37 mm to 61 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Silifke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 97 | 9.6 | 10.010 h |
| February | 14.8°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 68 | 8.4 | 10.811 h |
| March | 18.0°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 56 | 9.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.7°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 50 | 9.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 58 | 11.1 | 14.114 h |
| June | 30.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 41 | 9.5 | 14.615 h |
| July | 33.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 19 | 5.2 | 14.414 h |
| August | 33.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 23 | 7.4 | 13.514 h |
| September | 31.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 25 | 6.0 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 26.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 37 | 5.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 20.6°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 61 | 5.9 | 10.310 h |
| December | 15.5°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 119 | 9.4 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Mersin in OctoberTurkey · 79 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Tarsus in OctoberTurkey · 104 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 15.8°C · 27 mm rain
- Karaman in OctoberTurkey · 110 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ereğli (Konya), Turkey in OctoberTurkey · 127 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 9.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Adana in OctoberTurkey · 141 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.7°C · 48 mm rain
- Nicosia in OctoberCyprus · 144 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.6°C · 37 mm rain
- Larnaca in OctoberCyprus · 164 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 19.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Alanya in OctoberTurkey · 174 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.7°C · 53 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Silifke) is explained once on the Silifke year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.