Bigadiç weather in May

In May, Bigadiç sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Bigadiç's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bigadiç's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:59 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
44%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Bigadiç is district of Balıkesir, northwestern Turkey.

Density
14/km²
people per km²
Founded
1943

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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical May day in Bigadiç 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 17°C and 28°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)
1208
2209
3219
4219
5219
6219
7219
82210
92210
102210
112210
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282512
292512
302513
312513

How May really feels in Bigadiç

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.

Bigadiç 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 / 701049.51.6
Feb10° / 669.83.510.52.2
Mar13° / 6510211.73.7
Apr18° / 548.80.4135.9
May23° / 11°417.3014.17.5
Jun27° / 15°235.4014.77.4
Jul30° / 17°71.9014.56.7
Aug30° / 17°61.8013.56.6
Sep26° / 13°193.3012.38.2
Oct21° / 10°396.10117.5
Nov15° / 5170.89.85.1
Dec10° / 6810.339.32.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36535
46535
56634
66634
76634
86634
96634
106733
116733
126733
136733
146733
156832
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216931
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247030
257129
267228
277228
287327
297426
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bigadiç gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
222
323
423
523
623
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1522
1622
1722
1823
1923
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49460
59460
69370
79280
89280
99190
1090100
1190100
1289110
1387121
1487121
1586131
1685141
1784151
1884151
1983161
2082171
2181181
2279192
2378202
2476222
2575232
2674242
2773252
2872262
2971272
3070282
3167303

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
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278calm
288calm
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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 5:16 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:166:54
213.75:146:55
313.75:136:56
413.75:126:57
513.85:116:58
613.85:106:59
713.95:087:00
813.95:077:01
913.95:067:02
1014.05:057:03
1114.05:047:04
1214.05:037:05
1314.15:027:06
1414.15:017:06
1514.15:007:07
1614.24:597:08
1714.24:587:09
1814.24:577:10
1914.24:567:11
2014.34:567:12
2114.34:557:13
2214.34:547:14
2314.44:537:15
2414.44:537:16
2514.44:527:16
2614.44:517:17
2714.54:517:18
2814.54:507:19
2914.54:507:20
3014.54:497:20
3114.54:497:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bigadiç?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bigadiç in May

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

In May, Bigadiç sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bigadiç 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 Bigadiç peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bigadiç 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 Bigadiç is worst in May — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1118 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bigadiç?

Bigadiç sits at 39.4°N, 28.1°E, 165 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Balıkesir, 35 km away.

Topography around Bigadiç

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bigadiç has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,224 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,056 m.

The land around Bigadiç is covered by cropland (42%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (30%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
472 m
16 km
1,224 m
80 km
2,056 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Balıkesir 35 km · Dursunbey 48 km · Soma 50 km · Kırkağaç 51 km · Susurluk 58 km · Akhisar 58 km · Demirci 60 km · Mustafakemalpaşa 76 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 Bigadiç (39.3925°, 28.1311°, elevation 165 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).