Turkey
Antalya in October
🍂 AutumnPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why October scores 9.6What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.6
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (27°C highs / 16°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 10.2°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~77 mm rain)
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~5 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Oct | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.6 Excellent | 9.5 Excellent |
| Season | 🍂 Autumn | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 27° / 16° | 26° / 16° |
| Rain | 77 mm | 37 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 10° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 5 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Antalya weather-station normals. Rainfall: Antalya weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Republic Day 29–31 Oct · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore AntalyaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA resort city on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, combining beaches, a walled old harbour quarter and nearby ancient cities.
Antalya Golden Orange Film FestivalDate variesUsually October
Turkey's oldest film festival, with screenings, awards and red-carpet events.
Why go: Public screenings and red-carpet events run through the week.
Where: Antalya city
Republic DayEvery year29 October every year
Celebrates the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923.
Why go: Flags, ceremonies and fireworks; a public holiday.
Where: Citywide
Kaleiçi
The old town of Ottoman houses and narrow lanes around the Roman harbour.
Hadrian's Gate
A triple-arched Roman gate built for Emperor Hadrian's visit in 130 AD.
Düden Waterfalls
Waterfalls inside the city, including one that drops directly into the sea.
Aspendos
One of the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world, east of the city.
Perge
Extensive Greco-Roman ruins with colonnaded streets and a stadium.
Antalya Museum
An archaeological museum with sculptures from Perge and finds from the region.
Tahinli piyaz
Antalya-style white bean salad dressed with tahini.
Şiş köfte
Grilled minced-meat skewers, often served with piyaz in Antalya.
Gözleme
Thin flatbread folded with fillings and cooked on a griddle.
Fresh orange juice
Antalya is a major citrus-growing area.
💡 Street stalls and cafés
Peştemal
Light, quick-drying Turkish cotton towels.
💡 Kaleiçi shops
Olive oil soap
Natural soaps made with Turkish olive oil.
💡 Markets and shops
Citrus jams
Orange and bitter orange preserves.
💡 Local markets