Elmadağ weather in May

In May, Elmadağ sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Elmadağ's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elmadağ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:37 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Elmadağ is district and municipality in Ankara, 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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Elmadağ reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
3197
4208
5208
6208
7208
8208
9218
10219
11219
12219
13219
14229
15229
16229
172210
182210
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202210
212310
222310
232310
242310
252311
262311
272311
282311
292311
302411
312411

How May really feels in Elmadağ

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.

Elmadağ weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°569.15.89.50.0
Feb / -3°488.74.610.40.6
Mar11° / 6010.53.411.72.7
Apr16° / 5611.40.5135.0
May22° / 5910.9014.26.7
Jun26° / 13°428.5014.87.2
Jul30° / 16°122.6014.56.2
Aug30° / 16°132.9013.66.3
Sep26° / 12°203.7012.38.3
Oct19° / 356.20.110.97.0
Nov12° / 486.51.39.83.5
Dec / -2°609.23.99.20.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85842
95842
105842
115941
126040
136040
146139
156238
166238
176238
186337
196337
206436
216436
226535
236436
246535
256535
266535
276535
286634
296634
306733
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Elmadağ gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.9 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
535
635
735
835
934
1034
1134
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1834
1934
2034
2134
2235
2335
2435
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
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221000
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241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 4:27 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:546:34
213.74:536:35
313.74:526:36
413.84:506:37
513.84:496:38
613.94:486:39
713.94:476:40
813.94:466:41
914.04:456:42
1014.04:446:43
1114.04:426:44
1214.14:416:45
1314.14:406:46
1414.14:396:47
1514.24:386:48
1614.24:376:49
1714.24:366:50
1814.34:366:51
1914.34:356:52
2014.34:346:53
2114.34:336:54
2214.44:326:55
2314.44:326:56
2414.44:316:57
2514.54:306:57
2614.54:296:58
2714.54:296:59
2814.54:287:00
2914.64:287:01
3014.64:277:02
3114.64:277:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Elmadağ?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Elmadağ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Elmadağ in May

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

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

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Elmadağ 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 Elmadağ peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Elmadağ 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 Elmadağ is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1420 µg/m³Jan 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Elmadağ?

Elmadağ sits at 39.9°N, 33.2°E, 1,132 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kırıkkale, 25 km away.

Topography around Elmadağ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elmadağ has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m around an average of 1,155 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,331 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Elmadağ is covered by grassland (50%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
348 m
16 km
1,331 m
80 km
1,490 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Kırıkkale 25 km · Akyurt 27 km · Çankaya 31 km · Ankara 32 km · İncirli 34 km · Etlik 35 km · Gölbaşı 39 km · Çubuk 39 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 Elmadağ (39.9208°, 33.2308°, elevation 1,132 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).