Ardeşen weather in May

In May, Ardeşen sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 121 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ardeşen's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ardeşen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:03 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Ardeşen is district and town in Rize Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
91/km²
people per km²

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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ardeşen reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ardeşen

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.

Ardeşen weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 16215.29.59.41.0
Feb / 12613.68.810.31.1
Mar10° / 13315.27.511.72.0
Apr14° / 9513.71.113.13.7
May18° / 13°12114.6014.35.2
Jun21° / 17°17216.7014.95.5
Jul23° / 20°18520.1014.75.3
Aug24° / 20°22722.7013.65.0
Sep22° / 17°24416.9012.35.6
Oct19° / 14°23815.2010.95.4
Nov14° / 18313.12.19.73.8
Dec10° / 16513.75.79.12.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83961
94060
104060
114159
124159
134357
144357
154456
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194555
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224357
234258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ardeşen gets around 121 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
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447
547
647
747
848
947
1047
1147
1247
1346
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1546
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2246
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2748
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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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191900
2901000
3881200
4871300
5851500
6831700
7811900
8792100
9762310
10742510
11722710
12692920
13673120
14643330
15613540
16583750
17553960
18524170
19494280
204644100
214345110
224146130
233847141
243548161
253348181
263148191
272948212
282847232
292647253
302546263
312345284

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:21 AM to 3:52 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:216:06
213.84:206:07
313.84:186:08
413.94:176:09
513.94:166:10
613.94:146:11
714.04:136:12
814.04:126:13
914.14:116:14
1014.14:106:15
1114.14:096:16
1214.24:076:17
1314.24:066:18
1414.24:056:19
1514.34:046:20
1614.34:036:21
1714.34:026:22
1814.44:016:23
1914.44:006:24
2014.44:006:25
2114.53:596:26
2214.53:586:27
2314.53:576:28
2414.53:566:29
2514.63:566:30
2614.63:556:31
2714.63:546:32
2814.63:546:33
2914.73:536:33
3014.73:526:34
3114.73:526:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.54 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.3Bright
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65.3Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ardeşen?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ardeşen for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ardeşen in May

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

In May, Ardeşen sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ardeşen in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Ardeşen in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ardeşen peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ardeşen 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 Ardeşen is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ardeşen's WHO annual average of 14.6 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2421 µg/m³Jul 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ardeşen?

Ardeşen sits at 41.2°N, 41.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çayeli, 24 km away.

Topography around Ardeşen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ardeşen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,871 m.

The land around Ardeşen is covered by water (48%) and trees (44%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (45%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), water (32%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
1,380 m
80 km
3,871 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Çayeli 24 km · Arhavi 33 km · Rize 43 km · Hopa 43 km · Of 66 km · Artvin 71 km · Batumi 74 km · Sürmene 78 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 Ardeşen (41.1906°, 40.9793°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).