Arhavi weather in May

In May, Arhavi sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 169 mm of precipitation across 19.6 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Arhavi's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arhavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Precipitation
169 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:02 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Arhavi is district and town in Artvin, 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 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Arhavi reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1148
2148
3149
4159
5159
6159
7159
81510
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How May really feels in Arhavi

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.

Arhavi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 18016.313.49.40.0
Feb / 14514.511.910.30.1
Mar / 15516.311.511.71.1
Apr12° / 12316.55.313.12.7
May17° / 11°16919.60.514.34.1
Jun20° / 15°20620014.94.8
Jul22° / 17°21021.5014.74.8
Aug22° / 18°25323.8013.74.5
Sep20° / 15°27419.4012.34.9
Oct17° / 11°27117.21.410.94.6
Nov12° / 20313.55.89.72.8
Dec / 18515109.10.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43565
53664
63664
73664
83763
93862
103862
113862
123961
134060
144060
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Arhavi gets around 169 mm of rain and snow over 19.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 63% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1607
2606
3615
4615
5624
6623
7623
8623
9623
10622
11622
12622
13622
14622
15612
16612
17611
18611
19611
20621
21621
22631
23631
24641
25651
26651
27660
28670
29670
30670
31680

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69550
79550
89460
99460
109370
119280
129190
1390100
1488120
1586140
1684160
1782180
1880200
1977221
2075241
2173261
2269292
2367312
2463343
2561363
2658384
2756395
2853416
2951427
3048438
3146449

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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56calm
66calm
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86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:19 AM to 3:50 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:196:05
213.84:186:06
313.84:176:07
413.94:156:08
513.94:146:09
614.04:136:10
714.04:126:11
814.04:106:12
914.14:096:13
1014.14:086:14
1114.14:076:15
1214.24:066:16
1314.24:056:17
1414.24:046:18
1514.34:036:19
1614.34:026:20
1714.34:016:21
1814.44:006:22
1914.43:596:23
2014.43:586:24
2114.53:576:25
2214.53:566:26
2314.53:556:27
2414.63:556:28
2514.63:546:29
2614.63:536:30
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2814.73:526:32
2914.73:516:33
3014.73:516:33
3114.73:506:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.4Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Arhavi?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Arhavi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arhavi in May

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

In May, Arhavi sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Arhavi 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 offshore 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
Sep25Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov17Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Arhavi 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 Arhavi peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Arhavi?

Arhavi sits at 41.4°N, 41.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Hopa, 11 km away.

Poti

Topography around Arhavi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arhavi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,127 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,871 m.

The land around Arhavi is covered by trees (52%) and water (43%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
574 m
16 km
2,127 m
80 km
3,871 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Hopa 11 km · Ardeşen 33 km · Batumi 42 km · Artvin 47 km · Çayeli 57 km · Kobuleti 66 km · Rize 75 km · Poti 93 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 Arhavi (41.3512°, 41.3046°, elevation 6 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).