Ceylanpınar weather in May

In May, Ceylanpınar sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Ceylanpınar's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceylanpınar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:17 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
33%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Ceylanpınar is district of Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey.

Density
15,736/km²
people per km²
Founded
1982

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 28°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ceylanpınar reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 36°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)
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42815
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72915
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How May really feels in Ceylanpınar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 12 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
12
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.

Ceylanpınar 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
Jan11° / 498.30.49.83.0
Feb13° / 478.20.510.64.0
Mar18° / 437.1011.76.4
Apr24° / 12°305.9012.97.7
May31° / 17°193.6013.95.5
Jun37° / 23°10.4014.51.9
Jul41° / 26°00.1014.30.0
Aug40° / 26°00.1013.40.2
Sep36° / 21°10.3012.33.1
Oct29° / 16°213.20116.9
Nov19° / 334.80107.1
Dec13° / 4680.39.53.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47030
57030
67030
77129
87228
97327
107426
117525
127624
137822
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31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ceylanpınar gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.6 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 11% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
417
516
616
716
816
915
1015
1114
1214
1313
1412
1512
1611
1711
1810
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314

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2937
3937
4928
5928
6928
7919
8919
9919
10919
11928
12928
13928
14937
15937
16946
17946
18955
19955
20955
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31973

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
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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 4:32 AM to 4:08 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.54:326:02
213.54:316:03
313.64:306:03
413.64:296:04
513.64:286:05
613.74:276:06
713.74:266:07
813.74:256:08
913.84:246:09
1013.84:236:10
1113.84:226:11
1213.84:216:11
1313.94:206:12
1413.94:196:13
1513.94:186:14
1614.04:176:15
1714.04:166:16
1814.04:166:17
1914.04:156:17
2014.14:146:18
2114.14:136:19
2214.14:136:20
2314.14:126:21
2414.24:116:21
2514.24:116:22
2614.24:106:23
2714.24:106:24
2814.34:096:24
2914.34:096:25
3014.34:086:26
3114.34:086:27

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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36.8Intense
46.8Intense
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66.9Intense
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87.0Intense
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107.0Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
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317.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ceylanpınar?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ceylanpınar in May

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

In May, Ceylanpınar sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ceylanpınar 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 Ceylanpınar peaks around June 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ceylanpınar 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 Ceylanpınar is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1935 µg/m³Jul 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ceylanpınar?

Ceylanpınar sits at 36.8°N, 40.0°E, 362 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Viranşehir, 49 km away.

Akçakale

Topography around Ceylanpınar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceylanpınar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 363 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,229 m.

The land around Ceylanpınar is covered by cropland (45%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
1,229 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Viranşehir 49 km · Ad Darbāsīyah 59 km · Kızıltepe 60 km · Al Ḩasakah 73 km · Mardin 80 km · ‘Āmūdā 83 km · Yeşilli 87 km · Akçakale 99 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 Ceylanpınar (36.8472°, 40.05°, elevation 362 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).