Gemerek weather in May

In May, Gemerek sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 13.8 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Gemerek's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gemerek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:28 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Gemerek is district of Sivas, Turkey.

Density
15/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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Gemerek reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2175
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How May really feels in Gemerek

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.

Gemerek 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 / -7°458.37.79.60.0
Feb / -6°408.67.310.50.0
Mar / -2°5911.46.311.71.5
Apr14° / 6212.51.9133.9
May19° / 6613.80.114.15.8
Jun24° / 10°388.8014.77.5
Jul28° / 13°92.1014.58.1
Aug28° / 13°61.6013.57.9
Sep24° / 10°163.4012.38.5
Oct18° / 316.20.4116.6
Nov10° / -1°3862.39.92.8
Dec / -5°448.66.99.30.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55446
65446
75644
85743
95743
105941
115941
126139
136238
146238
156238
166337
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216337
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236337
246436
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306634
316832

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Gemerek gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1472
2472
3471
4471
5471
6471
7461
8461
9451
10450
11440
12430
13430
14420
15410
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25420
26420
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30410
31400

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 (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 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 4:44 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:446:22
213.74:436:23
313.74:426:24
413.74:416:25
513.84:396:26
613.84:386:27
713.84:376:28
813.94:366:28
913.94:356:29
1013.94:346:30
1114.04:336:31
1214.04:326:32
1314.04:316:33
1414.14:306:34
1514.14:296:35
1614.14:286:36
1714.24:276:37
1814.24:266:38
1914.24:256:39
2014.34:246:40
2114.34:246:41
2214.34:236:42
2314.34:226:42
2414.44:216:43
2514.44:216:44
2614.44:206:45
2714.44:206:46
2814.54:196:47
2914.54:186:47
3014.54:186:48
3114.54:176:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
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276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Gemerek?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Gemerek for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gemerek in May

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

In May, Gemerek sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Gemerek 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 Gemerek peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gemerek 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 Gemerek is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMay 1421 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gemerek?

Gemerek sits at 39.2°N, 36.1°E, 1,208 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Şarkışla, 35 km away.

DeveliSivasSorgun

Topography around Gemerek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gemerek has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 1,228 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m.

The land around Gemerek is covered by cropland (63%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
331 m
16 km
708 m
80 km
1,775 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Şarkışla 35 km · Akdağmadeni 55 km · Talas 71 km · Kayseri 71 km · Hacılar 80 km · Develi 101 km · Sivas 103 km · Sorgun 103 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 Gemerek (39.1834°, 36.0719°, elevation 1,208 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).