Denizli vs Bodrum: which is sunnier?
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs 🇹🇷 Türkiye · 189 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Bodrum is the sunnier overall: about 3,195 hours of sunshine a year to Denizli's 3,070. Bodrum has the higher Sunshine Score in 10 of 12 months; the other 2 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Denizli | Bodrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,070 | 3,195 |
| Sunniest month | September (93/100) | July (98/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 17/100 | 54/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 87/100 | 98/100 |
| Rain / year | 543 mm | 715 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Denizli vs Bodrum month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denizli | Bodrum | Denizli | Bodrum | Denizli | Bodrum | |
| January | 0 | 41 | 7° | 15° | 86 | 152 |
| February | 7 | 46 | 9° | 15° | 60 | 109 |
| March | 44 | 65 | 14° | 17° | 49 | 63 |
| April | 81 | 90 | 19° | 20° | 50 | 43 |
| May | 87 | 94 | 24° | 24° | 54 | 24 |
| June | 91 | 97 | 29° | 29° | 35 | 6 |
| July | 85 | 98 | 33° | 32° | 13 | 2 |
| August | 86 | 98 | 33° | 32° | 12 | 2 |
| September | 93 | 94 | 28° | 29° | 21 | 20 |
| October | 90 | 89 | 22° | 25° | 42 | 49 |
| November | 52 | 81 | 15° | 20° | 46 | 95 |
| December | 7 | 47 | 9° | 16° | 75 | 150 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Bodrum · Feb Bodrum · Mar Bodrum · Apr Bodrum · May Bodrum · Jun Bodrum · Jul Bodrum · Aug Bodrum · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Bodrum · Dec Bodrum.
When to pick which
- November–February: Bodrum (average score 54/100 vs 17). Bodrum is the warmer, around 17°C daytime highs vs 10°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Bodrum (average score 83/100 vs 71). Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 20°C).
- June–August: Bodrum (average score 98/100 vs 87). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 31°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Denizli averages 92/100, Bodrum 92/100. Bodrum is the warmer, around 27°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Denizli weather by month · Bodrum weather by month · Best time to visit Türkiye.
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