Çankırı weather in May

In May, Çankırı sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 51 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Çankırı's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çankırı's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:34 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Çankırı is central district and city in Çankırı Province, 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 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Çankırı reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°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 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1207
2207
3207
4208
5218
6218
7218
8218
9218
10229
11229
12229
13229
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15239
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312411

How May really feels in Çankırı

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.

Çankırı weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4485.39.40.0
Feb / -2°387.4410.40.9
Mar12° / 478.92.811.73.1
Apr17° / 429.20.5135.6
May22° / 5110.5014.26.8
Jun27° / 13°368.4014.87.0
Jul31° / 16°112.8014.66.0
Aug31° / 16°133.5013.65.9
Sep26° / 12°153.5012.38.2
Oct20° / 265.1010.97.2
Nov12° / 345.319.73.6
Dec / -2°497.93.49.10.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95842
105842
115941
125941
136040
146040
156139
166238
176238
186337
196337
206436
216436
226535
236535
246535
256535
266634
276733
286832
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306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Çankırı gets around 51 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
332
432
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1933
2033
2133
2233
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2434
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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31991

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 4:23 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:526:34
213.74:506:35
313.84:496:36
413.84:486:37
513.94:466:38
613.94:456:39
713.94:446:40
814.04:436:41
914.04:426:42
1014.04:406:43
1114.14:396:44
1214.14:386:45
1314.24:376:46
1414.24:366:47
1514.24:356:48
1614.34:346:49
1714.34:336:50
1814.34:326:51
1914.34:316:52
2014.44:316:53
2114.44:306:54
2214.44:296:55
2314.54:286:56
2414.54:276:57
2514.54:276:58
2614.54:266:59
2714.64:256:59
2814.64:257:00
2914.64:247:01
3014.64:247:02
3114.74:237:03

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
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186.4Intense
196.5Intense
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266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Çankırı?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Çankırı for sightseeing.

What to pack for Çankırı in May

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

In May, Çankırı sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Çankırı 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 Çankırı peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Çankırı 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 Çankırı is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1219 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Çankırı?

Çankırı sits at 40.6°N, 33.6°E, 727 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Tosya, 58 km away.

Topography around Çankırı

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çankırı has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m around an average of 825 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,165 m.

The land around Çankırı is covered by grassland (58%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%), cropland (26%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
389 m
16 km
862 m
80 km
2,165 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Tosya 58 km · Çubuk 64 km · Çerkeş 65 km · Akyurt 68 km · İskilip 74 km · Sungurlu 80 km · Elmadağ 82 km · Kızılcahamam 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 Çankırı (40.5999°, 33.6153°, elevation 727 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).