Çerkeş weather in May

In May, Çerkeş sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 16.9 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Çerkeş's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çerkeş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:37 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Çerkeş is district 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Çerkeş reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°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)
1154
2164
3164
4165
5165
6165
7165
8175
9175
10176
11176
12176
13176
14186
15186
16186
17187
18187
19187
20187
21187
22187
23197
24197
25198
26198
27198
28198
29198
30198
31198

How May really feels in Çerkeş

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.

Çerkeş 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 / -5°5610.5109.40.0
Feb / -5°5510.38.510.40.0
Mar / -2°7313.4811.71.1
Apr13° / 8215.72.713.13.2
May18° / 10416.90.114.24.9
Jun21° / 10°8713.7014.96.2
Jul25° / 12°346.9014.67.9
Aug26° / 13°367.4013.67.8
Sep22° / 386.6012.37.6
Oct16° / 508.90.610.95.5
Nov10° / 437.63.29.72.2
Dec / -3°6110.27.29.10.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34852
44852
54852
64951
74951
84951
95050
105149
115248
125347
135248
145347
155446
165446
175446
185545
195446
205347
215446
225347
235446
245347
255347
265446
275446
285347
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Çerkeş gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1522
2521
3521
4531
5531
6531
7531
8531
9531
10521
11521
12521
13521
14520
15520
16520
17520
18520
19530
20530
21540
22540
23550
24560
25560
26570
27570
28580
29580
30580
31580

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 99% 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
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 4:54 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:546:37
213.84:536:38
313.84:516:39
413.84:506:40
513.94:496:41
613.94:486:43
714.04:466:44
814.04:456:45
914.04:446:46
1014.14:436:47
1114.14:426:48
1214.14:416:49
1314.24:406:50
1414.24:396:51
1514.24:386:52
1614.34:376:53
1714.34:366:54
1814.34:356:55
1914.44:346:56
2014.44:336:57
2114.44:326:58
2214.54:316:58
2314.54:316:59
2414.54:307:00
2514.54:297:01
2614.64:287:02
2714.64:287:03
2814.64:277:04
2914.64:267:05
3014.74:267:05
3114.74:257:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Çerkeş?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Çerkeş for sightseeing.

What to pack for Çerkeş in May

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

In May, Çerkeş sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Çerkeş 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 Çerkeş peaks around August 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateAug 11UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Çerkeş 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 Çerkeş 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 1118 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Çerkeş?

Çerkeş sits at 40.8°N, 32.9°E, 1,133 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kızılcahamam, 43 km away.

Topography around Çerkeş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çerkeş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 1,157 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,324 m.

The land around Çerkeş is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
1,007 m
80 km
2,324 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Kızılcahamam 43 km · Karabük 49 km · Safranbolu 52 km · Gerede 59 km · Çubuk 65 km · Çankırı 65 km · Kazan 67 km · Akyurt 77 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 Çerkeş (40.8116°, 32.8936°, elevation 1,133 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).