Akçapınar weather in May

In May, Akçapınar sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 56 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Akçapınar's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akçapınar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:17 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Akçapınar is village in Çemişgezek, Tunceli, eastern Turkey.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Akçapınar reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2197
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5208
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10219
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12219
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312612

How May really feels in Akçapınar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Akçapınar weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°729.78.79.60.0
Feb / -3°619.4810.50.2
Mar10° / 7310.95.711.72.1
Apr16° / 7312.11.5134.8
May22° / 10°569.7014.17.0
Jun29° / 15°103014.76.9
Jul33° / 19°30.9014.54.5
Aug33° / 19°10.3013.54.6
Sep28° / 14°91.7012.37.6
Oct21° / 405.90.1117.5
Nov12° / 566.82.49.93.4
Dec / -1°699.87.29.30.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65743
75743
85941
96040
106139
116238
126436
136535
146634
156832
167030
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187228
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207327
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227426
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277822
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297822
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318020

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Akçapınar gets around 56 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
140
240
339
439
539
638
738
837
936
1036
1135
1234
1333
1432
1531
1630
1729
1828
1928
2027
2126
2226
2325
2425
2524
2624
2723
2822
2922
3021
3120

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:336:10
213.64:326:11
313.74:316:12
413.74:296:13
513.84:286:14
613.84:276:15
713.84:266:16
813.94:256:17
913.94:246:17
1013.94:236:18
1114.04:226:19
1214.04:216:20
1314.04:206:21
1414.14:196:22
1514.14:186:23
1614.14:176:24
1714.14:166:25
1814.24:156:26
1914.24:146:27
2014.24:136:28
2114.34:136:29
2214.34:126:29
2314.34:116:30
2414.34:116:31
2514.44:106:32
2614.44:096:33
2714.44:096:34
2814.44:086:34
2914.54:086:35
3014.54:076:36
3114.54:076:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Akçapınar?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Akçapınar for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Akçapınar in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Akçapınar sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Akçapınar in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Akçapınar peaks around August 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateAug 11UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Akçapınar in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Akçapınar is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1322 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Akçapınar?

Akçapınar sits at 38.9°N, 38.9°E, 874 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Elazığ, 39 km away.

KarakoçanYakıncaErzincan

Topography around Akçapınar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Akçapınar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akçapınar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 890 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,658 m.

The land around Akçapınar is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (48%), water (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
928 m
80 km
2,658 m
treesgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Elazığ 39 km · Baskil 43 km · Tunceli 55 km · Kovancılar 84 km · Malatya 86 km · Karakoçan 94 km · Yakınca 94 km · Erzincan 100 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Akçapınar (38.9473°, 38.9423°, elevation 874 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).