When to visit Cappadocia
Cappadocia in July
Is July a good time for the balloons? In the official figures of the Slot Service Center (SHM), balloons flew on 47 of 62 days in July (2025 and 2026), or 76%: more often than across all 14 months SHM has published (60%).
At the Nevşehir weather station, July averages a high of 28.5°C and a low of 13.7°C, with 9.4 mm of rain or snow over 2.3 days (MGM, 1959–2025).
Official figures: SHM (balloon flight days) and MGM (weather)Checked against the sources on November 13, 2026
Balloon flight days in July
Flight days in SHM's Cappadocia flight area, from the statistics SHM publishes each month.
How many nights in July?
Each night in Cappadocia gives you one balloon morning. With balloons flying on 47 of 62 days in July (76%), the chance of at least one morning with flights is about:
76%
with 1 night
94%
with 2 nights
99%
with 3 nights
over 99%
with 4 nights
The calculation treats each morning as independent, which is a simplification: bad weather often lasts several days, so the real chance is somewhat lower. Records, not a forecast.
Work it out for other months and nightsReady-made plans for 1, 2 or 3 nightsSunrise and sunset in July
05:20–05:41
Sunrise, earliest to latest
19:53–20:09
Sunset, earliest to latest
Computed for Göreme for every day of July 2027, in Cappadocia time (Europe/Istanbul, UTC+3), against a flat horizon.
Balloon flights are planned around sunrise, so on a flight morning you are picked up in the dark, before the sunrise times above.
Sunrise, golden and blue hour for any dateWeather in July
28.5°C
Average high
13.7°C
Average low
9.4 mm
Average rain and snow
2.3
Average days with rain or snow
11.9 hr
Average sunshine per day
Long-term averages for 1959–2025 at the Nevşehir weather station, from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM). Averages, not a forecast. MGM statistics for Nevşehir
Questions
Is July a good time for the balloons? In the official figures of the Slot Service Center (SHM), balloons flew on 47 of 62 days in July (2025 and 2026), or 76%: more often than across all 14 months SHM has published (60%).
At the Nevşehir weather station, July averages a high of 28.5°C and a low of 13.7°C, with 9.4 mm of rain or snow over 2.3 days (MGM, 1959–2025).
In July 2027, the sun rises in Göreme between 05:20 and 05:41 and sets between 19:53 and 20:09, Cappadocia time.