Erdek weather in May

In May, Erdek sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Erdek's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erdek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:58 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Erdek is district and town in Balıkesir Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.1 µg/m³ · 2019

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 17°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Erdek reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Erdek weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7610.829.41.7
Feb / 7010210.41.9
Mar11° / 66100.611.72.8
Apr15° / 10°437.30134.9
May20° / 15°326.1014.27.1
Jun25° / 20°224.4014.88.3
Jul27° / 23°162.8014.68.5
Aug27° / 23°122.7013.68.4
Sep24° / 20°395.1012.38.2
Oct19° / 16°778.3010.96.5
Nov15° / 11°678.209.84.6
Dec11° / 9312.51.19.22.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26337
36337
46436
56436
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Erdek gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.1 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801910
2792010
3772210
4742420
5722620
6712720
7682930
8663130
9643240
10613450
11593560
12563770
13543880
14514090
154841110
164543120
174244140
183945150
193746170
203447191
213247211
222948221
232748241
242548261
252448271
262248291
272147311
281947322
291846342
301745363
311544383

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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914light breeze
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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 5:15 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:156:57
213.75:146:58
313.85:136:59
413.85:117:00
513.85:107:01
613.95:097:02
713.95:087:03
814.05:067:04
914.05:057:05
1014.05:047:06
1114.15:037:07
1214.15:027:08
1314.15:017:09
1414.25:007:10
1514.24:597:11
1614.24:587:12
1714.34:577:13
1814.34:567:14
1914.34:557:15
2014.44:547:16
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2214.44:537:18
2314.44:527:19
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2714.54:497:22
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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66.0Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Erdek

In seasonPeak

None of Erdek's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Erdek's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Erdek?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Erdek for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Erdek in May

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

In May, Erdek sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Erdek in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 4 to Oct 9 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May17Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Erdek 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 Erdek peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Erdek 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 Erdek is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2416 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Erdek?

Erdek sits at 40.4°N, 27.8°E, 28 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Bandırma, 16 km away.

Topography around Erdek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erdek has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,372 m.

The land around Erdek is covered by water (54%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (41%), trees (27%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
275 m
16 km
800 m
80 km
1,372 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bandırma 16 km · Gönen 35 km · Biga 50 km · Karacabey 52 km · Susurluk 62 km · Mustafakemalpaşa 66 km · Tekirdağ 69 km · Çan 75 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 Erdek (40.3996°, 27.7935°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).