Birecik weather in May

In May, Birecik sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Birecik's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birecik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:25 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Birecik is district and town of Şanlıurfa, Turkey.

Density
56/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 27°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical May day in Birecik reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12613
22713
32713
42714
52714
62714
72814
82814
92814
102815
112915
122915
132915
142915
153016
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213117
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233217
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253217
263218
273318
283318
293318
303318
313318

How May really feels in Birecik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 7 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
7
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Birecik weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 599.10.99.72.6
Feb13° / 487.90.910.63.6
Mar17° / 417011.76.1
Apr23° / 11°265.3012.97.8
May30° / 16°1730146.2
Jun36° / 21°20.6014.52.7
Jul40° / 25°00.1014.30.3
Aug39° / 25°00.1013.40.5
Sep35° / 20°20.5012.33.7
Oct28° / 14°203.10117.3
Nov18° / 365.10106.8
Dec12° / 598.60.39.53.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47228
57228
67228
77228
87327
97327
107525
117525
127723
137723
147921
158020
168119
178317
188317
198515
208515
218713
228713
238812
248812
258911
268911
279010
289010
29919
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Birecik gets around 17 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
414
514
614
714
814
913
1013
1112
1212
1311
1411
1510
169
179
188
198
207
217
226
236
246
255
265
275
285
295
305
315

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3955
4955
5946
6937
7937
8937
9928
10928
11928
12919
13919
14919
15919
16928
17928
18928
19937
20937
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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410calm
510calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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2912calm
3012calm
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:40 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:406:10
213.54:396:11
313.64:386:12
413.64:376:13
513.64:366:14
613.74:356:15
713.74:346:16
813.74:336:17
913.84:326:17
1013.84:316:18
1113.84:306:19
1213.94:296:20
1313.94:286:21
1413.94:276:22
1513.94:266:23
1614.04:256:24
1714.04:246:24
1814.04:236:25
1914.14:236:26
2014.14:226:27
2114.14:216:28
2214.14:216:29
2314.24:206:29
2414.24:196:30
2514.24:196:31
2614.24:186:32
2714.24:186:32
2814.34:176:33
2914.34:166:34
3014.34:166:35
3114.34:166:35

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.4Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Birecik?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Birecik in May

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

In May, Birecik sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Birecik 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 Birecik peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Birecik 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 Birecik is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1933 µg/m³Jul 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Birecik?

Birecik sits at 37.0°N, 38.0°E, 351 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Nizip, 16 km away.

Topography around Birecik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birecik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Birecik is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
509 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Nizip 16 km · Jarābulus 23 km · ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 37 km · Suruç 40 km · Gaziantep 53 km · Manbij 55 km · Bozova 61 km · Urfa 74 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 Birecik (37.0258°, 37.9784°, elevation 351 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).