January in Trabzon — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.4/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 97 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.4/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Trabzon — 3.4 points higher on the same scale.
February in Trabzon: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.4/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 57 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 1 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.4 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.4/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Trabzon — 2.4 points higher on the same scale.
March in Trabzon — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.9/10March averages 9°C (49°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 97 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 6 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.9/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? April scores 2.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April: the best month of the year in Trabzon
Best window · 8.8/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (59°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 59 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 16 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.1 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Trabzon at 8.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
May is one of the strongest months in Trabzon (2nd)
Best window · 8.8/10May averages 16°C (61°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 70 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.3 hours of daylight.
A 8.8/10 puts this among the year's best months in Trabzon (2nd of 12); only April scores higher, at 8.8/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
June ranks 3rd of 12 for Trabzon — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.7/10At 22°C (72°F) this is comfortable city weather in June, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
Budget for roughly 66 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Trabzon at 8.7/10 (3rd of 12), just behind April at 8.8/10.
Expect peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
July in Trabzon — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 7.8/10At 24°C (75°F) this is comfortable city weather in July, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
Budget for roughly 72 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
August holds up well in Trabzon — 4th best month
Good · 7.9/10August averages 26°C (78°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Expect 32 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.6 daylight hours.
It scores 7.9/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
September in Trabzon: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 7.5/10September averages 23°C (74°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 80 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 16 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
October in Trabzon — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.5/10Temperatures hover around 19°C (65°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
114 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 4 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 6.5/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Trabzon — 2.3 points higher on the same scale.
November in Trabzon: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.5/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (60°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 97 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.5/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 8.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, April is materially better in Trabzon — 2.3 points higher on the same scale.
December in Trabzon: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.6/10December averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 65 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.1 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.6/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 8.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? April scores 2.2 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
