Batman weather in May

In May, Batman sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 57 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Batman's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batman's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:11 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Batman is central district and city in Batman Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 45 µg/m³ · 2018

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 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Batman reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°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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303015
313015

How May really feels in Batman

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.

Batman weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°9511.12.99.71.2
Feb10° / 94112.310.52.1
Mar15° / 11012.70.311.74.2
Apr20° / 10411.90.1136.1
May26° / 13°578.60146.9
Jun33° / 18°62.1014.64.3
Jul38° / 22°10.2014.41.4
Aug38° / 21°10.4013.51.4
Sep33° / 17°61.1012.34.8
Oct25° / 11°465.40117.7
Nov16° / 657.40.2105.5
Dec10° / 9410.31.39.42.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46337
56436
66436
76535
86535
96733
106832
116832
127030
137228
147327
157426
167525
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207921
218119
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318614

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Batman gets around 57 mm of rain over 8.6 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 27% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
736
836
935
1035
1134
1232
1331
1430
1529
1628
1726
1825
1924
2023
2121
2220
2319
2419
2518
2617
2717
2816
2915
3015
3114

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3946
4946
5937
6937
7928
8919
9919
109010
119010
128911
138911
148812
158812
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178713
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208614
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228515
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258317
268317
278317
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318416

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 4:26 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:265:59
213.64:256:00
313.64:246:01
413.74:236:02
513.74:226:03
613.74:206:04
713.84:196:05
813.84:186:06
913.84:176:07
1013.94:166:07
1113.94:156:08
1213.94:146:09
1313.94:136:10
1414.04:126:11
1514.04:116:12
1614.04:116:13
1714.14:106:14
1814.14:096:15
1914.14:086:15
2014.24:076:16
2114.24:076:17
2214.24:066:18
2314.24:056:19
2414.34:056:20
2514.34:046:20
2614.34:036:21
2714.34:036:22
2814.34:026:23
2914.44:026:24
3014.44:016:24
3114.44:016:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.9Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Batman

In seasonPeak

In May, Batman sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Batman's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Batman?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Batman for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Batman in May

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

In May, Batman sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Batman 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 Batman peaks around June 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Batman 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 Batman is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1026 µg/m³Jul 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Batman?

Batman sits at 37.9°N, 41.1°E, 540 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Silvan, 30 km away.

Topography around Batman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 584 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,536 m.

The land around Batman is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
119 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
2,536 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Silvan 30 km · Bismil 42 km · Kozluk 45 km · Kurtalan 49 km · Midyat 55 km · Dargeçit 64 km · Yeşilli 67 km · Kulp 69 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 Batman (37.8874°, 41.1322°, elevation 540 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).