Antalya vs Denizli: which is sunnier?
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs 🇹🇷 Türkiye · 138 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Antalya and Denizli are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,075 vs 3,070 hours a year. Antalya has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months, Denizli in 5.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Antalya | Denizli | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,075 | 3,070 |
| Sunniest month | May (90/100) | September (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 52/100 | 17/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 54/100 | 87/100 |
| Rain / year | 829 mm | 543 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Antalya vs Denizli month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antalya | Denizli | Antalya | Denizli | Antalya | Denizli | |
| January | 35 | 0 | 14° | 7° | 182 | 86 |
| February | 46 | 7 | 15° | 9° | 97 | 60 |
| March | 78 | 44 | 19° | 14° | 69 | 49 |
| April | 87 | 81 | 23° | 19° | 55 | 50 |
| May | 90 | 87 | 28° | 24° | 42 | 54 |
| June | 85 | 91 | 33° | 29° | 18 | 35 |
| July | 38 | 85 | 38° | 33° | 6 | 13 |
| August | 39 | 86 | 38° | 33° | 5 | 12 |
| September | 74 | 93 | 34° | 28° | 25 | 21 |
| October | 86 | 90 | 28° | 22° | 64 | 42 |
| November | 81 | 52 | 21° | 15° | 91 | 46 |
| December | 47 | 7 | 16° | 9° | 175 | 75 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Antalya · Feb Antalya · Mar Antalya · Apr Antalya · May Antalya · Jun Denizli · Jul Denizli · Aug Denizli · Sep Denizli · Oct Denizli · Nov Antalya · Dec Antalya.
When to pick which
- November–February: Antalya (average score 52/100 vs 17). Antalya is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 10°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Antalya (average score 85/100 vs 71). Antalya is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 19°C.
- June–August: Denizli (average score 87/100 vs 54). Antalya is the warmer, around 36°C daytime highs vs 32°C.
- September–October: Denizli (average score 92/100 vs 80). Antalya is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Antalya weather by month · Denizli weather by month · Best time to visit Türkiye.
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