The temperature will be very high 30's possibly low 40's, last year down the coast in Icmeler the hottest I saw was 46C on a thermometer in the shade.

We have been for the last two years in August and no problems with the heat, drink plenty of water (2-3 Litres a day each) use plenty of high factor sun cream, have frequent dips in the pool and beware of the midday sun.

You will have a great time. We go back on the 31st of July for three weeks, only 100 sleeps and 68 days of work left and can't wait.

Dave

p.s. We tend to leave the boat trips and jeep safari until week 2 so we have a bit of a base tan, and don't forget your hat.

It can get into the low 40's and very humid.

dksbbs

Your like me, wishing my life away lol!

I am going for a months sunbed sessions to build my skin up from blue to white.

Have been walking about the house in my hat to get used to wearing it (never worn one before) much to the amusement of the kids.

Cant it be Beer and not water lol.

Thanks for your contribution I will take it on board, and hope you have a great holiday!

Hi robert1971,

You will love it, like everyone has said, just keep drinking water, not beer or spirts, use plenty of high factor suncream and enjoy yourselves, some one on another turkey thread went last week and told me it was 27-29d yet on the weather report thread it said only around 22d,

i go every year, in 2007 it was 54d begining of july, it made their record books.

I dont like the hot sun over here in the uk, but i can put up with turkish sun, just carry a bottle of water around with you and drink in the evening !!

I go to lykia world 8th june 6.5 weeks to go
what hotel you staying at ?

PS.... DONT wear a hat ... just splash on more suncream otherwise your head will be white n face brown

gregg

Every year I have been in August it has always reached 50 in the daytime and 35 in Darkness, Drink as much water as you possibly can for the first few days, The more water you drink the less chance of you getting dehydrated, Yes drink plenty Effes (local beer) Have a nice sunny time.

yes thats right rwb46 it was that last year when i was there july is the hottest month normally

I've found the humidity is a lot worse in July than August.

I still drink the Efes in the afternoon heat but have a small bottle of water between each pint, seemed to sort me out.

Dave

Olu will be HOT. Unfortunately the beauty of Olu is the fact that it is surrounded by mountains , hence no breeze.

I have always struggled in the heat but coped remarkably well during the day . The only time we have holidayed there in July/August the temps were over 50 in the shade . (year before last) . The heat was exceptional that year but I would allow for that and as suggested make sure you drink plenty of water and take very high factor sun lotion. The sun will burn through anything less than factor 30 very quickly. The evenings I struggled with more as the temp didnt seem to dip much and after coming from an airconditioned room the heat slapped you right in face as you left the room . Dont bother with hair straigteners or make up . sitting eating your dinner with sweat dripping down your face and inside of your legs was not pleasant but we coped fine and I would be back there like a shot .

Interestingly we stayed along the Bodrum coast last year . Much more breezy and temps didnt feel anything like that at Olu . Maybe temps generally in turkey wern't as high last year

lyn

On our first and only (hope to go again) hol to Turkey temps reached 50deg (August)- We were in Gumbet. I loved the heat and coped fine as long as I took the sensible precautions. As soon as I lay down on the sunbed, the suncream that I'd just reapplied would melt and start running down my body gathering in belly button The cure was a dip in the pool. The evenings were hot but not unbearable as we did have a slight cooling breeze. Loved this hol and will def return within the next 2 years. Enjoy!

lyn we went to the same hotel as you in may/june last year and there was a breeze and the temps were lovely, but we also went in aug last year and it was boiling, 40-50 most days, last summer was 1 of their hottest, as a few people have mentioned it seems copable in the day but at night it was too hot ,plastered ourselves in mozzie spray and we had to take portable battery fans into the restaurants with us and as there didnt seem to be any air lol ,despite most being outside

during the day ,plenty of dips in the pool or sea, loads of factor,water , sometimes the sand is too hot to stand on to, so beach shoes are usually needed to go to the sea in , despite this you will love it

Yes, August can get very hot but I wouldn't think it is so much hotter than Corfu or grand Canaria for example at the same time of year, although those being islands maybe a bit cooler. There is usually a breeze by the sea and if you get too hot you can jump in the water. As the others have sadi make you you have high protection sun cream and drink lots of water and do wear a hat, it's better to have a pale face than sunstroke. A boat trip is lovely when it gets hot as you will feel a lot cooler on the sea.

