Eskişehir weather in May

In May, Eskişehir sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 45 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Eskişehir's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eskişehir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:49 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
50%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Eskişehir is metropolitan municipality in Central Anatolia, Turkey.

Air quality
Good
PM10 26.1 µg/m³ · 2017
Density
344/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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Eskişehir reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1207
2207
3207
4207
5208
6218
7218
8218
9218
10218
11229
12229
13229
14229
15229
16229
17239
182310
192310
202310
212310
222310
232310
242310
252310
262310
272311
282311
292411
302411
312411

How May really feels in Eskişehir

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.

Eskişehir weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°448.15.29.50.2
Feb / -1°428.44.110.41.2
Mar12° / 509.92.911.73.1
Apr17° / 499.70.7135.5
May22° / 4510014.26.9
Jun26° / 13°327.3014.87.4
Jul29° / 15°112.9014.56.8
Aug30° / 16°123.4013.66.6
Sep26° / 12°143.4012.38.3
Oct20° / 326010.97.1
Nov13° / 326.11.29.84.1
Dec / -1°498.83.79.21.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45644
55644
65743
75743
85842
95842
105941
116040
126040
136139
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196436
206436
216337
226436
236436
246436
256436
266535
276535
286634
296634
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Eskişehir gets around 45 mm of rain over 10 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
330
430
530
630
730
830
930
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1831
1931
2031
2132
2232
2333
2433
2534
2634
2734
2834
2934
3034
3134

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17982
18982
19982
20973
21973
22973
23964
24964
25964
26955
27955
28946
29937
30928
31919

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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 5:05 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:056:45
213.75:046:46
313.75:036:47
413.85:026:48
513.85:006:49
613.84:596:50
713.94:586:51
813.94:576:52
914.04:566:53
1014.04:556:54
1114.04:546:55
1214.14:536:56
1314.14:526:57
1414.14:516:58
1514.24:506:59
1614.24:497:00
1714.24:487:01
1814.24:477:02
1914.34:467:03
2014.34:457:03
2114.34:447:04
2214.44:447:05
2314.44:437:06
2414.44:427:07
2514.44:417:08
2614.54:417:09
2714.54:407:10
2814.54:407:10
2914.54:397:11
3014.64:387:12
3114.64:387:13

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Eskişehir?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Eskişehir for sightseeing.

What to pack for Eskişehir in May

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

In May, Eskişehir sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Eskişehir 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 Eskişehir peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateAug 10UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Eskişehir 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 Eskişehir is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1419 µg/m³Jan 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eskişehir?

Eskişehir sits at 39.8°N, 30.5°E, 794 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Bozüyük, 44 km away.

Topography around Eskişehir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eskişehir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,805 m.

The land around Eskişehir is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), grassland (32%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
646 m
80 km
1,805 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Bozüyük 44 km · Kütahya 60 km · Bilecik 61 km · Osmaneli 78 km · Geyve 84 km · Nallıhan 84 km · Tavşanlı 91 km · Yenişehir 92 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 Eskişehir (39.7767°, 30.5206°, elevation 794 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).