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Best Time for The Aegean: Ephesus to Bodrum
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- Ephesus' marble street is walkable without broiling, the travertines hold spring meltwater, and Bodrum's gulets set their shoulder-season sails.
- The Aegean summer machine at full throttle — dawn tickets at Ephesus and Pamukkale, sea time in the middle, and long harbour dinners after dark.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | 11.1°C | 128 mm | 9.6 h | ❄ |
| February | 4.4°C | 12.4°C | 93 mm | 10.5 h | ❄ |
| March | 6.3°C | 15.6°C | 60 mm | 11.7 h | |
| April | 9.4°C | 19.4°C | 47 mm | 13.0 h | |
| May | 13.9°C | 24.6°C | 34 mm | 14.1 h | |
| June | 18.1°C | 29.9°C | 17 mm | 14.6 h | |
| July | 20.9°C | 34.0°C | 5 mm | 14.4 h | |
| August | 21.3°C | 34.2°C | 5 mm | 13.5 h | |
| September | 17.6°C | 29.5°C | 19 mm | 12.2 h | |
| October | 13.0°C | 23.6°C | 48 mm | 11.0 h | |
| November | 8.6°C | 17.8°C | 80 mm | 9.9 h | |
| December | 5.1°C | 12.8°C | 115 mm | 9.4 h | ❄ |