Banaz weather in May

In May, Banaz sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 58 mm of rain across 10.9 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Banaz's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banaz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:54 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
49%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Banaz is district and town of Uşak, Turkey.

Density
17/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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Banaz reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1186
2186
3187
4197
5197
6197
7197
8197
9208
10208
11208
12208
13208
14208
15218
16219
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23229
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25229
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272210
282210
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302210
312210

How May really feels in Banaz

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.

Banaz 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 / -3°709.65.89.60.0
Feb / -2°6510.15.410.50.6
Mar10° / 71114.411.72.4
Apr15° / 6610.71.1134.6
May21° / 5810.9014.16.5
Jun25° / 12°346.6014.77.7
Jul29° / 16°122.7014.47.1
Aug29° / 16°123.1013.57.0
Sep25° / 12°173.6012.38.5
Oct19° / 406.30116.9
Nov12° / 456.21.29.93.8
Dec / -1°679.53.99.30.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65842
75941
85941
96040
106040
116139
126139
136238
146337
156337
166436
176436
186436
196535
206436
216535
226535
236535
246535
256634
266634
276634
286733
296832
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Banaz gets around 58 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
436
536
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1235
1335
1434
1534
1633
1733
1833
1932
2033
2133
2233
2333
2433
2532
2632
2732
2832
2931
3031
3131

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:10 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:106:46
213.65:096:47
313.75:086:48
413.75:076:49
513.75:056:50
613.85:046:51
713.85:036:52
813.85:026:53
913.95:016:54
1013.95:006:55
1113.94:596:56
1214.04:586:57
1314.04:576:58
1414.04:566:59
1514.14:556:59
1614.14:547:00
1714.14:537:01
1814.24:527:02
1914.24:527:03
2014.24:517:04
2114.24:507:05
2214.34:497:06
2314.34:497:07
2414.34:487:07
2514.34:477:08
2614.44:477:09
2714.44:467:10
2814.44:457:11
2914.44:457:11
3014.54:447:12
3114.54:447:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
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176.6Intense
186.6Intense
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266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Banaz?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Banaz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Banaz in May

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

In May, Banaz sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Banaz 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 Banaz peaks around August 10 at about 10 (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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Banaz 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 Banaz is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1521 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Banaz?

Banaz sits at 38.7°N, 29.8°E, 914 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Uşak, 31 km away.

Topography around Banaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 934 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,075 m.

The land around Banaz is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (32%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (35%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
896 m
80 km
2,075 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Uşak 31 km · Gediz 42 km · Sandıklı 54 km · Afyonkarahisar 69 km · Simav 78 km · Kütahya 79 km · Emet 80 km · Dinar 83 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 Banaz (38.7371°, 29.7519°, elevation 914 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).