When to visit Cappadocia
Cappadocia in September
Is September a good time for the balloons? In the official figures of the Slot Service Center (SHM), balloons flew on 42 of 60 days in September (2025 and 2026), or 70%: more often than across all 14 months SHM has published (60%).
At the Nevşehir weather station, September averages a high of 24.5°C and a low of 10.5°C, with 14.3 mm of rain or snow over 3.4 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 September
Flight days in SHM's Cappadocia flight area, from the statistics SHM publishes each month.
How many nights in September?
Each night in Cappadocia gives you one balloon morning. With balloons flying on 42 of 60 days in September (70%), the chance of at least one morning with flights is about:
70%
with 1 night
91%
with 2 nights
97%
with 3 nights
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 September
06:09–06:35
Sunrise, earliest to latest
18:26–19:11
Sunset, earliest to latest
Computed for Göreme for every day of September 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 September
24.5°C
Average high
10.5°C
Average low
14.3 mm
Average rain and snow
3.4
Average days with rain or snow
9.4 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 September a good time for the balloons? In the official figures of the Slot Service Center (SHM), balloons flew on 42 of 60 days in September (2025 and 2026), or 70%: more often than across all 14 months SHM has published (60%).
At the Nevşehir weather station, September averages a high of 24.5°C and a low of 10.5°C, with 14.3 mm of rain or snow over 3.4 days (MGM, 1959–2025).
In September 2027, the sun rises in Göreme between 06:09 and 06:35 and sets between 18:26 and 19:11, Cappadocia time.