City atlasTurkey

Arsuz

Decide whether to visit or live in Arsuz, then explore current conditions, local people, the map, and concise sourced context.

Check visit & living safety

Updated Sunday, November 1, 2026 · sourced live layer and versioned editorial content

AI-assisted, evidence-constrained research · how this page is made

Building the sourced atlas for ArsuzThe request is queued. Facts and the map remain available while AI research runs.

Interactive visit / live calculatorHow safe is Arsuz for your plan?

82/100

Should I visit Arsuz?

Generally suitable with routine precautions

Travel advisory information for the region falls under the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office travel advice for Turkey.

high source confidence · current planning signal, not a personal-safety guarantee

Personalize the result

Going aloneSolo visit or moveAfter darkRegular night movementDrivingUsing local roadsHealth sensitiveAir or weather concerns

See the evidence and calculation

No high-severity wording detected in the supplied advisory
Latest air-quality reading is not elevated
Avoid all travel to parts of Turkey as outlined by official government travel advisories.

The score combines dated official-advisory wording, weather, air quality, sourced local context, and your selections. It does not predict crime or individual outcomes. Check local authorities and professional advice before a safety-critical decision.

Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Arsuz month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Arsuz are typically April, May and November, with average daytime highs around 22–26°C. August is usually the warmest month (average high 33°C), January the coldest (average low 9°C), and January the wettest (about 146 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
Month	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)	Rain (mm)	Sunshine (h/day)
January	14.4	9.1	146	7.4
February	15.6	9.2	88	8.6
March	18.2	11.5	77	9.7
April	22.1	14.8	48	11.3
May	25.7	18.3	44	12.2
June	29.4	22.2	11	13.3
July	32.5	24.9	1	13.4
August	32.6	25.8	4	12.3
September	30.5	23.5	20	11.3
October	27.1	19.8	44	10.3
November	21.7	15.1	75	8.4
December	16.7	11.4	131	7.3

Reader Travel & Livability Pulse

Would you visit or live in Arsuz?

Contribute your perspective to the aggregated global community ledger.

Dates that matter

Past and future events in Arsuz

Future · verified dates only

Upcoming

No future event in Arsuz currently has a sufficiently reliable date and source. This is checked again on every refresh.

Past · documented context

Previously

Documented history · 1084
In 969 it was taken by the Byzantine Empire, in 1084 by the Seljuk Turks, in 1039 by the Crusades, in 1296 by the Egyptian Mamluks and in 1517 by the Ottoman Turks.
Documented history · 1918
Between 1918 and 1938 the town was under French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon with the rest of Iskenderun district.
Documented history · 1938
In 1938, it became part of the independent Hatay Republic, but in June 1939 the Hatay legislature voted to join Turkey.
Documented history · 2013
The district Arsuz was created in 2013 from part of the district of İskenderun.
Incorporation into the Rashidun Caliphate
In 638 the city was incorporated into the Rashidun Caliphate.

Sources checked (25)

Interactive geography

See Arsuz in context

01 · Overview

Arsuz, in brief

Arsuz is mapped here through verified geographic facts and source-linked daily data. Its longer editorial profile is in the enrichment queue.

02 · History