Erzincan weather in May

In May, Erzincan sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 17.1 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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Erzincan's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erzincan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
97 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:13 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Erzincan is central district and city in Erzincan Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 69.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
12,662/km²
people per km²

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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Erzincan reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1131
2132
3132
4142
5142
6142
7142
8143
9153
10153
11153
12153
13164
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31196

How May really feels in Erzincan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Erzincan 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-3° / -12°649.410.69.50.0
Feb-1° / -10°609.39.710.40.0
Mar / -5°8311.910.611.70.0
Apr / -1°8813.76.3131.8
May16° / 9717.11.114.24.4
Jun21° / 5510.4014.86.8
Jul26° / 12°265.7014.58.0
Aug27° / 12°204.9013.68.0
Sep22° / 224.60.112.38.1
Oct15° / 5181.210.95.2
Nov / -4°617.55.99.80.9
Dec-1° / -10°579.39.59.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44357
54357
64357
74357
84357
94555
104654
114753
124753
134753
144951
154951
164951
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205050
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225149
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245248
255347
265446
275446
285644
295644
305743
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Erzincan gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 17.1 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 57% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1539
2548
3548
4557
5566
6566
7566
8575
9565
10565
11564
12554
13554
14553
15553
16553
17553
18542
19542
20542
21542
22542
23542
24532
25532
26531
27521
28521
29511
30501
31491

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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65calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 4:30 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:306:09
213.74:286:10
313.74:276:11
413.84:266:12
513.84:256:13
613.84:236:14
713.94:226:15
813.94:216:16
913.94:206:17
1014.04:196:18
1114.04:186:19
1214.14:176:20
1314.14:166:21
1414.14:156:22
1514.24:146:23
1614.24:136:24
1714.24:126:25
1814.24:116:26
1914.34:106:27
2014.34:096:27
2114.34:096:28
2214.44:086:29
2314.44:076:30
2414.44:066:31
2514.44:066:32
2614.54:056:33
2714.54:046:34
2814.54:046:34
2914.54:036:35
3014.64:036:36
3114.64:026:37

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Erzincan?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Erzincan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Erzincan in May

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

In May, Erzincan sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°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 Erzincan 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 Erzincan peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Erzincan 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 Erzincan is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodGoodMay 1119 µg/m³Jan 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Erzincan?

Erzincan sits at 39.7°N, 39.5°E, 1,195 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Cimin, 18 km away.

KarakoçanAkçapınarAşkale

Topography around Erzincan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erzincan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 1,195 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,967 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,627 m.

The land around Erzincan is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
1,967 m
80 km
2,627 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Cimin 18 km · Kelkit 43 km · Tunceli 71 km · Gümüşhane 80 km · Bayburt 85 km · Karakoçan 99 km · Akçapınar 100 km · Aşkale 105 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 Erzincan (39.7392°, 39.4901°, elevation 1,195 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).