Fatsa weather in May

In May, Fatsa sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 112 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Fatsa's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fatsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
4:18 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Fatsa is district and town in Ordu Province, 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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Fatsa reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Fatsa

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.

Fatsa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 11113.889.41.1
Feb / 88137.110.41.2
Mar10° / 11615.76.311.72.0
Apr14° / 11015.41.113.13.4
May18° / 12°11215.5014.35.0
Jun22° / 16°9513.2014.96.3
Jul24° / 19°7311.8014.66.9
Aug24° / 19°7812.8013.66.8
Sep22° / 16°12113.8012.36.1
Oct18° / 12°14314.70.110.95.3
Nov14° / 11411.51.59.73.9
Dec10° / 10913.659.12.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44357
54555
64555
74654
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94753
104753
114852
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Fatsa gets around 112 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3152

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192800
2901000
3891100
4871300
5851500
6831700
7811900
8782110
9762310
10732610
11702820
12673030
13653230
14623440
15593650
16563860
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18504190
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204444110
214246130
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243448170
253249181
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May, the calmest month.

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
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:35 AM to 4:06 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.74:356:19
213.84:346:20
313.84:336:21
413.94:316:22
513.94:306:23
613.94:296:25
714.04:276:26
814.04:266:27
914.04:256:28
1014.14:246:29
1114.14:236:30
1214.24:226:31
1314.24:216:32
1414.24:206:33
1514.34:196:34
1614.34:186:35
1714.34:176:36
1814.44:166:37
1914.44:156:38
2014.44:146:39
2114.44:136:40
2214.54:126:41
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2514.64:106:43
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2914.74:076:47
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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 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit Fatsa?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Fatsa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fatsa in May

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

In May, Fatsa sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fatsa in May

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Oct 13 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Fatsa 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 Fatsa peaks around August 10 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fatsa?

Fatsa sits at 41.0°N, 37.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ünye, 22 km away.

Topography around Fatsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fatsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,067 m.

The land around Fatsa is covered by trees (40%) and water (38%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
883 m
80 km
3,067 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Ünye 22 km · Korgan 26 km · Kumru 26 km · Gürgentepe 28 km · Ordu 33 km · Terme 48 km · Bulancak 62 km · Niksar 67 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 Fatsa (41.0289°, 37.4998°, elevation 2 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).