Çat weather in May

In May, Çat sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 129 mm of precipitation across 19.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Çat's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
129 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:07 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Çat is district of Erzurum, eastern Turkey.

Density
11/km²
people per km²
Founded
1954

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 10°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Çat reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Çat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Çat 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° / -12°8110.411.69.50.0
Feb-2° / -10°831111.910.40.0
Mar / -6°11714.31411.70.0
Apr / -2°11916.110.5130.7
May14° / 12919.62.614.13.2
Jun20° / 6811.8014.76.3
Jul24° / 10°437.2014.57.9
Aug25° / 10°305.7013.68.3
Sep20° / 315.50.112.37.5
Oct13° / 7111.1210.93.8
Nov / -5°748.47.59.80.3
Dec-2° / -10°8110.111.39.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43862
53862
63763
73862
83862
94060
104159
114159
124258
134456
144456
154654
164654
174753
184753
194951
205050
215149
225248
235347
245446
255545
265644
275743
285842
296040
306040
316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Çat gets around 129 mm of rain and snow over 19.6 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 precipitation averages around 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
16122
26221
36219
46318
56417
66416
76515
86514
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116511
126510
13659
14649
15648
16647
17636
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19635
20625
21624
22624
23613
24613
25603
26602
27592
28582
29571
30561
31551

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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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
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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128calm
138calm
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158calm
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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 36 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 4:24 AM to 3:57 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:246:03
213.74:236:04
313.74:216:05
413.84:206:06
513.84:196:07
613.84:186:08
713.94:176:09
813.94:156:10
913.94:146:11
1014.04:136:12
1114.04:126:13
1214.04:116:14
1314.14:106:15
1414.14:096:16
1514.14:086:17
1614.24:076:18
1714.24:066:18
1814.24:056:19
1914.34:056:20
2014.34:046:21
2114.34:036:22
2214.34:026:23
2314.44:016:24
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2514.44:006:26
2614.53:596:26
2714.53:596:27
2814.53:586:28
2914.53:586:29
3014.53:576:30
3114.63:576:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
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146.5Intense
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206.8Intense
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236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Çat?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Çat.

What to pack for Çat in May

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

In May, Çat sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 2°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Çat 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 Çat peaks around August 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 12UV 11Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Çat 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 Çat is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMay 1120 µg/m³Jan 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Çat?

Çat sits at 39.6°N, 41.0°E, 1,894 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Aşkale, 42 km away.

Bayburt

Topography around Çat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 1,933 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,391 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,205 m.

The land around Çat is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
1,391 m
80 km
2,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Aşkale 42 km · Erzurum 43 km · Varto 64 km · Hınıs 68 km · Solhan 72 km · Pasinler 73 km · Bingöl 90 km · Bayburt 96 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 Çat (39.6064°, 40.9684°, elevation 1,894 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).