Ergani weather in May

In May, Ergani sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 54 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ergani's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ergani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:15 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
43%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Ergani is town of Diyarbakır, 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 21°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Ergani reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 7°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3219
42110
52210
62210
72210
82210
92210
102310
112311
122311
132311
142411
152411
162411
172512
182512
192512
202512
212612
222612
232613
242613
252713
262713
272713
282714
292714
302814
312814

How May really feels in Ergani

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.

Ergani weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°11011.17.49.60.1
Feb / -2°9210.45.510.50.8
Mar12° / 9211.91.811.73.3
Apr18° / 8311.80.2135.6
May24° / 12°548.90147.2
Jun32° / 17°72.4014.65.4
Jul36° / 22°20.7014.42.6
Aug36° / 22°10.4013.52.6
Sep31° / 16°71.1012.36.0
Oct23° / 11°385.50117.8
Nov14° / 676.70.69.94.6
Dec / -0°10410.53.89.41.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
55941
66040
76040
86139
96238
106337
116436
126634
136733
146832
157030
167228
177327
187426
197525
207723
217723
227822
238020
248020
258119
268119
278317
288317
298416
308416
318614

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ergani gets around 54 mm of rain over 8.9 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 28% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
835
935
1034
1133
1232
1331
1430
1529
1629
1728
1827
1926
2025
2124
2223
2322
2422
2521
2620
2720
2819
2918
3017
3116

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 4:31 AM to 4:05 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:316:05
213.64:306:06
313.64:296:07
413.74:286:08
513.74:266:09
613.74:256:10
713.84:246:11
813.84:236:12
913.84:226:13
1013.94:216:14
1113.94:206:15
1213.94:196:16
1314.04:186:17
1414.04:176:17
1514.04:166:18
1614.14:156:19
1714.14:146:20
1814.14:136:21
1914.24:136:22
2014.24:126:23
2114.24:116:24
2214.24:106:24
2314.34:106:25
2414.34:096:26
2514.34:086:27
2614.34:086:28
2714.44:076:29
2814.44:076:29
2914.44:066:30
3014.44:066:31
3114.44:056:32

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ergani

In seasonPeak

In May, Ergani sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ergani's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Ergani?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Ergani for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ergani in May

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

In May, Ergani sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Ergani 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 Ergani peaks around August 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateAug 14UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ergani 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 Ergani is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1324 µg/m³Jul 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ergani?

Ergani sits at 38.3°N, 39.8°E, 944 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çermik, 31 km away.

Topography around Ergani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ergani has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m around an average of 965 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,070 m.

The land around Ergani is covered by cropland (43%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
672 m
16 km
757 m
80 km
2,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Çermik 31 km · Kovancılar 51 km · Diyarbakır 57 km · Elazığ 65 km · Siverek 69 km · Karakoçan 80 km · Lice 80 km · Genç 88 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 Ergani (38.269°, 39.7545°, elevation 944 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).