Istanbul weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Istanbul is expected to be 18°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Istanbul, Turkey for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
7th Jan
18

14

4

1
Thursday
8th Jan
16

7

0

1
Friday
9th Jan
8

4

6

1
Saturday
10th Jan
14

8

1

1
Sunday
11th Jan
13

6

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 7th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Turkey (Istanbul) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Istanbul weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Istanbul for the next 5 days.

Istanbul weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Istanbul, Turkey with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 19% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south.

18
°C maximum temperature
14
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
19
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
18
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from S

Istanbul weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Istanbul, Turkey with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 42 kph from the south.

16
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
99
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
42
kph wind from S

Istanbul weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Istanbul, Turkey with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 17% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
6
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
17
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from SW

Istanbul weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Istanbul, Turkey with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south.

14
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
79
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from S

Istanbul weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Istanbul, Turkey with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 96% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north.