Baskil weather in May

In May, Baskil sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 60 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Baskil's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baskil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:18 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Baskil is town in Elazığ Province of 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 20°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Baskil reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Baskil

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.

Baskil weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6697.39.60.0
Feb / -2°609.46.610.50.4
Mar11° / 7010.72.911.72.7
Apr17° / 7011.60.5135.2
May23° / 11°6010014.17.0
Jun29° / 16°123.4014.66.7
Jul33° / 20°20.5014.44.5
Aug33° / 20°20.8013.54.5
Sep29° / 16°101.9012.37.4
Oct21° / 10°426.80.1117.5
Nov12° / 497.11.29.93.7
Dec / -1°629.24.69.40.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55842
65842
75941
86040
96139
106238
116436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Baskil gets around 60 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
937
1037
1136
1235
1334
1434
1533
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1731
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2029
2128
2227
2327
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3023
3122

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 (%)
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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 7 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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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 4:34 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:346:10
213.64:336:11
313.74:326:11
413.74:316:12
513.74:306:13
613.84:286:14
713.84:276:15
813.84:266:16
913.94:256:17
1013.94:246:18
1113.94:236:19
1214.04:226:20
1314.04:216:21
1414.04:206:22
1514.14:196:23
1614.14:186:24
1714.14:176:25
1814.14:176:25
1914.24:166:26
2014.24:156:27
2114.24:146:28
2214.34:136:29
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2414.34:126:31
2514.34:116:31
2614.44:116:32
2714.44:106:33
2814.44:106:34
2914.44:096:35
3014.44:096:35
3114.54:086:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
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267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Baskil?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Baskil in May

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

In May, Baskil sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Baskil in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baskil peaks around August 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 12UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Baskil 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 Baskil is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1323 µg/m³Jul 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Baskil?

Baskil sits at 38.6°N, 38.8°E, 1,206 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Elazığ, 37 km away.

Topography around Baskil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baskil has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m around an average of 1,245 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,585 m.

The land around Baskil is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
443 m
16 km
1,443 m
80 km
2,585 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Elazığ 37 km · Akçapınar 43 km · Malatya 50 km · Yakınca 58 km · Çermik 73 km · Tunceli 86 km · Ergani 88 km · Kahta 89 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 Baskil (38.5687°, 38.8163°, elevation 1,206 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).