Turkey in May -can you swim in sea/pool

[mrsshackleton]

Considering Turkey for May half term, but will it be warm enough to swim. I am not a hardy creature. Any advice welcome.

Yes, been that time for last two years, swum in pool and sea and I am not hardy, lovely weather both times

Thanks chaps. Am looking for a temperature where kids will spend all day jumping in and out of pool - am deffo a mardarse, it has to be bathwater temp for me to go in.

Pool water a little chilly but ok Dr kids

It's lovely at Easter, flowers in full bloom, think English Summer... The Sea was swimmable, I found the pool too cold. Where abouts are you going?

Haven't booked yet, so any advice on areas welcome. Sounds like beach area would be best to swim in sea if pool is too cold for my pathetic tastes!

im going in may - never been - will watch with interest

We went to Turkey in mid-april a few years ago.
Pool and sea were not exactly hot, but we were all in and out of the water most of the day.
By the end of the week it was certainly heating up, May should be lovely I'd have thought.

is it hot enough to sunbathe?

Definitely! We were around the pool all afternoon, and that was mid-april.

Where are you off to Custy?

My boys still talk about Turkey all the time, we had such a lovely week.

We went to Rhodes one May, quite early in the month and it was lovely for swimming in the pool and sunbathing. I'm sure Turkey will be hotter, so you'll be fine.

Yes, sunbathing weather, it has been nice and hot in ma. The last two years

didim. have looked on you tube - it looks a bit rough as fuck tbh.

i hope its not blackpool but with sun

OP - It depends where you go. Around Antalya would probably be warm enough to swim whereas the Aegean coast on the west probably wouldn't.

It will be warm enough to sunbathe, though.

We went in late April a couple of years ago and it was perfect weather - definitely hot enough to sunbathe but not sweltering, and just right for swimming in the sea. The Bodrum peninsula is worth exploring.

Went to Bodrum last May. kids were in and out of the pool all day.

The temperatures were nearing 30 degrees when the sun did come out but there was a lot of cloud cover and rain showers over the first half of the week and when the rain clouds came over it turned quite chilly.

There was one day where we had to wear jeans and jumpers but the sun came out later on so it was back to beach wear as we were too hot!!!

I still came back with a good tan though as we were cathcing the sun through the clouds without realising, so remember if the weather is a bit unpredicatable, dont forget your sunscreen!!!!

End of May is usually lovely, the water temperature can be a bit cool but it is fine once you get in, I could quite happily spend the day on the beach or the pool and go in and out of the water all the time. Sometimes in can be cool in the evenings.

The Bodrum Peninsula is lovely, I lived there for a few years and still love to go back when I can.