We are going in August this year with the children, we will just make sure they are covered and keep them in the shade for the very hottest part of the day.

You will be fine though, it's not like you are going to the Sahara, your skin wont bubble

This was a few years ago, but we were there in July and the temp touched 60 degs for 4 days. People were dropping like flies due to the heat, and there were lots of tummy upsets.
As others have said. Drink plenty of water, use sun cream, DO wear a hat, and leave the beer 'till the evening.

60c for 4 days, the world record is 57c and if it got anywhere near 57c it would be on the world news. I have only ever seen 50c hit in oman for a number of days. I challenge anybody to produce a official reading with temps, I would say the temp was on hot days between 42c to 44c. The humidity makes temps feel hotter than they really are. The thermometer viewed in resorts are not accurate. The place where you will see consistant temps of between 40c to 50c is kuwait, kuwait one of the hotest area's in the middle east.

I can't find anywhere what gives a record temp of 50c or higher. But believe what ever you want to, 54c would of hit world news.

http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=117684

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/regions.htm

http://www.myweather2.com/City-Town/Turkey/Antalya/monthly-averages.aspx

http://www.greatistanbul.com/climate.htm

The Western Hemisphere's highest temperature of 134°F (57°C) was recorded at Death Valley in the USA on 10 July 1913.

The world's highest official temperature, to date, is 136°F (58°C) recorded at El Azizia, Libya, on 13 September 1922.

The hotel had a thermometer outsider under the bar area in the shade that showed + 50 most days . As you say mike, might not be accurate but it certainly feels it with no breeze .

RBW46

Its good to see somebody on here knows what the worlds highest temps are.

Just think if they were record today all the global warming nutters would be having a field. I watched a programme on the little ice age and none of the scientist knew what caused it, one said there were high number of volcanic eruptions during the period of of 1400 to 1900 also around 1600 sun spot activity dropped. The year what had no summer a volcano erupted what put 100 times of dust and rock into the atmosphere compared to mount st helens. If volcano's caused the little ice age the amount of co2 put out would of been 100'000's year of mans activity. But another programme I saw said the last ice age ended becuase volcano's erupted pumping out co2. Volcano's cause the little ice but ended the last ice age. They can't have it all ways. They said the climate models are uncertain and showing heating or cooling. Then they said the little ice ended because industralisation put co2 into the atmosphere. Non of really knew anything were all guessing.

I stayed at lykia world in 2007 and we were all told at the gala night by the resort manager that it was 54d and was the hottest turkey had seen, so it made the turkish record books.

it was too hot to sunbath and when in the pool you could only stay in for 10 - 15 minutes as it was like being in a hot bath, people were going inside the buildings for the air conditioning to cool them down.

Don't worry about it you will have a pool to cool down in and the beach at Olu where the sea can be quite rough so that should cool you down. I've been the last two years, last year being end of July/beginning of August and I was fine. I have fair skin and don't normally cope too well in extreme heat ie; Florida because of the humidity but I was fine in Olu. Please don't worry about it you should be looking forward to your holiday! Go and enjoy like the rest of us

Extreme temperatures are often exaggerated by locals or can be misleading because they are being taken in the sun.

My first ever experience of Turkey was a fortnight in Marmaris at the end of June, probably a decade or so ago. On the transfer from the airport the rep said they were having a heatwave and it was unseasonably hot, so we should all be extra careful.

Then we found our hotel didn't have air conditioning!!! The first night I lay there in a bath of sweat. When we got up for breakfast the thermometer was already showing 30 degrees in the shade. Temperature was over 40 degrees during the day and there was no breeze to speak of, so we actually spent some of the hottest periods in the Migros hanging around the frozen food section (yes, really).

The second week the temperature dropped back to the 30s and a breeze picked up, which was much more pleasant. The real joke was people that were then arriving and saying it was too hot for them - you should have been here last week mate!